REVIEW: Cristian Măcelaru inspires in first CSO concert as music director-designate
After intermission, Măcelaru led a riveting performance of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, “From the New World.” The ...
Conductor Daniel Barenboim reveals his Parkinson's disease diagnosis
The maestro has appeared more frail since 2022, canceling scheduled performances that included a new production of Wagner's ...
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Violinist Gabriela Lara becomes the CSO's first Latina member as orchestra eyes greater diversity, inclusion
Gabriela Lara performs with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as a CSO Fellow in 2022 ... who will take over as music director of the New York Philharmonic in 2026. “Coming here, I realized ...
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Review: Muti and Chicago Give a Singing Account of a Rare Verdi
On Tuesday, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Riccardo ... During his tenure as this ensemble’s music director, Muti deliberately introduced Italian opera into its repertory ...
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To these Chicago Symphony players, here’s the sound of music in an era of crisis
WBEZ contributor Hannah Edgar reports. Audio provided by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, recorded in 2021 and featuring Robert Chen, violin; John Sharp, cello; Stephen Williamson, clarinet ...
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Esa-Pekka Salonen proves the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is a high-performance machine
The Finnish conductor drove the orchestra as expertly as a racing champion in Strauss, Bartók and Salonen's own Sinfonia ...
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Fate and Fire: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Miami Performance Stuns with Emotional Depth
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra returned to Miami on Thursday after nearly five years, marking its first performance since the pandemic disrupted everything and turned life upside down. They ...
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DuPage Symphony Orchestra celebrates local talent with ‘Beyond Beautiful’
The DuPage Symphony Orchestra is preparing a celebration of local talent and musical masterpieces called ‘Beyond Beautiful” on Sunday, Feb. 16. It will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at Wentz ...