Chicago Classical Review

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Boulez: Initiale
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 2

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Boulez: Initiale
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 3

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Boulez: Initiale
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 4

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Boulez: Initiale
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Bella Voce
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Hannah De Priest, Eric Miranda, Nathalie Colas,
Orna Arania; Andrew Lewis, conductor
4 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
bellavoce.org

May 7

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinist
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Pablo Ferrández, cellist
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat (“Archduke”)
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Civitas Ensemble
Mischa Zupko: In Sympathy (world premiere)
Erwin Schulhoff: Hot-Sonate (Jazz Sonata)
Sibelius: Piano Quintet
7:30 p.m. Nicholas Concert Hall, Evanston

May 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor 
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 9

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor 
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Opera Festival of Chicago
Montemezzi: L’Amore dei tre Re
Andrea Silvestrelli, Maria Kanyova, Franco Pomponi,
Andrew Morestein; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor 
7:30 p.m. Athenaeum Theater
operafestivalchicago.org

Newberry Consort
“In the Realm of Osman”
7:30 pm. Unitarian Church of Chicago
newberryconsort.org

May 10

Apollo Chorus
Thompson: The Last Words of David
Barber: Sure on This Shining Night
Whitacre: i thank You God for most this amazing day
Shaw: And the Swallow
Smith: The Consolation of Apollo
7:30 p.m. Old St. Patrick’s Church
apollochorus.org

Newberry Consort
“In the Realm of Osman”
7:30 pm. Newberry Library
newberryconsort.org

May 11

Opera Festival of Chicago
Montemezzi: L’Amore dei tre Re
Andrea Silvestrelli, Maria Kanyova, Franco Pomponi,
Andrew Morestein; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor 
2 p.m. Athenaeum Theater
operafestivalchicago.org

Evgeny Kissin, pianist
Bach: Partita No. 2
Chopin: Nocturnes in C sharp and E flat
Chopin: Scherzo No. 4
Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No. 2
Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues Nos. 15 & 24
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Newberry Consort
“In the Realm of Osman”
4 pm. St, Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
newberryconsort.org

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor 
Tallis: Processional
Palestrina: Missa brevis
Purcell: Trio Sonata in G Minor (Chaconne)
Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord alway
Monteverdi: Beatus vir
Byrd: Ave verum corpus
Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue
Rameau: Hymne à la nuit
Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
7:30 p.m. Faith, Hope & Charity Church, Winnetka
baroque.org

May 12

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor 
Tallis: Processional
Palestrina: Missa brevis
Purcell: Trio Sonata in G Minor (Chaconne)
Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord alway
Monteverdi: Beatus vir
Byrd: Ave verum corpus
Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue
Rameau: Hymne à la nuit
Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
7:30 p.m. Fourth Presbyterian Church
baroque.org

May 17

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Peter Richard Conte, organist
Gigout: Grand Choer Dialogue
Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Huyhn: TBA (world premiere)
Elgar: Enigma Variations    
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights

May 23

American Music Project
Kontras Quartet
Copland: Two Pieces for String Quartet
Riley: G Song
Imbrie: String Quartet No. 1
Wolfe: Four Marys
Ives: String Quartet No. 1
7:30 p.m. Ganz Hall
americanmusicproject.net

May 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Dvorak: American Suite
Gershwin: Songs
Price: Songs
Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Bernstein: Candide Overture
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor 
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor 
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 19

Lyric Opera Orchestra
Lyric Opera Chorus
Enrique Mazzola, conductor
“A Wondrous Sound”
2 p.m Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor 
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 24

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto 
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 25

Lyric Opera
“Rising Stars in Concert”
Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7 p.m Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto 
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 26

Schola Laudis
Lassus: Surrexit Pastor bonus
Allen/Funk: In exitu Israel
Palestrina: Ad cenam Agni providi
Victoria: Magnificat Octi Toni
Victoria: Regina Caeli
Bach: Alleluia (from Lobet den Herrn BWV 230)
5:15 p.m. Monastery of the Holy Cross, 3111 S. Aberdeen

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto 
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 27

Emanuel Ax, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 “Moonlight”
Corigliano: Fantasia on an Ostinato
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14
Schumann: Arabeske
Schumann: Fantasy in C Major
3 p.m. Symphony Center

April 28

UChicago Presents
Edgar Meyer, double-bass
Bach: Suite No. 1
Telemann/Carlier: Trio Sonata in G Minor
Meyer: Concert Piece for unaccompanied double bass
TBA
3 p.m. Mandel Hall/Reynolds Club
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Lyric Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Ailyn Pérez, Pene Pati, Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman; Jordan de Souza, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 (“The Year 1905”)
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

March 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 (“The Year 1905”)
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Bach in the City
Gaudete Brass
Richard Webster, conductor
Music of G. and A. Gabrieli
Bach: Jesu, meine Freude
Bach: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht
Mealor: Gloria in excelsis Deo
7:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Parish
bachinthecity.org

March 22

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 (“The Year 1905”)
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Lyric Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Ailyn Pérez, Pene Pati, Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman; Jordan de Souza, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Trevor O’Riordan, clarinetist
Pirasteh: TBA (world premiere)
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Schubert: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org

March 23

MusicNOW
Boulez: Domaines
Mason: Weapon Wheel
Lopez: La Caresse de Coutea
Schoenberg: Reflecting Light
Lopez: Guardian of the Horizon
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Chicago Chorale
David Jonies, organist
Howells: Like as the Hart
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor
3 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle Church
chicagochorale.org

March 25

Lyric Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Ailyn Pérez, Pene Pati, Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman; Jordan de Souza, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Boulez: Livres pour cordes
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

March 28

Haymarket Opera
Stradella: Ester
Kimberly McCord, Christian Pursell, Ryan Belongie, Emily Birsan, Anthony Reed
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall

Lyric Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Ailyn Pérez, Pene Pati, Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman; Jordan de Souza, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Boulez: Livres pour cordes
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”
7:30 p.m. Wheaton College

UChicago Presents
Thomas Dunford, lutenist
Music of Dowland, Bach, Marais, and Satie
7:30 p.m. Logan Center

March 29

Bach: Mass in B minor
Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra
Michael D. Costello, conductor
7 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
bachvespers.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Boulez: Livres pour cordes
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

March 30

Lyric Opera
Mazzoli: The Listeners
Nicole Heaston, Kyle Ketelsen, Jasmine Habersham, Jonas Hacker; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Julia Fischer, violinist
Jan Lisieki, pianist
Mozart: Violin Sonata in B flat
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 “Spring”
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Bach: Mass in B minor
Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra
Michael D. Costello, conductor
4 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
bachvespers.org

March 31

Lyric Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Ailyn Pérez, Pene Pati, Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman; Jordan de Souza, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Jane Glover, conductor 
Stella Chen, violinist
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes
Ravel: Tzigane
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 “London”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

February 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Jane Glover, conductor 
Stella Chen, violinist
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes
Ravel: Tzigane
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 “London”
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

UChicago Presents
Boston Brass
Imani Winds
Music of Bach, Khachaturian, Piazzolla, de Falla, Simon and Sandoval
7:30 p.m. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Chicago Master Singers
John C. Hughes, conductor
“NextGen” with composer Jake Runestad
Runestad: Cello Songs
Runestad: American Triptych
Other Runestad works
7:30 p.m. Glenview Community Church
chicagomastersingers.org

Rendezvous Arts
Haymarket Opera Company
Arias from Alcina, Tamerlano, Rodelinda, and Acis and Galatea
7 p.m. Gorton Center, Lake Forest
rendezvousarts.org

February 22

Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Walker: Folksongs for Orchestra
Ives: Three Places in New England
Ives: Symphony No. 2
7 p.m. UChicago/Mandel Hall

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Jane Glover, conductor 
Stella Chen, violinist
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes
Ravel: Tzigane
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 “London”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor 
Matthew Lipman, violist
Williams: Centennial Overture
Williams: Viola Concerto
Williams: Star Wars Suite
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights 

February 23

Rendezvous Arts
Haymarket Opera Company
Arias from Alcina, Tamerlano, Rodelinda, and Acis and Galateaa
2:30 p.m. Artifact Events
rendezvousarts.org

Handel Week Festival
Michelle Wrighte, mezzo-soprano
Dennis Northway, harpsichordist
Handel: Figli del mesto cor
Handel: Deh! Lasciate e vita e volo
Handel: Irene, idolo mio
Handel: Two Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo;
Handel: Suite and Theme and Variations on Harpsichord
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

February 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor 
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist 
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien 
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Northwestern Opera Theater
Lehár: The Merry Widow
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

February 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor 
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist 
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien 
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Wheaton College

Northwestern Opera Theater
Lehár: The Merry Widow
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

March 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor 
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist 
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien 
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Northwestern Opera Theater
Lehár: The Merry Widow
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

March 2

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor 
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist 
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien 
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Northwestern Opera Theater
Lehár: The Merry Widow
3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

Handel Week Festival
Handel: L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Handel: Theodora
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
David Portillo, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

March 3

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Handel: Theodora
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
David Portillo, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

March 14

Leipzig Thomanerchor
Music of Bach, Schütz, Mendelssohn, Frank Martin and John Rutter
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
bachvespers.org

Winter Chamber Music Festival
Vertavo String Quartet
Maconchy: String Quartet No. 3
Ravel: String Quartet

Britten: String Quartet No. 2
7:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

UChicago Presents
Julian Labro, bandoneon
Takács Quartet
Dessner: Circles
Labro: Meditation #1
Saluzzi: Minguito
Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme 
Labro: Astoración  
Ravel: String Quartet
Assad: Clash
7:30 p.m. Mandel Hall
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

January 19

Rendezvous Arts
Kontras Quartet
Elmquist: Sacred Traces
Giddens/Garchick: At The Purchaser’s Option with Variations
Montgomery: Strum
Komitas/Aslamazyan: Selections from 14 Armenian Folk Songs
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 in E Flat Major
2:30 p.m. Artifact Events
rendezvousarts.org

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Debussy: Preludes, Book I
Debussy: Preludes, Book II
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Winter Chamber Music Festival
Viano Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 77, no. 2

Penderecki: String Quartet No. 2
Kernis: Adagio from String Quartet No. 1 “musica celestis”

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 with Große Fuge
3 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Cynthia Freivogel, violinist
Rika Seko, violinist
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
3 p.m. Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church
elmhurstsymphony.org

January 24

Winter Chamber Music Festival
Dudok Quartet Amsterdam
Gesualdo/Dudok Quartet: “Deh, come invan sospiro”
Haydn: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 20, no. 3
El-Turk: Three Tributes for String Quartet (U.S. premiere)
Shostakovich/Dudok Quartet: selections from Preludes for Piano, Op. 34 
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 3
7:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

UChicago Presents
Michelle Cann, pianist
Price: Fantasie Nègre Nos. 1 and 2
Bonds: Spiritual Suite
King: Four Seasonal Sketches
Holt: Negro Dance

Smith: Variations on a Theme by MacDowell
7:30 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

January 25

Music of the Baroque
Marc Minkowski, conductor
Handel: Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 3, no. 4
Rameau: Suite from Les Boréades
Mozart: Symphony No. 41
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

January 26

Music of the Baroque
Marc Minkowski, conductor
Handel: Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 3, no. 4
Rameau: Suite from Les Boréades
Mozart: Symphony No. 41
3 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

Winter Chamber Music Festival
Miró Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, no. 1

Walker: Lyric for Strings
Shaw: Microfictions
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8, Op. 59, no. 2
3 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

January 30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Iveta Apkalna, organist
Strauss: Don Juan
Salonen: Sinfonia concertante
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

January 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Iveta Apkalna, organist
Strauss: Don Juan
Salonen: Sinfonia concertante
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

February 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Iveta Apkalna, organist
Strauss: Don Juan
Salonen: Sinfonia concertante
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

February 2

UChicago Presents
CSO Chamber Music
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps 
7:30 p.m. Mandel Hall
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

February 4

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Iveta Apkalna, organist
Strauss: Don Juan
Salonen: Sinfonia concertante
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

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

December 19

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lahav Shani, conductor and pianist
Beethoven: Overture to Egmont
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Music of the Baroque
Andrew Megill, conductor
Holiday Brass and Choral Concert
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
baroque.org

December 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lahav Shani, conductor and pianist
Beethoven: Overture to Egmont
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Fil-Am Baroque Ensemble
Timothy Chooi, violinist
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
filammusic.foundation

Music of the Baroque
Andrew Megill, conductor
Holiday Brass and Choral Concert
7:30 p.m. St. Michael’s Church
baroque.org

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

December 21

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

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lahav Shani, conductor and pianist
Beethoven: Overture to Egmont
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

The EcoVoice Project
“Winter Solstice Celebration”
7:30 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston

December 22

Music of the Baroque
Andrew Megill, conductor
Holiday Brass and Choral Concert
2 p.m. Alice Millar Chapel, Evanston
baroque.org

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

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marek Janowski, conductor
Francesco Piemontesi, pianist
Weber: Ruler of the Spirits Overture
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Lyric Opera
Tesori: Blue
Kenneth Kellogg, Zoie Reams, Travon D. Walker, Norman Garrett;
Joseph Young, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Carmon DeLeone, conductor
Michael Chertock, pianist
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 “Italian”
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipo-music.my.salesforce-sites.com

November 17

Lyric Opera
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
Peter Kellner, Ying Fang, Federica Lombardi, Gordon Bintner,
Kayleigh Decker; Erina Yashima, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Rendezvous Woodwind Quintet
Mozart: Serenade in E flat, K. 375
Prokofiev/Tarkmann: Romeo and Juliet Suite
Debussy/Kesselman: “Golliwog’s Cake Walk”
Krommer: Octet-Partita
2:30 p.m. Artifact Events, 4325 N. Ravenswood
rendezvousarts.org

Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Tchaikovsky: Piano Sonata
Chopin: Waltzes
Barber: Piano Sonata
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev: Suite from Sleeping Beauty
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Bella Voce
Handel: Messiah
4 p.m. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
bellavoce.org

November 19

Lyric Opera
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
Peter Kellner, Ying Fang, Federica Lombardi, Gordon Bintner,
Kayleigh Decker; Erina Yashima, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

November 20

Lyric Opera
Tesori: Blue
Kenneth Kellogg, Zoie Reams, Travon D. Walker, Norman Garrett;
Joseph Young, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

November 21

Lyric Opera
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
Peter Kellner, Ying Fang, Federica Lombardi, Gordon Bintner,
Kayleigh Decker; Erina Yashima, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Sinfonietta
Vinay Parameswaran, conductor
Frank: Elegia Andina
Contreras: Alma Monarca
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
6:30 p.m. Wentz Hall, Naperville

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Hannu Lintu, conductor
Vilde Frang, violinist
Adams: Slonimsky’s Earbox
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem
Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

November 22

Lyric Opera
Tesori: Blue
Kenneth Kellogg, Zoie Reams, Travon D. Walker, Norman Garrett;
Joseph Young, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Sinfonietta
Vinay Parameswaran, conductor
Frank: Elegia Andina
Contreras: Alma Monarca
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
7 p.m. Auditorium Theatre

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Hannu Lintu, conductor
Vilde Frang, violinist
Adams: Slonimsky’s Earbox
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem
Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
7:30 p.m. Wheaton College
cso.org

November 23

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Hannu Lintu, conductor
Vilde Frang, violinist
Adams: Slonimsky’s Earbox
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem
Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
7:30 p.m. SymphonyCenter
cso.org

Chicago Chorale
“Out of the North”
Music of Grieg, Rautavaara, Sisask, Olson and Ešenvalds
8 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Parish

November 24

Lyric Opera
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
Peter Kellner, Ying Fang, Federica Lombardi, Gordon Bintner,
Kayleigh Decker; Erina Yashima, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

MusicNOW
Daniel Bernard Roumain, curator and violinist
Roumain: String Quartet No. 5 (“Parks”)
Green: shift.unravel.BREAK
Loggins: Homeland
Roumain: TBA (world premiere)
Roumain: Violin Concerto No. 1 (”Voodoo”)
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Chorale
“Out of the North”
Music of Grieg, Rautavaara, Sisask, Olson and Ešenvalds
3 p.m. Hyde Park Union Church

Pilgrim Chamber Players
Pachelbel/Arnold: Canon in D
Dvořák: Three Miniatures
Rachmaninoff/Moeselaar: Vocalise
Beethoven/Tertis: Trio Op. 87
Fauré: Piano Quartet in C Minor.
3 p.m. Highland Park Community House

Music of the Baroque
Dame Jane Glover, conductor
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
Emily Fons, mezzo-soprano
Gwilym Bowen, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

November 25

Music of the Baroque
Dame Jane Glover, conductor
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
Emily Fons, mezzo-soprano
Gwilym Bowen, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
baroque.org

November 26

Lyric Opera
Tesori: Blue
Kenneth Kellogg, Zoie Reams, Travon D. Walker, Norman Garrett;
Joseph Young, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Berlin Philharmonic
Krill Petrenko, conductor
Bruckner: Symphony No 5
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

November 27

Lyric Opera
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
Peter Kellner, Ying Fang, Federica Lombardi, Gordon Bintner,
Kayleigh Decker; Erina Yashima, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

November 30

Lyric Opera
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
Peter Kellner, Ying Fang, Federica Lombardi, Gordon Bintner,
Kayleigh Decker; Erina Yashima, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

December 1

Lyric Opera
Tesori: Blue
Kenneth Kellogg, Zoie Reams, Travon D. Walker, Norman Garrett;
Joseph Young, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Josh Lovell, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone
Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 2
Handel: Selected arias
Beethoven: Elegy
Mozart: Mass in C Major “Coronation”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

October 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Josh Lovell, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone
Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 2
Handel: Selected arias
Beethoven: Elegy
Mozart: Mass in C Major “Coronation”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Newberry Consort
Music from Jacobean England for Viols, Brass and Voices
7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church of Chicago
newberryconsort.org

October 19

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Josh Lovell, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone
Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 2
Handel: Selected arias
Beethoven: Elegy
Mozart: Mass in C Major “Coronation”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Newberry Consort
Music from Jacobean England for Viols, Brass and Voices
7:30 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
newberryconsort.org

October 20

UChicago Presents
Renée Anne Louprette, organist
Music of Bach, Böhm, Reincken and others
3 p.m. Bond Chapel 
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Newberry Consort
Music from Jacobean England for Viols, Brass and Voices
4 p.m. Ganz Hall
newberryconsort.org

October 22

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinist
Music of John Williams
Violin Concerto No. 2
Selections from film scores
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

October 23

Nova Linea Musica
Dover Quartet
Montgomery: Strum
Bates: From Amber Frozen
Walker: String Quartet No. 1—Molto adagio
Dvořák: Quartet No. 12 (“American”)
6:30 p.m. Guarneri Hall

October 24

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles, conductor
John Sharp, cellist
Beethoven: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
Humperdinck: Suite from Hansel and Gretel
Strauss: Don Quixote
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

October 25

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles, conductor
John Sharp, cellist
Beethoven: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
Humperdinck: Suite from Hansel and Gretel
Strauss: Don Quixote
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Evanston Chamber Music Society
Santiago Canon Valencia, cellist
Victor Santiago Asuncion, pianist
Works of Debussy, Duparc, Marquez, Schnittke and Stravinsky
7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, Evanston
filammusic.foundation

Apollo’s Fire
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 & 6
7:30 p.m. Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston
apollosfire.org

October 26

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles, conductor
John Sharp, cellist
Beethoven: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
Humperdinck: Suite from Hansel and Gretel
Strauss: Don Quixote
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Apollo’s Fire
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 & 6
7:30 p.m. St. James Cathedral
apollosfire.org

Third Coast Percussion
Glass/TCP: Metamorphosis No. 1

Jlin: Perspective

Braxton: Sunny X 
Glass/TCP: Amazon River
7:30 p.m. Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts
Schaumburg
thirdcoastpercussion.com

Chicago Master Singers
John C. Hughes, conductor
Martin: Mass for Double Choir
Music of Whitacre, Parker, Rheinberger, Hogan and others 
7:30 p.m. Glenview Community Church
chicagomastersingers.org

Oriana Singers
Vespers of Monteverdi
7:30 p.m. First United Church of Oak Park
oriana.org

October 27

Chicago Master Singers
John C. Hughes, conductor
Martin: Mass for Double Choir
Music of Whitacre, Parker, Rheinberger, Hogan and others 
3 p.m. Glenview Community Church
chicagomastersingers.org

UChicago Presents
CSO Chamber Music
Martinů: Three Madrigals
Barber: String Quartet
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8
3 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Oriana Singers
Vespers of Monteverdi
4 p.m. St. Josaphat Catholic Church
oriana.org

Music of the Baroque
Laurence Cummings, conductor
Rameau: Suite from Naïs
Telemann: Ebb und Fluth
Vivaldi: “Autumn” from The Four Seasons
Rebel: Les Elémens
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

October 28

Music of the Baroque
Laurence Cummings, conductor
Rameau: Suite from Naïs
Telemann: Ebb und Fluth
Vivaldi: “Autumn” from The Four Seasons
Rebel: Les Elémens
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

October 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

November 1

Consonance
Verdi: Requiem
7 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.erg

November 3

American Music Project
Emiko Edwards, pianist
Meredith Monk: Ellis Island
George Rochberg: Nach Bach
Leo Ornstein: Evening’s Sorrow
Leon Kirchner: Piano Sonata No. 1
William Grant Still: A Deserted Plantation
Jennifer Higdon: Notes of Gratitude
Paul Creston: Preludes, Op. 38
Aaron Copland: Piano Variations
3 p.m. Ganz Hall
americanmusicproject.net

Consonance
Verdi: Requiem
3 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.erg

Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Brandon Cedel, baritone
Haydn: The Creation
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

September 18

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Rigoletto
Igor Golovatenko, Mané Galoyan, Javier Camarena,
Zoie Reams; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Music of the Baroque
“The Chicago Water Music”
Jane Glover, conductor
Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1
Handel: Messiah: “Hallelujah” Chorus
Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2

Handel: Judas Maccabaeus: “See, the conquering hero”
Vivaldi: Gloria: Opening Chorus
7 p.m. Chicago River from Riverwalk East to Merchandise Mart
baroque.org

September 19

Haymarket Opera
Handel: Tamerlano
Ryan Belongie, David Portillo, Emily Birsan, Emily Fons,
Kathleen Felty, David Govertsen; Craig Trompeter, conductor
7 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violinist
Tilson Thomas: Agnegram
Barber: Violin Concerto
Bernstein/Peress: Overture to West Side Story
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

September 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violinist
Tilson Thomas: Agnegram
Barber: Violin Concerto
Bernstein/Peress: Overture to West Side Story
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

September 21

Haymarket Opera
Handel: Tamerlano
Ryan Belongie, David Portillo, Emily Birsan, Emily Fons,
Kathleen Felty, David Govertsen; Craig Trompeter, conductor
3 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Vincent: Symphony in D

Still: Symphony No. 3 (“The Sunday Symphony”)
Diamond: Symphony No. 2
5:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Lang Lang, pianist
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
6:30 p.m. Symphony Center

September 22

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Rigoletto
Igor Golovatenko, Mané Galoyan, Javier Camarena,
Zoie Reams; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Haymarket Opera
Handel: Tamerlano
Ryan Belongie, David Portillo, Emily Birsan, Emily Fons,
Kathleen Felty, David Govertsen; Craig Trompeter, conductor
3 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall

September 25

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Rigoletto
Igor Golovatenko, Mané Galoyan, Javier Camarena,
Zoie Reams; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

September 26

Lyric Opera
Beethoven: Fidelio
Elza van den Heever, Russell Thomas, Dimitry Ivashchenko,
Brian Mulligan, Alfred Walker; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Antoine Tamestit, violist
Vaughan Williams: Overture to The Wasps
Walton: Viola Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

September 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Antoine Tamestit, violist
Vaughan Williams: Overture to The Wasps
Walton: Viola Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Chicago a cappella
Ballet 5:8
Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Allen Recital Hall
chicagoacappella.org

September 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Antoine Tamestit, violist
Vaughan Williams: Overture to The Wasps
Walton: Viola Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Rigoletto
Igor Golovatenko, Mané Galoyan, Javier Camarena,
Zoie Reams; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

September 29

Lyric Opera
Beethoven: Fidelio
Elza van den Heever, Russell Thomas, Dimitry Ivashchenko,
Brian Mulligan, Alfred Walker; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago a cappella
Ballet 5:8
Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah
3 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
chicagoacappella.org

October 5

Bella Voce
“Iberia and the Americas”
Music of Vicente Lusitano, Francisco López Capillas, Cristóbal de Morales and others
4 p.m. St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church
bellavoce.org

Chicago a cappella
Ballet 5:8
Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah
7:30 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Oak Park
chicagoacappella.org

October 6

Chicago a cappella
Ballet 5:8
Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah
4 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville
chicagoacappella.org

Bella Voce
“Iberia and the Americas”
Music of Vicente Lusitano, Francisco López Capillas, Cristóbal de Morales and others
4 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
bellavoce.org

Rush Hour Concerts
Desirée Ruhstrat, violinist 
Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, violist 
David Cunliffe, cellist
Sam Shuhan, bass
Marta Aznavoorian, pianist
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major “Trout”
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral

Free admission

National Children’s Symphony of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor 
Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Estevez: Melodia en el llano 
Ginastera: Estancia Suite
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Ravinia

August 7

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor 
Boccherini/Berio: Withdrawal by Night in Madrid

Copland: Appalachian Spring

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 9

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor 
Vadim Gluzman, violinist

Johannes Moser, cellist
Kats-Chernin: Mythic

Brahms: Double Concerto

Debussy: Ibéria

Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, conductor
Matthew Polenzani, Andrea Carroll, Alexandria Shiner, and Samantha Hankey
Mozart: Idomeneo
7 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

August 10

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor 
Vadim Gluzman, violinist

Johannes Moser, cellist
Kats-Chernin: Mythic

Brahms: Double Concerto

Debussy: Ibéria

Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Mozart: Symphony No. 25
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
7:30 p.m. Ravinia

August 11

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, conductor
Matthew Polenzani, Andrea Carroll, Alexandria Shiner, and Samantha Hankey
Mozart: Idomeneo
1 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

August 12

Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children’s Choir
6:30 p.m. South Shore Cultural Center
gpmf.org

August 13

Rush Hour Concerts
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen children’s chorus
Music of Copland, Strauss, Rodgers, Gershwin, and Beethoven
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral

Free admission

Matthias Goerne, baritone
Anton Mejias, pianist
Schumann: Dichterliebe
Brahms: Four Ballades
Brahms: Lieder
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

August 14

Grant Park Orchestra
Byron Stripling, conductor and trumpet
Sydney McSweeney, vocalist
Music of Gershwin, Berlin and Kern
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 15

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Music of Vivaldi: “Four Seasons Rediscovered”
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

August 16

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus

Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen

Carlos Kalmar, conductor

Jane Archibald, soprano

Gemma Nha, soprano

Maeve Höglund, soprano
Kayleigh Decker, mezzo-soprano

Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor

Rod Gilfry, baritone

Kevin Short, bass-baritone 
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 17

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus

Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen

Carlos Kalmar, conductor

Jane Archibald, soprano

Gemma Nha, soprano

Maeve Höglund, soprano
Kayleigh Decker, mezzo-soprano

Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor

Rod Gilfry, baritone

Kevin Short, bass-baritone 
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Rush, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violinist
Lafitte: Violin Concerto
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 2–“La Campanella” 
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique 
5 p.m. Ravinia

August 20

Rush Hour Concerts
Katie Steele and Ashley Ertz, oboists
Dario Brignoli and Theresa Zick, clarinetists
Wagner Campos and Michael Tran, basset horns
Keith Buncke and Liam Jackson, bassoonists
David Griffin, Susanna Gaunt, Neil Kimel and Emily Whittaker, horns
Olivia Rayes, double bass
Mozart: Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita”
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral

Free admission

Matthew Polenzani, tenor
Kevin Murphy, pianist 
Anton Mejias, pianist
TBA
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

August 25

Lyric Opera
“Sunday in the Park with Lyric”
7 p.m. Millennium Park

August 27

Third Coast Percussion
Music of Sergio and Clarice Assad
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

August 28

Zlatomir Fung, cellist
Dina Vainshtein, pianist
Popper: Scenes from a Masked Ball
Bach: Cello Suite No. 4
Prokofiev: Ballade
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Bennett Gordon Hall