Calendar
May 12
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Julius Rachlin, violinist, violist and conductor
Stephanie Jeong, violinist
Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus Overture
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante
Tchaikovsky: Meditation
Mozart: Symphony No. 36 “Linz”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
Third Coast Percussion
C. Assad/Dillon: The Hero
Glass/Martin: Metamorphosis No. 1
Elfman: Percussion Quartet
Hynes: For All Its Fury: “Fields”
lin: Perspective
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall
May 12-19
UChicago Presents—Streaming only
Sarah Brailey, soprano
Caleb van der Swaagh, cellist
7:30 p.m.
May 13
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violinist
Sonya Headlam, soprano
Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture
Bologne: Aria from L’Amant anonyme
Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate
Bologne: Violin Concerto in A major
Mozart: Symphony no. 35, “Haffner”
7:30 p.m. DePaul University
apollosfire.org
UChicago Presents
Ensemble Correspondances
“Les Plaisirs du Louvre”
7:30 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Julius Rachlin, violinist, violist and conductor
Stephanie Jeong, violinist
Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus Overture
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante
Tchaikovsky: Meditation
Mozart: Symphony No. 36 “Linz”
8 p.m. Symphony Center
May 14
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violinist
Sonya Headlam, soprano
Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture
Bologne: Aria from L’Amant anonyme
Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate
Bologne: Violin Concerto in A major
Mozart: Symphony no. 35, “Haffner”
7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, Evanston
apollosfire.org
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Alexander Toradze, pianist
Horst: Reverberations
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org
Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Taichi Fukumura, conductor
Melissa White, violinist
Clinard Dance
Marquez: Conga del Fuego Nuevo
Isaac: Moshe’s Dream
Skye: To Be A Horizon
Gang & Zhanhao: Butterfly Lovers Concerto
Dvorak: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, no. 8
8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville
chicagosinfonetta.org
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Julius Rachlin, violinist, violist and conductor
Stephanie Jeong, violinist
Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus Overture
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante
Tchaikovsky: Meditation
Mozart: Symphony No. 36 “Linz”
8 p.m. Symphony Center
May 15
Evgeny Kissin, pianist
Bach/Tausig: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Mozart: Adagio in B Minor
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31
Chopin: Selected Mazurkas
Chopin: Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante
3 p.m. Symphony Center
Orion Ensemble
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
Borodin: String Quartet No. 2
7:30 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
May 16
Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Taichi Fukumura, conductor
Melissa White, violinist
Clinard Dance
Marquez: Conga del Fuego Nuevo
Isaac: Moshe’s Dream
Skye: To Be A Horizon
Gang & Zhanhao: Butterfly Lovers Concerto
Dvorak: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, no. 8
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
chicagosinfonetta.org
May 19
Nevermore Chamber Music Festival
Nois Saxophone Quartet
Gemma Peacocke: Dwalm
Maria Kaoutzan: Shore to Shore
Shelley Washington: BIG Talk
Maria Kaoutzan: Count Me In
Gemma Peacocke: Hazel
7 p.m. Nevermore
nevermoreperformancespace.com
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Thomas: Brio
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Strauss: Ein Heldeneben
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
May 20
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Thomas: Brio
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Strauss: Ein Heldeneben
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
Nevermore Chamber Music Festival
Kaia String Quartet
José Bragato: Tres movimientos porteños para cuarteto de cuerdas basados en ritmos de tango
Haydn: String Quartet in D minor “Quinten,” Op. 76, no. 2
Claudio Santoro: String Quartet No. 3
7 p.m. Nevermore
nevermoreperformancespace.com
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Grams, conductor
Robert Everson, timpanist
Daugherty: Raise the Roof
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
7:30 p.m. Hemmens Cultural Center
elginsymphony.org
UChicago Presents
Grossman Ensemble
James Baker, conductor
Premieres by Zosha Di Castri, Christopher Trapani, David Serkin Ludwig, and Frédéric Durieux
7:30 p.m. Logan Center
May 21
Nevermore Chamber Music Festival
Fourth Coast Ensemble
Songs of Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Beach, Garrop and Heggie
4 p.m. Nevermore
nevermoreperformancespace.com
Nevermore Chamber Music Festival
Black Oak Ensemble
Dick Kattenburg: Trio à cordes
Sándor Kuti: Serenade for String Trio
Gideon Klein: Trio for violin, viola and cello
Geza Frid: Trio à cordes
7 p.m. Nevermore Performance Space
nevermoreperformancespace.com
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Grams, conductor
Robert Everson, timpanist
Daugherty: Raise the Roof
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
7:30 p.m. Hemmens Cultural Center
elginsymphony.org
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Thomas: Brio
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Strauss: Ein Heldeneben
8 p.m. Symphony Center
May 22
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Thomas: Brio
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Strauss: Ein Heldeneben
3 p.m. Symphony Center
Nevermore Chamber Music Festival
Eighth Blackbird
Justin Peters: Kinesthetics
4 p.m. Nevermore
nevermoreperformancespace.com
Nevermore Chamber Music Festival
Gaudete Brass Quintet
Barfield: Gravity
Monteverdi: Madrigals from Book 2
Alice Jones: as a fish looks at the sun
Alonso Pirio: Variations on Summer Sun
Eric Malmquist: Boundary Lines
Garrop: Legends of Olympus
Ephraim Champion: South Shore, Chicago
7 p.m. Nevermore
nevermoreperformancespace.com
May 23
MusicNOW
7 p.m. Harris Theater
May 26
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violinist
Ravel: Mother Goose
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
Northwestern Opera Theater
Puccini: La Bohème
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu
May 27
Northwestern Opera Theater
Puccini: La Bohème
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violinist
Ravel: Mother Goose
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
8 p.m. Symphony Center
May 28
Northwestern Opera Theater
Puccini: La Bohème
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violinist
Ravel: Mother Goose
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
8 p.m. Symphony Center
May 29
Northwestern Opera Theater
Puccini: La Bohème
3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu
Chicago Philharmonic
Scott Speck, conductor
Capathia Jenkins, vocalist
“Aretha Rising”
7 p.m. Harris Theater
chicagophilharmonic.org
May 31
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violinist
Ravel: Mother Goose
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
June 5
American Music Project
Kontras Quartet
Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 2 (“Company”)
Vincent Persichetti: String Quartet No. 3
John Elmquist: Sacred Traces
Frederick Tillis: Spiritual Fantasy No. 12 (Movements I and II)
Amy Wurtz: String Quartet No. 3 (world premiere)
3 p.m. Ganz Hall
americanmusicproject.net
April 21
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
April 22
UChicago Presents
Montrose Trio
Schubert: Trio in B-flat Major
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major “Archduke”
7:30 p.m. Mandel Hall
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
8 p.m. Symphony Center
April 23
UChicago Presents
Paul Jacobs, organist
John Weaver: Fantasia for Organ
Cesar Franck: Prelude, Fugue, and Variation
Dudley Buck: Concert Variations on The Star-Spangled Banner
J.S. Bach: Arioso from Cantata, BWV 156
Alexandre Guilman: Sonata No. 1 in D Minor
7:30 p.m. Rockefeller Chapel
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu
Chicago Opera Theater
Wallen/Brevoort: Quamino’s Map (world premiere)
Curtis Bannister, Flora Hawk, Damien Geter,
Kimberly E. Jones; Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Studebaker Theater
Newberry Consort
“Four Queens and a Joker”
8 p.m. University of Chicago
UC International House
newberryconsort.org
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
8 p.m. Symphony Center
April 24
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
3 p.m. Symphony Center
Newberry Consort
“Four Queens and a Joker”
3 p.m. Galvin Recital Hall, Evanston
newberryconsort.org
The Chicago Ensemble
Milhaud: Suite
Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 302
Berg: Chamber Concerto—Adagio
Schumann: Fantasy Pieces
Menotti: Trio
3 p.m. International House
Bella Voce
Andrew Lewis, conductor
Stephen Buzard, organist
Elgar: Give unto the Lord
Byrd: Ave verum corpus
Williams: : Ave verum corpus Re-imagined
Howells: Rhapsody No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
Leighton: The Second Service: “Magnificat” and “Nunc dimittis”
Walton/McKie: Orb and Sceptre
Gowers: Viri Galilei
Talllis: Loquebantur variis linguis (á 7)
Burton: Many Are the Wonders
Wallen: See That I Am God
4 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
bellavoce.org
April 26
The Chicago Ensemble
Milhaud: Suite
Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 302
Berg: Chamber Concerto—Adagio
Schumann: Fantasy Pieces
Menotti: Trio
7:30 p.m. Fourth Presbyterian Church
April 28
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Alexander Hanna, double-bass
Montgomery: TBA (world premiere)
Bottesini: Double Bass Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
April 29
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Alexander Hanna, double-bass
Montgomery: TBA (world premiere)
Bottesini: Double Bass Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”
7:30 p.m. Wheaton College
Chicago Opera Theater
Wallen/Brevoort: Quamino’s Map (world premiere)
Curtis Bannister, Flora Hawk, Damien Geter,
Kimberly E. Jones; Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Studebaker Theater
Third Coast Baroque
Ruben Dubrovsky, conductor
Viveca Genaux, mezzo-soprano
Aria from operas by Torri, Hasse, Pollarolo, Bononcini, Vinci, and Porta.
7:30 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
April 30
Third Coast Baroque
Ruben Dubrovsky, conductor
Viveca Genaux, mezzo-soprano
Aria from operas by Torri, Hasse, Pollarolo, Bononcini, Vinci, and Porta.
5 p.m. Chicago Temple
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Azusa Tahiro, violinist
Jacob Hanagan, cellist
Brahms: Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 & 6
Brahms: Double Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org
North Shore Chamber Music Festival
Joaquín Achúcarro, pianist
Brahms: Intermezzi
Liszt: Valse Oubliée No. 1
Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3
Granados: La Maja y el ruiseñor
Albéniz: “El Puerto” from Iberia
Rachmaninoff: Préludes
Scriabin: Etudes
7:30 p.m. PianoForte
nscmf.org
Chicago Master Singers
John C. Hughes, conductor
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
O’Regan: Dorchester Canticles
Britten: Jubilate Deo
Finzi: “Lo, the full, final sacrifice” and “God is gone up”
7:30 pm. Glenview Community Church
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Alexander Hanna, double-bass
Montgomery: TBA (world premiere)
Bottesini: Double Bass Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”
8 p.m. Symphony Center
May 1
Chicago Opera Theater
Wallen/Brevoort: Quamino’s Map (world premiere)
Curtis Bannister, Flora Hawk, Damien Geter,
Kimberly E. Jones; Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor
3 p.m. Studebaker Theater
Chicago Master Singers
John C. Hughes, conductor
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
O’Regan: Dorchester Canticles
Britten: Jubilate Deo
Finzi: “Lo, the full, final sacrifice” and “God is gone up”
3 p.m. Glenview Community Church
March 23
Lyric Opera
Puccini: Tosca
Michelle Bradley, Russell Thomas, Fabian Veloz; Eun Sun Kim, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House
March 24
Lyric Opera
Blanchard: Fire Shut up in My Bones
Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, Jacqueline Echols, Chauncey Packer; Daniella Candillari, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Anna Rakitina, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cellist
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: selections
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org
March 26
Lyric Opera
Puccini: Tosca
Michelle Bradley, Russell Thomas, Fabian Veloz; Eun Sun Kim, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House
Haymarket Opera Company
Stradella: La Susanna
Kaitlin Foley, Kristin Knutson, Quinn Middleman
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Anna Rakitina, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cellist
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: selections
8 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org
March 27
Lyric Opera
Blanchard: Fire Shut up in My Bones
Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, Jacqueline Echols, Chauncey Packer; Daniella Candillari, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House
Chicago Philharmonic
Scott Speck, conductor
Avi Avital, mandolinist
Higdon: Mandolin Concerto
Hubbell: Chicago Fanfare (world premiere)
Moya: TBA (world premiere)
Respighi: Gli uccelli (The Birds)
Respighi: Trittico botticelliano
3 p.m. Harris Theater
chicagophilharmonic.org
The Chicago Ensemble
Hindemith: Duet
Beethoven: Trio in E flat major
Husa: Evocations de Slovaquie
Bruch: Selected Pieces, Op. 83
3 p.m. International House
thechicagoensemble.org
Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest
Jay Friedman, conductor
Elinor Detmer, violinist
Emmie Guo, pianist
Freya Oang, pianist
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
4 p.m. Concordia University, River Forest
March 29
Lyric Opera
Blanchard: Fire Shut up in My Bones
Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, Jacqueline Echols, Chauncey Packer; Daniella Candillari, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House
Andras Schiff, pianist
TBA
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
The Chicago Ensemble
Hindemith: Duet
Beethoven: Trio in E flat major
Husa: Evocations de Slovaquie
Bruch: Selected Pieces, Op. 83
7:30 p.m. Fourth Presbyterian Church
thechicagoensemble.org
March 31
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Elīna Garanča, mezzo-soprano
Mazzoli: Orpheus Undone (world premiere)
Mahler: Ruckert-Lieder
Bruckner: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org
April 1
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Elīna Garanča, mezzo-soprano
Mazzoli: Orpheus Undone (world premiere)
Mahler: Ruckert-Lieder
Bruckner: Symphony No. 2
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
April 2
Lyric Opera
Blanchard: Fire Shut up in My Bones
Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, Jacqueline Echols, Chauncey Packer; Daniella Candillari, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House
April 3
Lyric Opera
Puccini: Tosca
Michelle Bradley, Russell Thomas, Fabian Veloz; Eun Sun Kim, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House
April 5
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Elīna Garanča, mezzo-soprano
Mazzoli: Orpheus Undone (world premiere)
Mahler: Ruckert-Lieder
Bruckner: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
February 27
Northwestern Opera Theater
Heggie: If I Were You
3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Daniel Johansson, tenor
Tareq Nazmi, bass
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
3 p.m. Symphony Center
Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinetist
Mozart: Overture to Lucio Silla
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org
February 28
Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinetist
Mozart: Overture to Lucio Silla
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org
January 29
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Cellos
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Bach: Violin Concerto in D Minor
Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor for Two Violins
Bach: Orchestral Suite no. 3
8 p.m. Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston
apollosfire.org
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Robert Chen, violinist
Stephanie Jeong, violinist
David Taylor, violinist
Yuan-Qing Yu, violinist
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, flutist
Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Violins
Vivaldi: Flute Concerto “La notte”
Vivaldi: Concerto in C major
Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1
8 p.m. Symphony Center
January 30
Lyric Opera—CANCELLED
Mazzoli: Proving Up
Talise Trevigne, Edward Parks, Miles Mykkanen; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Owens Theatre at the Goodman
Jan Lisieki, pianist
Chopin: Etudes, Op.10
Chopin: Selected Nocturnes
3 p.m. Symphony Center
December 26
Salute to Vienna
New Year’s Concert
Strauss Symphony of America
Alastair Willis, conductor
Micaëla Oeste, soprano
Norman Reinhard, tenor
First State Ballet Theatre
2:30 p.m. Symphony Center
November 26
Lyric Opera
Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas
Ana Maria Martinez, Gabriella Reyes, Mario Rojas, Levi Hernandez; Jordan de Souza, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House
November 27
Streaming and In-Person
North Shore Chamber Music Festival
“Astor Piazzolla Centennial Celebration”
Philippe Quint, violinist
Jun Cho, pianist
7:30 p.m. PianoForte
nscmf.org
Lyric Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Pavel Petrov, Ying Fang, Huw Montagu Rendall, Lila Dufy, Tareq Nazmi; Karen Kamensek, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House
November 28
Lyric Opera
Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas
Ana Maria Martinez, Gabriella Reyes, Mario Rojas, Levi Hernandez; Jordan de Souza, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House
Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
Richard Croft, tenor
Matthew Brook, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org
November 29
Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Handel: Messiah
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
Richard Croft, tenor
Matthew Brook, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org
October 27
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Vivaldi Concerto for Two Cellos
Vivaldi: La Folia
7:30 p.m. DePaul University
apollosfire.org
October 28
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Denis Matsuev, pianist
Montgomery: Coincident Dances
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (“Unfinished”)
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Vivaldi Concerto for Two Cellos
Vivaldi: La Folia
7:30 p.m. Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston
apollosfire.org
October 29
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Denis Matsuev, pianist
Montgomery: Coincident Dances
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (“Unfinished”)
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org
October 30
North Shore Chamber Music Festival
Alessio Bax and Lucille Cheung, pianists
Debussy: Petite Suite
Debussy: En blanc et noir
Poulenc: Sonata for piano four hands
Debussy/Ravel: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Ravel: La Valse
7:30 p.m. PianoForte
nscmf.org
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Denis Matsuev, pianist
Montgomery: Coincident Dances
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (“Unfinished”)
8 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org
November 1
MusicNOW
Michael Lewanski, conductor
Whitney Morrison, soprano
Smith: Scions of an Atlas (world premiere)
Montgomery: Loisaida, My Love
Montgomery: Lunar Songs
Joachim: Seen
Hearne: Authority
7 p.m. Orchestra Hall
cso.org
September 23
Lyric Opera
Verdi: Macbeth
Craig Colclough, Sondra Radvanovsky, Joshua Guerrero, Christian van Horn; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Saint-Georges: Overture to L’Amant anonyme
Price: Andante moderato
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
Ear Taxi Festival
Spotlight Series
Various artists and events at locations across Chicago
eartaxifestival.com
Streaming
Haymarket Opera
Handel: Orlando (Act II)
Bejun Mehta, Kimberly Jones, Erica Fons, Erica Schuller, David Govertsen; Craig Trompeter conductor.
7:30 p.m.
September 24
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Saint-Georges: Overture to L’Amant anonyme
Price: Andante moderato
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
Third Eye Theatre Ensemble
Kamala Sankaram: The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace
Elizabeth Rudolph: Petticoats and Sliderules
7:30 p.m. The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway
September 25
Third Eye Theatre Ensemble
Kamala Sankaram: The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace
Elizabeth Rudolph: Petticoats and Sliderules
7:30 p.m. The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Saint-Georges: Overture to L’Amant anonyme
Price: Andante moderato
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
8 p.m. Symphony Center
September 26
Lyric Opera
Donizetti: The Elixir of Love
Charles Castronovo, Ailyn Perez, Joshua Hopkins, Kyle Ketelsen; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House
Third Eye Theatre Ensemble
Kamala Sankaram: The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace
Elizabeth Rudolph: Petticoats and Sliderules
3 p.m. The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway
Bella Voce
Mozart: Requiem
Shaw: How to Fold the World
4 p.m. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
September 29
Lyric Opera
Donizetti: The Elixir of Love
Charles Castronovo, Ailyn Perez, Joshua Hopkins, Kyle Ketelsen; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House
September 30
Ear Taxi Festival
In person and streaming
Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington
eartaxifestival.com
12 p.m. Picosa
12:45 p.m. Clare Longdyke
1:45 p.m. Fonema Consort
2:30 p.m. Lisa Goethe -McGinn
3:45 p.m. Quince Ensemble
4:15 p.m. Blue Violet Duo
5 p.m. Chicago Arts and Music Project/DePaul Concert Orchestra
8 p.m. Michael Hall, Michael Delfin, and Megan Ihnen Trio
8:45 p.m. KAIA String Quartet
Lyric Opera
Verdi: Macbeth
Craig Colclough, Sondra Radvanovsky, Joshua Guerrero, Christian van Horn; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House
Streaming only
Haymarket Opera
Handel: Orlando (Act III)
Bejun Mehta, Kimberly Jones, Erica Fons, Erica Schuller, David Govertsen; Craig Trompeter conductor.
7:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violinist
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
October 1
Ear Taxi Festival
In person and streaming
DePaul Art Museum
eartaxifestival.com
11:30 a.m. Sarah Plum and Nick Photinos
12:15 p.m. Ogni Suono
1:15 p.m. Jillian DeGroot
1:45 p.m. 5th Wave Collective
3 p.m. DePaul Wind Ensemble
3:15 p.m. Nick Photinos
3:30 p.m. Bach + Beethoven Experience
4:15 p.m. Chicago Wind Project
4:30 p.m. Fat Pigeon with Daniel Robles Lizano
5:15 p.m. Fulcrum Point New Music Project
5:30 p.m. Zafa Collective
6:15 F-Plus
6:30 p.m. Angel Bat Dawid and Isaiah Collier
7:15 p.m. DePaul Ensemble 20+ with members of Ensemble Dal Niente
7:30 p.m. Jennie Oh Brown
7:45 p.m. Florian Hollerweger & Christine Scherzer
8:15 p.m. Deidre Huckabay and collaborators
9:15 p.m. Ernest Dawkins Black Star Line
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violinist
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
Third Eye Theatre Ensemble
Kamala Sankaram: The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace
Elizabeth Rudolph: Petticoats and Sliderules
7:30 p.m. The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway
October 2
Ear Taxi Festival
In person and streaming
Logan Center for the Arts
eartaxifestival.com
11:30 a.m. Garrett Mendelow
12:15 p.m. Susan Merdinger
1 p.m. Patricia Moorhead
1:15 p.m. Shana Pranaitis and Jay Alan Kim
2 p.m., Gaudete Brass
3 p.m. Tri-Again
3:30 p.m. Wendy Richman
4:15 p.m. Avondale Trio
6 p.m. Zachary Good and Tonia Ko
7:30 p.m. Wet Ink Ensemble
Third Eye Theatre Ensemble
Kamala Sankaram: The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace
Elizabeth Rudolph: Petticoats and Sliderules
7:30 p.m. The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violinist
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
8 p.m. Symphony Center
October 3
Ear Taxi Festival
In person and streaming
Epiphany Center for the Arts, 201 S. Ashland
eartaxifestival.com
11 a.m. City Beautiful
11:45 a.m. Daniel Quinn and Janna Williamson with Daniel Pesca and Hanna Hurwitz
1 p.m. a•pe•ri•od•ic
1:45 p.m. Dream Songs Project
3 p.m. Fire Thief
3:45 p.m. CHAI Collaborative Ensemble
5 p.m. D-Composed
Third Eye Theatre Ensemble
Kamala Sankaram: The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace
Elizabeth Rudolph: Petticoats and Sliderules
3 p.m. The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway
Ear Taxi Festival
In person and streaming
Constellation Chicago
eartaxifestival.com
7:30 p.m. Janice Misurell-Mitchell
8:30 p.m. ~Nois
9:45 p.m. Wurtz-Berger Duo
11 p.m. Ted Moore and Ben Roidl-Ward
October 4
Ear Taxi Festival
In person and streaming
Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington
eartaxifestival.com
11 a.m. Elenna Sindler and Hasco Duo
11:45 a.m. Peter Ferry
1 p.m. Crossing Borders Music
1:45 p.m. Unsupervised with Chicago Composer’s Consortium
3 p.m. CSO MusicNOW
6:15 p.m. Heisenberg Uncertainty Players
7:15 p.m. Contemporary Music Ensemble and Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble
8:15 p.m. Chad McCullough
August 17
Rush Hour Concerts
Grant Park Orchestra members
Russell: Linea Nigra
Mendelssohn: Octet
5:45 p.m. St, James Cathedral
August 18
Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Mendelssohn: Sinfonia No. 8
Schubert: Mass in G major
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
6:30 p.m. Pritzker Pavilion
grantparkmusicfestival.com
August 20
Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Vadim Gluzman, violinist
Frank: Elegia Andina
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3
Handel: Dettingen Te Deum
6:30 p.m. Pritzker Pavilion
grantparkmusicfestival.com
August 21
Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Vadim Gluzman, violinist
Frank: Elegia Andina
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3
Handel: Dettingen Te Deum
6:30 p.m. Pritzker Pavilion
grantparkmusicfestival.com
August 29
Lyric Opera
“Lyric Opera’s Rising Stars”
6 p.m. Pritzker Pavilion
August 31
Ravinia Festival
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Adam Nielsen, pianist
“Recital No. 1: Mass”
7:30 p.m. Ravinia
ravinia.org
Through August 31
Stream
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Haydn: Symphony No. 8 “Le soir”
Shaw: Entr’acte
Shchedrin: Carmen Suite
grantparkmusicfestival.com