Chicago Classical Review

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir
Weill/Bennett: Lady in the Dark, Symphonic Nocturne
Hogan: “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”
Hailstork: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Gershwin/Rose: Overture to Girl Crazy
Halloran: “Witness”
Johnson/Carter: “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”)
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Andrew Garland, baritone
Ives: Variations on America
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Frank: Conquest Requiem
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Third Coast Percussion

“Currents”
Sean Connors: Precipice (world premiere)

JaRon Brown: and this too, shall pass

Asuka Kakitani: TBA (world premiere)
Sebastian Zhang: wet ink crossroads (world premiere)

Dan McGee: TBA (world premiere)
8:30 p.m. Constellation
thirdcoastpercussion.com

June 13

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Andrew Garland, baritone
Ives: Variations on America
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Frank: Conquest Requiem
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir
Weill/Bennett: Lady in the Dark, Symphonic Nocturne
Hogan: “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”
Hailstork: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Gershwin/Rose: Overture to Girl Crazy
Halloran: “Witness”
Johnson/Carter: “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”)
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Opera Festival of Chicago
Concert of verismo arias
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall
operafestivalchicago.org

June 16

Rush Hour Concerts
Ars Musica Chicago
Böddecker: Sonata a Violino Solo, from Sacra partitura
Bonporti: Aria Cromatica e variata
Corelli: Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 5, no. 3
de La Guerre: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Minor
Matteis: Diverse bizzarie Sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda ò pur Ciaccona
5:45 p.m. Holy Name Cathedral
Free admission

June 17

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Oliver Herbert, cellist
Perry: Short Piece
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Haydn: Symphony No. 100 “Military”
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

June 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Montgomery: Banner
Martinů: The Rock
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
Ives: Three Places in New England
Ellington: Harlem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

June 19

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, pianist
Esmail: Black Iris
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Copland: Symphony No. 3
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

June 20

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, pianist
Esmail: Black Iris
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Copland: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Montgomery: Banner
Martinů: The Rock
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
Ives: Three Places in New England
Ellington: Harlem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

June 21

Haymarket Opera
Charpentier: David et Jonathas
2 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Montgomery: Banner
Martinů: The Rock
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
Ives: Three Places in New England
Ellington: Harlem
3 p.m. Symphony Center

June 23

Rush Hour Concerts
Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, conductor
Higdon:somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond
Clausen: Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair
Dunphy: What do you think I fought for at Omaha Beach?
Trad./Rutter: When the Saints Go Marching In
Trad./Hogan:Elijah Rock
Runestad: We Can Mend the Sky                
Paulus: The Road Home
5:45 p.m. Holy Name Cathedral
Free admission

June 24

Grant Park Orchestra
Kalena Bovell, conductor
William Hagen, violinist
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Montgomery: Starburst
Barber: Violin Concerto
Boyer: Ellis Island: The Dream of America
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

June 26

Grant Park Orchestra
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Sara Davis Buechner, pianist
López: Loud
Harrison: Symphony No. 2 “Elegaic”
Woodforde-Finden: Kashmiri Song
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
6:30 p.m. Harris Theater
gpmf.org

Opera Festival of Chicago
Puccini: La Bohème
Alexandra Razskazoff, Nathan Granner, Catherine Antonia Samartin,
Joseph Lodato; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor
7 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
operafestivalchicago.org

June 27

Grant Park Orchestra
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Sara Davis Buechner, pianist
López: Loud
Harrison: Symphony No. 2 “Elegaic”
Woodforde-Finden: Kashmiri Song
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
gpmf.org

June 28

Opera Festival of Chicago
Cilia: Adriana Lecouvreur
Zhanna Alkhazova, Jeremy Brauner, Franco Pomponi,
Viktoria Vizin; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor
7 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
operafestivalchicago.org

June 30

Rush Hour Concerts
Sang Mee Lee, violinist; Arturo Ziraldo, violist;
Marina Hoover, cellist; Kuang-Hao Huang, pianist
Ravaei: From the Heart to the Heart
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3
5:45 p.m. Holy Name Cathedral
Free admission

Third Coast Percussion
Glass/TCP: Metamorphosis No. 1
Jlin: Perspective

Braxton: Sunny X

Glass/TCP: Amazon River
7 p.m. Francis W. Parker School, 330 W. Webster
thirdcoastpercussion.com

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Patrick Gordon, organist
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Poulenc: Gloria
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 15

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Patrick Gordon, organist
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Poulenc: Gloria
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 16

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Patrick Gordon, organist
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Poulenc: Gloria
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Tower: Fanfare No. 1
Montgomery: Coincident Dances
Sousa: Liberty Bell March
Sousa: Washington Post March
Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
Copland: Billy the Kid
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
7:30 p.m. Trinity College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org

May 17

Evgeny Kissin, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7
Chopin: Mazurkas
Schumann: Kreisleriana
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Music of the Baroque Chorus
Andrew Megill, conductor
Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm
Machaut: Kyrie
Andrieu: Armes, amours
Ockeghem: Alma redemptoris mater
Josquin: Nymphes des bois
Tallis: Spem in alium
Byrd: Haec dies
Monteverdi: “Si ch’io vorrei morire”
Monteverdi: “Luci serene e chiare”
Monteverdi: “Hor che’l ciel”
Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
7:30 p.m. Faith, Hope & Charity Church, Winnetka
baroque.org

May 18

Music of the Baroque Chorus
Andrew Megill, conductor
Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm
Machaut: Kyrie
Andrieu: Armes, amours
Ockeghem: Alma redemptoris mater
Josquin: Nymphes des bois
Tallis: Spem in alium
Byrd: Haec dies
Monteverdi: “Si ch’io vorrei morire”
Monteverdi: “Luci serene e chiare”
Monteverdi: “Hor che’l ciel”
Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
7:30 p.m. Fourth Presbyterian Church
baroque.org

May 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Yuan-Qing Yu, violinist
Grieg: Holberg Suite
Kreisler: Violin Concerto
Clyne: Sound and Fury
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 “The Clock”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 22

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Yuan-Qing Yu, violinist
Grieg: Holberg Suite
Kreisler: Violin Concerto
Clyne: Sound and Fury
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 “The Clock”
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 23

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Yuan-Qing Yu, violinist
Grieg: Holberg Suite
Kreisler: Violin Concerto
Clyne: Sound and Fury
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 “The Clock”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 24

Hilary Hahn, violinist
Tom Poster, pianist
Ravel: Violin Sonata
Tixier: Ressemblance
Lam: Solitude d’automne
Debussy: Violin Sonata
Debussy/Hahn & Poster:La fille aux cheveux de lin
Boulanger: “Nocturne” from Deux morceaux
Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Ravel: La Valse
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 29

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Ravel: La Valse
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Ravel: La Valse
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Ravel: La Valse
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Chorale
Bruce Tammen, conductor
Fauré: Requiem
Works of David, Golovanov, Rheinberger, Schütz and Tavener
3 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
chicagochorale.org

UChicago Presents
CSO Chamber Music
Joyce: Light and Dark  
Gosfield: Daughters of the Industrial Revolution  
Villa-Lobos: Assobio a Jato
Chen Yi: Qi
Dehnhard: WAKE UP!  
Shaw: Boris Kerner 
Farrenc: Piano Trio No. 4
3 p.m. Logan Center

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
“O Jerusalem! Crossroads of Three Faiths”
5 p.m. Chicago Cultural Center
apollosfire.org

April 22

Eco-Voice Project & Loyola Choirs
Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate: Ámmo’naka_ (world premiere)
Music of Andrew Balfour, Brent Michael Davids, and Sherryl Sewepagaham
7:30 p.m. Loyola University/Mundelein Center
luc.universitytickets.com

April 23

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, conductor
Esteban Batallán, trumpet
Hisaishi: Symphony No. 2
Hisaishi: Castle in the Sky
Hisaishi: Spirited Away Suite
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 24

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, conductor
Esteban Batallán, trumpet
Hisaishi: Symphony No. 2
Hisaishi: Castle in the Sky
Hisaishi: Spirited Away Suite
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 25

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Merida Trio
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
7 p.m. Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church
elmhurstsymphony.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, conductor
Esteban Batallán, trumpet
Hisaishi: Symphony No. 2
Hisaishi: Castle in the Sky
Hisaishi: Spirited Away Suite
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 26

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, conductor
Esteban Batallán, trumpet
Hisaishi: Symphony No. 2
Hisaishi: Castle in the Sky
Hisaishi: Spirited Away Suite
3 p.m. Symphony Center

April 29

Yuja Wang, pianist and conductor
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 “Classical”
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Conrad Tao, pianist
Dvořák: Scherzo capriccioso
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

May 3

Ars Musica Chicago

Hannah De Priest, soprano

Jason J. Moy, conductor and harpsichordist 

Handel: Arias from Rodelinda and Giulio Cesare
Fasch: Sonata in D minor
Telemann: Sonata “Spirituosa” in D Major

Vivaldi: In furore iustissimae irae
3 p.m. All Saints Episcopal Church
4550 North Hermitage Avenue
arsmusicachicago.org

Lyric Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,
Zachary Nelson; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Francesco Meli, tenor
Lidia Friedman, soprano
Overtures, intermezzi and arias from Verdi,
Puccini, Catalani and Giordano
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Francesco Meli, tenor
Lidia Friedman, soprano
Overtures, intermezzi and arias from Verdi,
Puccini, Catalani and Giordano
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Bach in the City
Bach/Bruno: St. Mark Passion
7:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Parish
bachinthecity.org

Consonance
Jocelyn Hagen: Here I Am
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.org

March 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Francesco Meli, tenor
Lidia Friedman, soprano
Overtures, intermezzi and arias from Verdi,
Puccini, Catalani and Giordano
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Lyric Opera
Frank: El último sueño de Frida y Diego
Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza, Ana María Martínez; Roberto Kalb, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 22

Lyric Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,
Zachary Nelson; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Consonance
Jocelyn Hagen: Here I Am
3 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.org

March 24

Lyric Opera
Frank: El último sueño de Frida y Diego
Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza, Ana María Martínez; Roberto Kalb, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 25

Lyric Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,
Zachary Nelson; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 26

Lyric Opera
Frank: El último sueño de Frida y Diego
Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza, Ana María Martínez; Roberto Kalb, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 “Polish”
Rota: Music from The Leopard
Rota: Suite from The Godfather
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 27

Haymarket Opera
Hasse: La Semele
Emily Birsan, Elizabeth DeShong, Karina Gauvin
7 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall

UChicago Presents
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Rameau: Gavotte et Six Doubles
Lasser: Twelve Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach  
Bach: 15 Three-Part Inventions 
Jarrett: Encore from Tokyo
7:30 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

March 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 “Polish”
Rota: Music from The Leopard
Rota: Suite from The Godfather
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Lyric Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,
Zachary Nelson; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 29

Lyric Opera
Frank: El último sueño de Frida y Diego
Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza, Ana María Martínez; Roberto Kalb, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 “Polish”
Rota: Music from The Leopard
Rota: Suite from The Godfather
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 31

Lyric Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,
Zachary Nelson; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

February 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

February 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

February 22

Lakeview Orchestra
Silas Huff, conductor
Dylana Jenson, violinist
Coleridge-Taylor: Overture to The Song of Hiawatha

Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Specht: We Will Soar

Nielsen: Symphony No. 5
2 p.m. Athenaeum Center
lakevieworchestra.org

Marc-André Hamelin, pianist
Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 (“Concord Mass, 1840-60”)
Schumann: Fantasiestücke
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No 4
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Handel Week Festival
Emily Mwila, soprano,
Henry Griffin, harpsichordist
English songs
“Künft’ger Zeiten eitler Kummer”
“In den angenehmen Büschen”
Non può mia Musa
Trio Sonatas
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

Northshore Concert Band
Mallory Thompson, conductor
Reena Esmail: Tuttarana
John Mackey: Sheltering Sky
Elgar/Slocum & Reed: Enigma Variations
Chen Yi: Spring Festival
Christina Huss: When an Angel Gets its Wings
Michele Fernández: La Fiera Asturiana
3 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

February 25

Third Coast Percussion
JaRon Brown: and this too, shall pass (world premiere)
Robert Dillon: Scoundrel (world premiere)

Andrea Venet: Bulldog

Ivan Trevino: Watercolor Sun

Jessie Montgomery: Study No. 1

Jlin: Derivative

Steve Reich: Music for Pieces of Wood

Alexis Lamb: Matters / Mind
6:30 p.m. Merit School of Music
thirdcoastpercussion.com

February 26

Northwestern University
Bizet: Carmen
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

February 27

Northwestern University
Bizet: Carmen
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

February 28

Northwestern University
Bizet: Carmen
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

March 1

Northwestern University
Bizet: Carmen
3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

Handel Week Festival
Dennis Northway, conductor
“The Ways of Zion do Mourn”
Jubilate
Utrecht Te Deum
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

Winter Chamber Music Festival
Isidore String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76, no. 4 (“Sunrise”)

Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2

Brahms: String Quartet No. 3
7:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

UChicago Presents
Trio Medieval
“Between Two Worlds”
7:30 p.m. Rockefeller Chapel
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

January 24

Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Demarre McGill, flutist
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4
C. P. E. Bach: Flute Concerto in G Major
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2
L. Mozart: Symphony in F Major
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

January 25

Lyric Opera
Strauss: Salome
Jennifer Holloway, Nicholas Brownlee,
Brandon Jovanovich; Tomáš Netopil, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Liszt: Three Petrarch Sonnets
Liszt: Dante Sonata
Brahms: Scherzo in E flat
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Demarre McGill, flutist
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4
C. P. E. Bach: Flute Concerto in G Major
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2
L. Mozart: Symphony in F Major
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

January 29

Third Coast Percussion
Bruce Goff/TCP: Rolls and Reimaginations
6 p.m. Art Institute of Chicago
thirdcoastpercussion.com

Lyric Opera
Strauss: Salome
Jennifer Holloway, Nicholas Brownlee,
Brandon Jovanovich; Tomáš Netopil, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

January 30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

January 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

February 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chanticleer
“A Chanticleer Christmas”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 11

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Britten: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 12

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Britten: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 13

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Britten: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Apollo Chorus
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Holy Name Cathedral
apollochorus.org

December 14

Apollo Chorus
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Handel: Messiah
2 p.m. Alice Millar Chapel, Evanston
apollochorus.org

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Praetorius: “Christmas Vespers”
3 p.m. Church of the Holy Family
apollosfire.org

Bella Voce
Madison Bach Musicians
Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël
Music of Schütz, Bouzignac, Corelli and Handel
4 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
bellavoce.org

December 15

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Praetorius: “Christmas Vespers”
7 p.m. Faith, Hope, and Charity Church, Winnetka
apollosfire.org

December 16

Chicago Symphony Brass
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Chin: subito con forza
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Widmann: Con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Holiday Brass & Choral Concert
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
baroque.org

December 19

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Chin: subito con forza
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Widmann: Con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Loch Sloy Productions
Angela Born, Graham Macfarlane, David Cangelosi,
Noah Gartner, Khary Laurent; John Macfarlane, conductor
7 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
amahl.simpletix.com

Chicago Sinfonietta
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
“Holidays of Hope”
7 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville
chicagosinfonietta.org

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Holiday Brass & Choral Concert
7:30 p.m. St. Michael’s Church
baroque.org

Consonance
“A Christmas Carol”
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.org

December 20

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Holiday Brass & Choral Concert
2 p.m. Faith, Hope, and Charity Church, Winnetka
baroque.org

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Chicago Community Chorus
Stilian Kirov, conductor
“IPO Holiday Festival”
3 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org


Chicago Sinfonietta
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
“Holidays of Hope”
7 p.m. Mandel Hall
chicagosinfonietta.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Chin: subito con forza
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Widmann: Con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 21

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Holiday Brass & Choral Concert
2 p.m. Alice Millar Chapel, Evanston
baroque.org

Lakeview Orchestra
Greg Hughes, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
2 p.m. Athenaeum Center
lakevieworchestra.org

Consonance
“A Christmas Carol”
3 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.org

Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Loch Sloy Productions
Angela Born, Graham Macfarlane, David Cangelosi,
Noah Gartner, Khary Laurent; John Macfarlane, conductor
5 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
amahl.simpletix.com

Lyric Opera
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Yulia Matochkina, SeokJong Baek, Quinn Kelsey, Lauren Decker;
Russell Thomas, Gabriella Reyes, Luke Sutliff; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano
Ben Bliss, tenor
Stephano Park, bass
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Haydn: Symphony No. 93
Mozart: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
7:30 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

November 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano
Ben Bliss, tenor
Stephano Park, bass
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Haydn: Symphony No. 93
Mozart: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
7:30 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

November 22

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
3 p.m. SteppenwolfTheatre
steppenwolf.org

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Star Trek Through the Years (arr. Custer)
Williams: E.T.—Adventures on Earth
Holst: The Planets
3 p.m. Governors State University, University Park
ipomusic.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano
Ben Bliss, tenor
Stephano Park, bass
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Haydn: Symphony No. 93
Mozart: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
7:30 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

Chicago Chorale
Bruce Tammen, conductor
Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil
8 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Parish
chicagochorale.org

November 23

Lyric Opera
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Yulia Matochkina, SeokJong Baek, Quinn Kelsey, Lauren Decker;
Russell Thomas, Gabriella Reyes, Luke Sutliff; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano
Ben Bliss, tenor
Stephano Park, bass
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Haydn: Symphony No. 93
Mozart: Requiem
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
3 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

Chicago Chorale
Bruce Tammen, conductor
Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil
3 p.m. Hyde Park Union Church
chicagochorale.org

Bella Voce
Andrew Lewis, conductor
Handel: Messiah
4 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Chuch, Evanston
bellavoce.org

November 26

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
2 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

November 28

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
7:30 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

November 29

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
3 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
7:30 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

November 30

Music of the Baroque
Dame Jane Glover, conductor
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Will Liverman, baritone
Handel: Messiah
2 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
3 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

December 1

Music of the Baroque
Dame Jane Glover, conductor
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Will Liverman, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
baroque.org

Lyric Opera of Chicago
Cherubini: Medea
Sondra Radvanovsky, Matthew Polenzani, Elena Villalon,
Alfred Walker, Zoie Reams; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Asbury, conductor
Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theatre
Stravinsky: Septet
Stravinsky: Octet
Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Ear Taxi Festival
Mark Nagy’s Station Four
7:30 p.m. Elastic Arts
eartaxifestival.com

October 24

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Asbury, conductor
Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theatre
Stravinsky: Septet
Stravinsky: Octet
Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Haymarket Opera & Newberry Consort
Peri: Euridice
7 p.m. Art Institute/Fullerton Hall
newberryconsort.org

Ear Taxi Festival 
Alarm Will Sound
Hans Thomalla: Air 
Hans Thomalla: Harmoniemusik
7:30 p.m. Logan Center for the Arts
eartaxifestival.com

Ear Taxi Festival 
6 Degrees Composers
Alex Klein, oboist
Sheryl Noonan, visuals
Meerenai Shim, flutist
Adore Alexander, voice
Music of Regina Harris Baiocchi, Kyong Mee Choi, Ester Hana,
Janice Misurell-Mitchell. Patricia Morehead, Africa Brown
7:30 p.m. Columbia College/Sherwood Hall,
eartaxifestival.com

Ear Taxi Festival 
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble
Works by Stacy Garrop, Rebecca Clarke, Steven Stucky,
C.H.H. Parry, Dowland and Gibbons
7:30 p.m. Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall
eartaxifestival.com

Ear Taxi Festival 
Ryan De Ryke, tenor
Daniel Schlosberg, pianist
Doug Lofstrom: Myths and Accidents
Doug Lofstrom: All Must End
Doug Lofstrom: Three Sandburg Songs
8 p.m. Pianoforte
eartaxifestival.com

October 25

Haymarket Opera & Newberry Consort
Peri: Euridice
3 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
newberryconsort.org

Ear Taxi Festival 
pNeXT Ensemble
Works by Michael Miller and Ari H Scott
4 p.m. Unity Lutheran Church
eartaxifestival.com

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Adé Williams, violinist
Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus Overture

Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
5:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Asbury, conductor
Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theatre
Stravinsky: Septet
Stravinsky: Octet
Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Ear Taxi Festival 
Roosevelt University CCPA Contemporary Ensemble
pNeXT Ensemble
Works by: Tim Corpus, Kyong Mi Choi, Matt Mason,
Ben Zucker, Jonathan Hannau and Clarice Assad
7:30 p.m Ganz Hall
eartaxifestival.com

October 26

Lyric Opera of Chicago
Cherubini: Medea
Sondra Radvanovsky, Matthew Polenzani, Elena Villalon,
Alfred Walker, Zoie Reams; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

UChicago Presents
Cappella Pratensis
Dufay: Missa Ecce ancilla Domini 
3 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Ear Taxi Festival 
Daniel Baer
Daniel Baer, pianist
Music of Robert Savage
4 p.m. Pianoforte
eartaxifestival.com

Ear Taxi Festival 
cosmia opera collective
Works by: Selina Liu, Alissa Voth, Megan DiGiorgio,
Cecelia Olszewski, Rafe Menon and Casey Lyons
8:30 p.m. Northwestern University/McClintock Choral and Recital Room, Evanston
eartaxifestival.com

October 28 

Ear Taxi Festival 
Chicago Bagatelles Project
Phil Pierick, saxophones
Kristina Bachrach, soprano
Kyle Flens, percussion
Sasha Ishov, bass flute
7 p.m. International Museum of Surgical Science
eartaxifestival.com

October 30

Ear Taxi Festival
Vanishing Point
Music of Adolphus Hailstork, 
Kaija Saariaho and Andrew Norman
3 p.m. Harold Washington Library
eartaxifestival.com

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Johann Strauss Jr.: Overure to The Gypsy Baron
Hindemith: Mathis der Maler
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

October 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Johann Strauss Jr.: Overure to The Gypsy Baron
Hindemith: Mathis der Maler
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Ear Taxi Festival
David Kalhous, pianist

Benjamin Sung, violinist
Music of Bach, 
Dongryul Lee, Kurtág and Schubert
7 p.m. Loyola University/Skowronski Music Hall
eartaxifestival.com

November 1

Ear Taxi Festival 
Threads of Time
Works by Reena Esmail, Lera Auerbach, Cynthia Papierniak, Chopin,
Godowsky, Scriabin and Rachmaninoff
5 p.m. Notre École de Musique
eartaxifestival.com

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Johann Strauss Jr.: Overure to The Gypsy Baron
Hindemith: Mathis der Maler
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Ear Taxi Festival 
Trio Accord
Works by Zae Munn, Hilary Tann, Glinka and Loeffler
7:30 p.m The Check Out
eartaxifestival.com

Ear Taxi Festival 
Northwestern University Chorale
Music of Judith Weir, Toivo Tulev, Ted Hearne, Heinrich Schütz
Daan Manneke,Caroline Shaw, Veljo Tormis and Galina Grigorjeva
7:30 p.m. Northwestern University/Galvin Recital Hall, Evanston
eartaxifestival.com

November 2

Beatrice Rana, pianist
Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Debussy: Etudes Book II
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev: Concert Suite from The Nutcracker
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Ear Taxi Festival 
Mucca Pazza
TBA
7:30 p.m. SPACE, Evanston
eartaxifestival.com  

Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Heidi Stober, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum-Cohen, countertenor
Hannah De Priest, soprano
Gluck: Orfeo et Euridice
3 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

September 15

Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Heidi Stober, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum-Cohen, countertenor
Hannah De Priest, soprano
Gluck: Orfeo et Euridice
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

September 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Teng Li, violist
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
Elgar: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

September 19

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Teng Li, violist
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
Elgar: Symphony No. 2
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

September 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Weber: Oberon Overture
Mendelssohn: Selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Strauss: “Wiegenlied”
Strauss: “Morgen”
Strauss: “Zueignung”
Bizet: Carmen—”Habanera”
Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser
6:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Wind Symphony
Maslanka: Symphony No. 4
Galante: Resplendent Glory
Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry
Jager: Sinfonia Nobilissima
7 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall
Free admission
musicbooking.depaul.edu

September 25

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, pianist
Pépin: Les Eaux Celestes
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Bizet: Carmen Suite
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

September 26

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, pianist
Pépin: Les Eaux Celestes
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Bizet: Carmen Suite
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

September 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, pianist
Pépin: Les Eaux Celestes
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Bizet: Carmen Suite
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago a cappella
“Cantare: New works by Mexican composers”
7:30 p.m. National Museum of Mexican Art
chicagoacappella.org

September 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, pianist
Pépin: Les Eaux Celestes
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Bizet: Carmen Suite
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago a cappella
“Cantare: New works by Mexican composers”
3 p.m. Nicholas Concert Hall, Evanston
chicagoacappella.org