Klaus Mäkelä’s imminent arrival brings Sibelius, Lindberg and a thrilling Walton surprise to Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-2027 Season
Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2026-2027
Chicago
Marc-André Hamelin champions Ives’s sprawling ‘Concord’ in Chicago’s Orchestra Hall
United States Ives, Robert Schumann, Scriabin: Marc-André Hamelin (piano). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 22.2.2026. (ZC)
A stellar cast in Cosi fan tutte at the Lyric Opera of Chicago
United States Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 13.2.2026. (JLZ)
Liszt and Brahms become a refuge in Kirill Gerstein’s Chicago recital
United States Liszt, Brahms: Kirill Gerstein (piano). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 25.1.2026. (ZC)
Yunchan Lim finds poetry in Robert Schumann as Mäkelä unleashes Beethoven’s Seventh
United States Various: Yunchan Lim (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 20.12.2025. (ZC)
Chicago Opera Theater rediscovers Salieri’s Falstaff one prank at a time
United States Salieri, Falstaff, ossia Le tre burle: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Chicago Opera Theater / Christine Brandes (conductor). Studebaker Theater, Chicago, 6.12.2025. (ZC)
Catalyst Quartet in ‘Against All Odds’, a program of resistance and reach
United States Various, ‘Against All Odds’: Catalyst Quartet (Karla Donehew Perez, Abi Fayette [violins], Paul Laraia [viola], Karlos Rodriguez [cello]). Guarneri Hall, Chicago, 3.12.2025. (ZC)
Manfred Honeck’s Chicago visit offers a living, breathing setting for Mozart’s Requiem
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)
