Performances

Jussen Brothers deliver stunning Stravinsky in Chicago debut

Chicago became the city of brotherly love on Sunday afternoon, when […]

Jan 22, 2024
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Parker Quartet shines brightly at Winter Chamber Music Fest 

It seems as though Blair Milton only picks winners. The director […]

Jan 20, 2024
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Calder Quartet warms Chicago’s deep freeze with sterling concert

Northwestern University Bienen School of Music’s 27th Winter Chamber Music Festival […]

Jan 15, 2024
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Sinfonietta marks MLK Day with a joyous musical celebration

The Chicago Sinfonietta upheld one of its integral annual customs despite […]

Jan 15, 2024
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With a new violist, the Dover Quartet delivers remarkable playing at Winter Chamber Music Festival 

There have been occasions when the Winter Chamber Music Festival has […]

Jan 13, 2024
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Balourdet Quartet opens Winter Chamber Music Festival with first-class Beethoven 

Musically speaking, 2024 is coming in like a lamb. The Chicago […]

Jan 06, 2024
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CSO wraps year with a repackaged “Messiah” with all the trimmings

Handel’s Messiah—a mint holiday tradition, a nog of melismas and ornamentation, […]

Dec 22, 2023
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Alltop is the conductor who saved Christmas for Music of the Baroque 

When Music of the Baroque’s founder Thomas Wikman inaugurated the group’s […]

Dec 16, 2023
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Violinist finds Gallic charm with exhumed Saint-Saëns in CSO debut

Charm is not a quality in vast supply these days culturally, […]

Dec 15, 2023
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Bella Voce makes the season bright with Britten

‘Tis the time of year when dancing sugarplums, “Hallelujah” choristers and […]

Dec 10, 2023
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