Zach Carstensen – Seen and Heard International

Manfred Honeck’s Chicago visit offers a living, breathing setting for Mozart’s Requiem

01/12/202501/12/2025 by Zach Carstensen

United States Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart: Jeanine De Bique (soprano), Avery Amereau (mezzo-soprano), Ben Bliss (tenor), Stephano Park (bass), Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 23.11.2025. (ZC)

Manfred Honeck conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra © Todd Rosenberg

Matthew Aucoin’s Song of the Reappeared premieres with the Chicago Symphony 4-7 December

21/11/2025 by Zach Carstensen

Chicago Symphony spotlights Julia Bullock in the upcoming world premiere of Matthew Aucoin’s Song of the Reappeared

Muti affirms what matters in a Chicago Symphony program of Brahms, Stravinsky and Rodrigo

10/11/202510/11/2025 by Zach Carstensen

United States Stravinsky, Rodrigo, Brahms: Pablo Sainz-Villegas (guitar), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 8.11.2025. (ZC)

Guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra © Todd Rosenberg

Behzod Abduraimov brings quiet mastery to the piano in Chicago’s Orchestra Hall

05/11/202504/11/2025 by Zach Carstensen

United States Various: Behzod Abduraimov (piano). Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, Chicago, 2.11.2025. (ZC)

Behzod Abduraimov in a performance at Chicago’s Symphony Center © Anne Ryan Photography

Hadelich and Jordan lead the Chicago Symphony through its repertoire sweet spot

12/10/2025 by Zach Carstensen

United States Kodály, Dvořák, Brahms: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 9.10.2025. (ZC)

Conductor Philippe Jordan, violinist Augustin Hadelich and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra © Todd Rosenberg

A new Chicago venue makes its case with Sean Hickey’s audacious Sapiens

29/09/2025 by Zach Carstensen

United States Sean Hickey, Sapiens: Vladimir Rumyantsev (piano). The Checkout, Chicago, 27.9.2025. (ZC)

Composer Sean Hickey and ACM Founder/Executive Director Seth Boustead © Zach Carstensen

Guarneri Hall becomes a lab for Tao’s digital experiments in Nova Linea Musica’s season opener

13/09/202512/09/2025 by Zach Carstensen

United States Various – ‘Echoes and Algorithms’: Conrad Tao (piano and electronics). Guarneri Hall, Chicago, 10.9.2025. (ZC)

Conrad Tao plays Ben Nobuto’s ‘Tell me again’ © Nova Linea Musica

Randall Goosby honors Florence Price in a heartfelt Chicago Symphony performance

07/06/2025 by Zach Carstensen

United States Prokofiev, Price, Wagner: Randall Goosby (violin), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 5.6.2025. (ZC)

Sir Mark Elder conducts violinist Randall Goosby and the CSO in Price’s Violin Concerto No.2 © Todd Rosenberg Photography

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