Performances
Illinois Philharmonic serves up high-stepping Gershwin and a Sierra premiere takes flight
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra continued its season Saturday night with the […]
Feb 25, 2024
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Lintu returns to CSO with iridescent Saariaho and satiric Shostakovich
The two main works on this week’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra program […]
Feb 24, 2024
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Natalie Clein brings ardent artistry to Jewish composers at Mandel Hall
The University of Chicago’s Mandel Hall became a temple to Jewish […]
Feb 24, 2024
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Fine cast brings warmth, youthful spirit to Northwestern’s traditional “Hänsel und Gretel”
Opera with an edge may be all the rage these days, […]
Feb 23, 2024
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Lakeview Orchestra offers a worthy concert of German music
Less is more, said architectural hero Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, […]
Feb 19, 2024
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Chicago a cappella branches out impressively with a program of English choral music
It’s been a good season for English choral music. Bella Voce […]
Feb 18, 2024
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Järvi makes a commanding CSO return as young cellist impresses in Elgar
What a difference a week makes. Unlike the tired and rough-edged […]
Feb 16, 2024
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Gifted Schumann Quartet brings Viennese program to Logan Center
Hearing “Schumann Quartet,” one naturally thinks of the three works penned […]
Feb 10, 2024
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CSO returns from European tour with two debuts and uneven results
It had to happen at some point in 2024 and the […]
Feb 09, 2024
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A starry trio offers intimate evening of Beethoven at Symphony Center
For local listeners who have been keeping score, solo and orchestral […]
Feb 04, 2024
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