United States Various: Yunchan Lim (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 20.12.2025. (ZC)
Yunchan Lim finds poetry in Robert Schumann as Mäkelä unleashes Beethoven’s Seventh
Zach Carstensen
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)
Matthew Aucoin’s Song of the Reappeared premieres with the Chicago Symphony 4-7 December
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
United States Stravinsky, Rodrigo, Brahms: Pablo Sainz-Villegas (guitar), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 8.11.2025. (ZC)
Behzod Abduraimov brings quiet mastery to the piano in Chicago’s Orchestra Hall
United States Various: Behzod Abduraimov (piano). Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, Chicago, 2.11.2025. (ZC)
Hadelich and Jordan lead the Chicago Symphony through its repertoire sweet spot
United States Kodály, Dvořák, Brahms: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 9.10.2025. (ZC)
