Chicago

Chicago Opera Theater’s Leonora shines light on Ferdinando Paër’s overlooked masterpiece

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United StatesUnited States Ferdinando Paër, Leonora: Soloists and Orchestra of Chicago Opera Theater / Dame Jane Glover (conductor). Studebaker Theater, Chicago, 4.10.2024. (ZC)

Alex Soare (Giachino), Keely Futterer (Marcellina), Vanessa Becerra (Fedele/Leonora) , and Joo Won Kang (Rocco) © Michael Brosilow

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Tension and drama abound in the Chicago Symphony’s Tchaikovsky Fourth and Walton Viola Concerto

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United StatesUnited States Vaughan-Williams, Walton, Tchaikovsky: Antoine Tamestit (viola), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 26.9.2024. (ZC)

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2021 © Todd Rosenberg/CSO

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Lyric Opera of Chicago opens the 2024–2025 season with a concert in Millenium Park

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United StatesUnited States Various – ‘Sunday in the Park with Lyric’: Soloists, Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, 25.8.2024. (JLZ)

[l-r] Emily Richter, Christopher Humbert Jr., Gemma Nha, Enrique Mazzola and Ian Rucker © Kyle Flubacker

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Anne Akiko Meyers in a stunning performance of Fandango at the Grant Park Music Festival

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United StatesUnited States Grant Park Music Festival 2024 [2] – Various: Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor). Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, 5.7.2024. (JLZ)

Anne Akiko Meyers and the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra © Grittani Creative LTD

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Outstanding music-making in the opening concert of Chicago’s 2024 Grant Park Music Festival 

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United StatesUnited States Grant Park Music Festival [1] – Elgar, Holst: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Lauren Decker (contralto), Grant Park Music Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Carlos Kalmar (conductor). Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, 15.6.2024. (JLZ)

Carlos Kalmar conducts contralto Lauren Decker in Holst’s The Cloud Messenger © Charles Osgood

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Neeme Järvi conducts Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony in Chicago

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler, Symphony No.2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’: Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Neeme Järvi (conductor). Symphony Center, Chicago, 24.5.2024. (JLZ)

Neeme Järvi conducts Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No.2 © Nuccio DiNuzzo

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