Performances
A “Rite” to remember with Mäkelä, Chicago Symphony
Is anyone hurt? Such were one’s thoughts following the violent intensity […]
Mar 06, 2026
at 12:51 pm
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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
at 1:15 pm
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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
at 1:48 pm
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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
at 9:00 am
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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
at 1:52 pm
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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
at 1:07 pm
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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
at 11:45 am
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With luminous Sibelius and rousing Strauss, Mäkelä and CSO prepare to take it on the road
A pair of contrasted heroes made up the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s […]
Feb 20, 2026
at 2:30 pm
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Dover Quartet concludes Winter Chamber Fest with renewed vitality
The Dover Quartet, which closed the 2026 Winter Chamber Music Festival […]
Feb 15, 2026
at 1:37 pm
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Illinois Philharmonic returns to form with inspired Schumann, concert rarities
In an Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra season with nearly as many pops […]
Feb 15, 2026
at 11:54 am
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