Performances

Under Szeps-Znaider, CSO’s Mozart-Brahms program fails to achieve liftoff

Someone at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra must really like Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider. […]

Oct 30, 2026
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Compelling story and music undone by panegyrics in Lyric Opera’s “Omar”

Following its world premiere at Spoleto Festival USA in 2022, the […]

Oct 24, 2026
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Bohemian rhapsody: Wang’s expressive Dvořák lights up CSO’s Romantic program

A cornerstone 19th-century concerto was framed by a pair of rarely […]

Oct 23, 2026
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Kraemer, MOB bring out the verve, originality of 18th century masters

A Vivaldi-driven orchestral program that somehow manages to shun the ubiquitous […]

Oct 20, 2026
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Lipman’s extraordinary Walton lifts IPO’s mixed season opener 

Last season the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra made an ill-advised feint toward […]

Oct 18, 2026
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Camerata Chicago opens with a premiere, Mendelssohn, and Maybe-Mozart

Camerata Chicago kicked off its 2026-27 season Friday night with a […]

Oct 17, 2026
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Márquez’s sultry concerto highlights CSO program led by Guerrero

Anne Akiko Meyers and conductor Giancarlo Guerrero paired up for the […]

Oct 16, 2026
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Chicago a cappella explores a wide array of Nordic song

The vocal music tradition of the Nordic region — encompassing Sweden, Denmark, […]

Oct 13, 2026
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Lyric Opera opens season with a wickedly winning “Don Giovanni”

You don’t mess with operatic success. Such was the winning formula […]

Oct 11, 2026
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Rediscovered Loeffler Octet makes Chicago debut in Hyde Park 

Charles Martin Loeffler composed the Octet for Two Clarinets, Harp, Two […]

Oct 10, 2026
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