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TimeLine Theatre Names Miguel Fernández Director Of Development


by Stephi Wild - April 17, 2025

TimeLine Theatre has announced that Miguel Fernández has joined the company as Director of Development. Learn more about the incoming director and the company here!...

Writers Theatre Announces The Naming Of The Alexandra C. And John D. Nichols Artistic Director Title


by A.A. Cristi - April 03, 2025

Writers Theatre has announced the naming of the Artistic Director position to the Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Artistic Director of Writers Theatre. ...

Music Institute Will Spotlight Composer Florence Price


by Stephi Wild - March 28, 2025

The Music Institute of Chicago's “One Composer, One Community,” which focuses on the life and music of a single, under-represented composer during the course of an academic year, is featuring the late composer Florence Price. ...

Conductor James Gaffigan to Return to the Chicago Symphony and More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 27, 2025

American conductor James Gaffigan will embark on three upcoming U.S. engagements, leading performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and more. Learn how to purchase tickets....

Ravinia Reveals Plans For $75 Million Campus Renovation


by Stephi Wild - February 13, 2025

Ravinia, North America's longest-running outdoor music festival has begun a sweeping, multiyear renovation of its 36-acre park and venues just north of Chicago. ...

Chicago Children's Theatre To Receive $40,000 Award From The National Endowment For The Arts


by A.A. Cristi - January 14, 2025

Chicago Children's Theatre has announced that it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $40,000....

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Receives $50 Million Gift From The Zell Family Foundation


by A.A. Cristi - December 10, 2024

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)....

MusicNOW to Present Curtis Stewart In Premiere Of His Violin Concerto And Jessie Montgomery's Concerto Grosso


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 12, 2024

On Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 4:30pm, 'Jessie Montgomery & Curtis Stewart,' a celebration of composer-performers, will be performed at Symphony Center....

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Will Premiere Lowell Liebermann's Flute Concerto No. 2 in March


by Stephi Wild - January 17, 2024

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by the charismatic Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki, will perform the world premiere of GRAMMY Award-nominated American composer Lowell Liebermann's Flute Concerto No. 2 on March 21, 2024 at Symphony Center....

Bach Inspires Pianist Matthew Hagle To Explore RIPPLES IN TIME AND MUSIC November 4 At Nichols Concert Hall


by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2023

​​​​​​​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.m. ...

Past Shows

Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi
6/27 - 6/29/2024


One of the most celebrated Japanese composers of our time, Joe Hisaishi has produced music for 10 Hayao Miyazaki films, including Nausicaä of the Valley ...


Immerse yourself in Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi masterpiece with John Williams’ pioneering score performed by the CSO. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as an Indiana utility ...


When the Three Little Pigs are sent out into the world by their father, each chooses to build a house using a different material. With ...


Witness the 1951 MGM musical — starring Gene Kelly as an American ex-GI who falls for a Parisian woman played by Leslie Caron — on ...

Home Alone in Concert
12/8 - 12/10/2023


Relive John Hughes’ hilarious and heartwarming tale about 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), who is left to defend his home against a pair of dimwitted ...

MTT Conducts Mozart
11/30 - 12/5/2023


Michael Tilson Thomas lends his fresh insights to a compelling Austro-Germanic program. It includes Mozart’s whirling Six German Dances and his graceful and tender Piano ...

Fantasia in Concert
11/24 - 11/26/2023


Join us for a thrilling performance of Disney's groundbreaking marriage of symphonic music and animation, Fantasia. Magnificent repertoire from the original 1940 version and Fantasia ...

The Planets
11/2 - 11/7/2023


Daniel Harding leads Holst’s The Planets, the interstellar orchestral suite that has inspired generations of sci-fi film composers. Experience the ferocity of “Mars,” the golden ...

Gershwin & Bernstein
10/19 - 10/24/2023


An exuberant melding of jazz, blues and classical styles, Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F is an ideal vehicle for Illinois native Conrad Tao, “a personality-plus ...

Muti Conducts The Firebird
9/21 - 9/26/2023


Riccardo Muti and the CSO open the 2023/24 Season with two pieces capturing the fairy-tale splendor of Russian music. Stravinsky’s suite from The Firebird uses ...

Merry, Merry Chicago!
Merry, Merry Chicago!
12/16 - 12/23/2022


Symphony Center’s joyous musical celebration of the season is the perfect holiday tradition for the entire family. Join members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and ...

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