Performances
Mäkelä’s revisited “Firebird” takes memorable flight at Ravinia
The second and final program of Klaus Mäkelä’s brief Ravinia residency […]
Aug 08, 2026
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Grant Park musicians salve the fury and grief of Corigliano with the spiritual balm of Mozart
Music of mourning reached across the centuries to gripping effect at […]
Aug 08, 2026
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Mäkelä makes Ravinia debut with a Strauss spectacular
It was exactly 120 years ago Thursday that the Chicago Symphony […]
Aug 07, 2026
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Ohlsson excels with Chopin in Grant Park Festival return
Giancarlo Guerrero returned to Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion Wednesday night to […]
Aug 06, 2026
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Violinist, Grant Park Orchestra shine underground in a mostly American program
The Harris Theater is in every sense the opposite of the […]
Aug 01, 2026
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Conlon’s CSO Mozart cycle comes full circle with an outstanding “Abduction”
The Abduction from the Seraglio has led a prodigal life on […]
Jul 19, 2026
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Bell, Grant Park Chorus shine brightly amid the lingering purple haze
Neither heat nor humidity nor thick plumes of smoke spurred by […]
Jul 18, 2026
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Conductor debuts in mixed program with Grant Park Orchestra
In 2008, conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson founded Philadelphia’s Black Pearl Chamber […]
Jul 16, 2026
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Violinist makes fiery Grant Park debut in Schwantner’s dramatic concerto
It has been old home week in July for former principal […]
Jul 11, 2026
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Fireworks, musical and literal, with Kalmar, Third Coast Percussion and GPO
On Wednesday night Carlos Kalmar and the Grant Park Orchestra seemed […]
Jul 09, 2026
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