Performances

Mäkelä returns to CSO for a brilliant and blazing night of Berlioz

The burgeoning partnership of Klaus Mäkelä and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra […]

Oct 17, 2025
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Revenge is merciless yet vocally thrilling in Lyric Opera’s “Medea”

And you think your ex is crazy. How about a divorced […]

Oct 12, 2025
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Tin’s “Lost Birds” takes flight at Ear Taxi Festival

Christopher Tin was the first composer to win a Grammy for […]

Oct 12, 2025
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Jordan leads CSO in a lively and lyrical Central European journey

For those who like their European repertoire center-cut, the Chicago Symphony […]

Oct 10, 2025
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Apollo’s Fire opens fifth Chicago season with a lively and infectious “Dido and Aeneas”

The Cleveland-based period ensemble Apollo’s Fire has long prided itself on […]

Oct 05, 2025
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Ear Taxi Festival opens with a fractured choral meditation on loss 

The meter is up once again on the Ear Taxi Festival. […]

Oct 04, 2025
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Pergolesi rarity highlights motley CSO program

“It is a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, […]

Oct 04, 2025
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Chicago a cappella explores a rich range of modern Mexican song

For the past nine years, Chicago a cappella has been fostering […]

Sep 29, 2025
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A delightful double shot of Ravel with pianist Ott, Chicago Symphony 

After last week’s mixed season-opener, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra got decisively […]

Sep 26, 2025
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CSO opens the season in mixed fashion with Mozart, Elgar 

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is between two worlds—or maestros—these days. Riccardo […]

Sep 19, 2025
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