United States Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Uniting Voices Chicago, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Jordan de Souza (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 28.3.2025. (JLZ)
A solid revival of La bohème at Lyric Opera of Chicago
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CMS of Lincoln Center brings warmth and vitality to Chicago in Mozart, Schubert and W.F. Bach
United States Various: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Harris Theater, Chicago, 25.3.2025. (ZC)
Stephen Williamson premieres Christopher Theofanidis’s clarinet concerto with the CSO on 6 March
From friendship to music: Stephen Williamson premieres Christopher Theofanidis’s clarinet concerto at the CSO
On a summer day in 2022, Stephen Williamson stood outside with his clarinet in Aspen, Colorado. Surrounded by an endless blue sky, mountains and the sun, Williamson – the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s principal clarinetist – worked through intricate passages of a new concerto. Its composer, Christopher Theofanidis, was there with Williamson, shaping the music in real time. ‘Playing it outside in the fresh air, with the mountains around us, brought a whole new dimension to the sound’, Williamson recalls.
After almost three years of anticipation – due in part to an unexpected health setback – Williamson is finally set to premiere the concerto, Indigo Heaven, which was written specifically for him.
Violinist Christian Tetzlaff dazzles in Sibelius, and Afkham and the CSO bring Schoenberg to life
United States Wagner, Sibelius, Schoenberg: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / David Afkham (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 14.2.2025. (ZC)
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Iveta Apkalna bring his Sinfonia concertante to life in its Chicago debut
United States R. Strauss, Salonen, Bartók: Iveta Apkalna (organ), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 30.1.2025. (ZC)
Minkowski and Music of the Baroque take a leap from Baroque to Classical with ‘Jupiter’ and Les Boréades
United States Handel, Rameau, Mozart: Music of the Baroque / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Harris Theater, Chicago, 25.1.2025. (ZC)
Hannu Lintu and Vilde Frang lead the CSO through a program of palindromic beauty
United States Various: Vilde Frang (violin), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 21.11.2024. (ZC)
Le nozze di Figaro returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago
United States Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Erina Yashima (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 9.11.2024. (JLZ)
