Performances

Chen leads CSO in an elegant, collegial  “Four Seasons”

After two weeks of vivid concerts under music director emeritus for […]

Nov 14, 2025
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Muti, CSO serve up graceful mix of Stravinsky, Brahms, and Spanish guitar

For his final Chicago Symphony Orchestra concerts of 2025, Riccardo Muti […]

Nov 07, 2025
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Abduraimov brings keyboard thunder, poetic moments to Romantic program

Pianist Behzod Abduraimov returned to Chicago Sunday for the first time […]

Nov 04, 2025
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Two top tenors ignite Lyric’s “Cav & Pag” in a double bill to die for

An 11-inning final game of the World Series can be exciting, […]

Nov 02, 2025
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Muti returns to lead fresh, rewarding Hindemith, Dvořák with CSO 

Sold-out concerts at Orchestra Hall may be rarities these days. But […]

Oct 31, 2025
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A retrenching IPO opens with mixed evening of Beethoven 

One year ago the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra kicked off its season […]

Oct 26, 2025
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The dawn of opera, celebrated in style by Haymarket Opera, Newberry Consort with Peri’s “Euridice”

From the Florentine court at the dawn of the Baroque era, […]

Oct 25, 2025
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CSO serves up a lean and bracing blast of Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky was as stylistically restless as he was brilliant. This […]

Oct 24, 2025
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Compelling Garrop premiere anchors Chicago Philharmonic’s Ear Taxi concert

Among the 210 composers whose music is being given this month […]

Oct 20, 2025
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East Meets West in colorful Sinfonietta program

The Chicago Sinfonietta is known for crafting eclectic programs with music […]

Oct 19, 2025
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