The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Chicago.
Japanese pianist/composer Satoko Fujii and her Tokyo Trio stop in Massachusetts for three concerts as part of a spring tour of North America celebrating the March release of Dream a Dream, the ensemble's first studio recording.
Pianist Vladimir Milošević and cellist Nemanja Stanković perform a concert of music of Philip Glass on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 8:00PM at Emory University's Performing Arts Studio.
Bach in the City, successor to the Chicago area's long-running Bach Week Festival, will present 'Bach and the Venetians,' the new organization's inaugural concert program, at 7:30 p.
At a meeting of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) Board of Trustees and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) it was announced that the CSOA is the recipient of a $50 million gift from Helen and Sam Zell on behalf of the Zell Family Foundation (ZFF).
Lyric Opera has announced a concert on February 15, 2025, celebrating the life and career of Sir Andrew Davis, featuring performances by renowned artists and the Lyric Opera Orchestra.
Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago’s foremost producer of new and rarely produced operas, presents Bohème and Beyond – The Legacy of Puccini, highlighting how Puccini’s work impacted the evolution of opera and musical theater, at DePaul University’s Gannon Hall at the Holtschneider Pe
The Orion Ensemble will present the return of their 'Tribute to Paquito D'Rivera' for one night only at the Athenaeum Center, celebrating the renowned musician's work.
Watch the joyful finale of Beethoven's FIDELIO where Leonore (Elza van den Heever) and Florestan (Russell Thomas) celebrate freedom and love after Pizzaro's corrupt schemes are exposed.
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras has announced its Fall 2024 concert season.
Opening Chicago’s cultural season with a vengeance, Verdi’s psychological thriller Rigoletto returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago through October 6, 2024.
Discover Nova Linea Musica, Chicago's latest chamber music series and new music incubator, fostering innovative compositions and performances in the heart of the city.
The Negaunee Foundation has endowed the Colburn School's Conducting Program, led by Esa-Pekka Salonen, with a landmark $16.
John Mangum has been named General Director, President & CEO of Lyric Opera of Chicago, bringing extensive experience in artistic and performing arts leadership.
Walder Foundation will award $2.
Experience the grand finale of the Chicago Sinfonietta's 36th season with a vibrant and dynamic soundscape.
Celebrate Women's History Month with the Chicago Sinfonietta.
Celebrate International Women's Day 2024 with the Inspire Inclusion Concert, featuring the songs of African-American composer Florence Price.
The music of Terence Blanchard has returned to Lyric Opera of Chicago with his first opera: Champion, an 'opera in jazz' inspired by the true story of boxer Emile Griffith, a professional boxer from the U.
American composer-pianist Thomas Nickell continues the Avant Garden series with a concert featuring Dvořák's Serenade for Wind Instruments and Poulenc's Aubade Concerto Choréographique.
Meet the cast of The Lyric Opera of Chicago's CINDERELLA — onstage January 21 through February 10 starring Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Jack Swanson, Alessandro Corbelli, Joshua Hopkins, Nicholas Newton, Teresa Castillo, and Sophia Maekawa in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's iconic production.
The Music Institute of Chicago presents Grammy-nominated quintet Imani Winds performing “Black and Brown II: A celebration of composers of color” Saturday, February 24 at 7:30 p.
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra is returning to Raue Center with new Music Director Chad Goodman.
Janáček’s dramatic masterpiece Jenůfa will return to Lyric Opera of Chicago for the first time in more than 20 years, November 12 – 26, 2023.
Pianist Haskell Small's 'Celebration of Healing' concert tour comes to Chicago's Epiphany Hall on November 16, featuring a free program of Beethoven's Diabelli variations.
The Music Institute of Chicago presents its annual performance Duke It Out! Nutcracker, featuring the classical (Tchaikovsky) and jazz (Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn) versions of the holiday favorite in a music and dance performance Saturday, December 9 at 10 a.
The Orion Ensemble continues its 31st season with “Powerful Masterpieces,” welcoming back guest violist Stephen Boe and guest violinist Mathias Tacke, who join the Orion musicians for a program featuring works by two 20th century composers: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Pianist Haskell Small will tour nine key cities in the US with his program Celebration of Healing, performing Beethoven's Diabelli Variations.
Music Institute of Chicago piano faculty and respected Chicago artist Matthew Hagle returns to Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in downtown Evanston, with “Ripples in Time and Music” on Saturday, November 4 at 7:30 p.
Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet is set to celebrate their 10th anniversary as the Don Michael Randel Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Chicago.
On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 12:15PM CT, award-winning cellist John-Henry Crawford will be featured alongside acclaimed pianist and frequent collaborator Victor Santiago Asunción in the weekly Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts series, a Chicago institution.
Two Chicago-based companies Ouroboros Opera and The Valkyrie Ensemble will join forces this month to produce the Chicago Premiere of La Femme Bohème – the beloved Puccini opera La Bohème with a twist.
From stirring performances of celebrated masterworks to groundbreaking jazz performances and thrilling movies accompanied live by the CSO, there’s something for everyone at Symphony Center.
Classical Music Chicago spreads the beauty of music in multiple series, including the one-day fete of the musician within us all.
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras has announced Jennie Oh Brown as its next Executive Director, beginning May 22, 2023.
The Music Institute of Chicago Chorale, conducted by Daniel Wallenberg with Gregory Shifrin on piano, concludes its 2022–23 season with “There's No Business Like Show Business” Sunday, June 4 at 3 p.
'The Batman In Concert' comes to Chicago Auditorium Theatre this May.
New Philharmonic, the professional orchestra in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), has announced their 2023-2024 Season.
Third Coast Percussion, a GRAMMY Award-winning quartet of classically trained percussionists, has announced Metamorphosis, a Chicago Premiere that culminates the ensemble's 2022-23 Chicago concert season.
