Performances

Newberry Consort engagingly explores music & machines of the Renaissance

Concert programming is a subtle and often elusive art and no […]

Mar 14, 2026
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Hrůša returns and Andsnes shows Beethoven mastery with CSO

It was one year ago this month that Jakub Hrůša led […]

Mar 13, 2026
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Sinfonietta fetes Women’s History Month with dance, symphonic firsts

The Chicago Sinfonietta marked Women’s History Month with a program of […]

Mar 08, 2026
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A “Rite” to remember with Mäkelä, Chicago Symphony

Is anyone hurt? Such were one’s thoughts following the violent intensity […]

Mar 06, 2026
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COT does justice to a neglected Weill masterpiece in Chicago premiere

Der Silbersee (The Silver Lake) was the last work Kurt Weill […]

Mar 05, 2026
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Soprano provides the highlights in Egarr’s double-duty MOB debut

Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 may have seemed like the reliable […]

Mar 03, 2026
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Annual Handel Week Festival wraps in style with choral rarities 

It has been a vexing season for any Chicagoan hoping to […]

Mar 02, 2026
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Third Coast Percussion goes lean for premieres at Gottlieb Hall

Nova Linea Musica, one of Chicago’s most interesting new chamber music […]

Feb 26, 2026
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Ives gets a belated yet commanding birthday tribute with Hamelin’s “Concord” Sonata

The 150th birthday of American visionary Charles Ives passed largely unnoticed […]

Feb 23, 2026
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Huff leads Lakeview Orchestra with assurance in ambitious Nordic program

When Gregory Hughes announced last summer that he was stepping down […]

Feb 23, 2026
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