Performances
A festival’s Chicago rebirth marks Bach’s birthday
One will see Bach’s birthday listed as either March 21 or […]
Mar 22, 2025
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Hrůša leads the CSO in revelatory, shattering Shostakovich
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is on a roll. After Manfred Honeck’s […]
Mar 21, 2025
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Pérez and Pati lift Lyric Opera’s routine “Bohème”
As if there wasn’t enough youthful revelry in the Loop Saturday […]
Mar 16, 2025
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Music of the spirit soars with Honeck and CSO
There have been some up-and-down recent weeks with podium guests at […]
Mar 14, 2025
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Opposites attract with inspired partnership of Trifonov and Kavakos
Daniil Trifonov and Leonidas Kavakos would not be the first musicians […]
Mar 10, 2025
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Williamson takes the spotlight as a clarinet concerto makes its belated debut
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra commissioned Christopher Theofanidis to write a work […]
Mar 07, 2025
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Kraemer stylishly leads MOB, stellar cast in Handel’s “Theodora”
For all its renown and inescapable omnipresence every December, Messiah is […]
Mar 04, 2025
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Fiery piano virtuosity and a worthy CSO podium debut
This week’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra program boasts a debut by a […]
Feb 28, 2025
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Uneven singing, dismal direction make for an unhappy “Merry Widow”
Northwestern Opera Theater’s productions are often good opportunities to spy rising […]
Feb 28, 2025
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Sinfonietta pays worthy tribute to Ives with UChicago retrospective
The 2024-25 season marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of […]
Feb 23, 2025
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