Performances

Apollo’s Fire explores varied music from an era of peace in the Holy City

Given the present state of affairs in the Middle East, it […]

Apr 19, 2026
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After a long absence, Kissin returns to CSO with compelling Scriabin rarity

Though Evgeny Kissin’s popular Orchestra Hall recitals bring him to Chicago […]

Apr 17, 2026
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Biondi makes impressive MOB debut with winning Italian program

Few, if any, movers and shakers among the international early music […]

Apr 14, 2026
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Death becomes the CSO in Hrůša’s compelling program of last things 

Jakub Hrůša has become one of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s most […]

Apr 10, 2026
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Järvi returns to CSO with a mixed Northern program 

One hears a concerto for piano or violin nearly every week […]

Apr 03, 2026
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Haymarket Opera unearths another delightful Hasse rarity with “Semele”

Haymarket Opera Company is on a Hasse roll. In 2023 the […]

Mar 28, 2026
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Dinnerstein excels in intelligent, thoughtful program for UChicago 

UChicago Presents hosted pianist Simone Dinnerstein in her Hyde Park debut […]

Mar 28, 2026
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Consonance fetes Women’s History Month with music of empowerment

Chicago audiences are the beneficiaries of a wealth of vocal talent—so […]

Mar 25, 2026
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With compelling music and striking visuals, Lyric’s “Frida y Diego” makes for great theater–if not great opera

Was any artistic couple better suited to dramatic treatment than Diego […]

Mar 23, 2026
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Bach in the City resurrects a lost work with the “St. Mark Passion”

Few composers left a richer or more varied musical legacy than […]

Mar 21, 2026
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