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Theatre & Performing Arts
Once Upon a Symphony: The Little Red Hen
A cat, dog and mouse all turn down the Little Red Hen’s requests for help planting wheat, grinding flour and baking bread – and are…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Elf in Concert
Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Woven Rhythms: Textile, Music, Motion
The Evanston Art Center (EAC) is excited to welcome the public to Qianwen Yu’s exhibition Woven Rhythms: Textile, Music, Motion! Qianwen Yu is a Chicago-based…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Woven Rhythms: Textile, Music, Motion
The Evanston Art Center (EAC) is excited to welcome the public to Qianwen Yu’s exhibition Woven Rhythms: Textile, Music, Motion! Qianwen Yu is a Chicago-based…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass
The world’s most celebrated orchestral brass section takes center stage in this annual December extravaganza. Experience traditional brass works and arrangements packed with virtuosity, warmth…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Merry, Merry Chicago!
Gather with friends and loved ones at Symphony Center – decked with boughs of holly – for a program of familiar carols and festive holiday…
Music & Comedy
3rd Coast Brass presents “A Very Brass Christmas”
3rd Coast Brass is the premier brass ensemble in the Chicago area. Their members perform with some of the top orchestras in the United States,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Candlelight: Featuring Mozart, Bach, and Timeless Composers
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Chicago. Get your tickets now to…
Music & Comedy
Civic Fellows ft. D-Composed
Be delighted and inspired by this contemporary chamber music concert curated and performed by the Civic Fellows, featuring musicians from the Chicago-based Black chamber music…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Music of the Baroque: Minkowski Conducts
Renowned French conductor Marc Minkowski makes his Music of the Baroque debut with music by three orchestral gods—Handel, Rameau, and Mozart. Handel’s concerto grosso was…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Revel in the sonic splendor of the CSO with two of its signature works: Strauss’ brash symphonic portrait of the infamous libertine Don Juan and Bartók’s exhilarating…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Revel in the sonic splendor of the CSO with two of its signature works: Strauss’ brash symphonic portrait of the infamous libertine Don Juan and Bartók’s exhilarating…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Revel in the sonic splendor of the CSO with two of its signature works: Strauss’ brash symphonic portrait of the infamous libertine Don Juan and Bartók’s exhilarating…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
CSO Chamber Music at the University of Chicago
Music in Times of Crisis In a program investigating how artists respond to catastrophe, musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform Mozart’s Quintet for Clarinet…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Revel in the sonic splendor of the CSO with two of its signature works: Strauss’ brash symphonic portrait of the infamous libertine Don Juan and Bartók’s exhilarating…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Salonen Conducts Bluebeard’s Castle
A taut and gripping thriller, Bartók’s one-act opera follows Duke Bluebeard and his newest wife Judith as she opens the seven doors of his castle…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Salonen Conducts Bluebeard’s Castle
A taut and gripping thriller, Bartók’s one-act opera follows Duke Bluebeard and his newest wife Judith as she opens the seven doors of his castle…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Salonen Conducts Bluebeard’s Castle
A taut and gripping thriller, Bartók’s one-act opera follows Duke Bluebeard and his newest wife Judith as she opens the seven doors of his castle…
Music & Comedy
Grand Illumination Symphony Concert Series
Experience the magic of the Grand Illumination Symphony Chicago as you step into the glow of a thousand candles and immerse yourself in transformative live…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Tetzlaff Plays Sibelius
The rugged, windswept beauty of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto is a perfect showcase for Christian Tetzlaff, whose “fiery and compelling” 2022 CSO performance was named one…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Tetzlaff Plays Sibelius
The rugged, windswept beauty of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto is a perfect showcase for Christian Tetzlaff, whose “fiery and compelling” 2022 CSO performance was named one…
Music & Comedy
Lakeview Orchestra Performs Tchaikovsky 6
The concert will take place on February 16th at 2:00 PM at the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture. We will be performing Tchaikovsky’s Symphony…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Notes for Peace Reunion
Notes for Peace is an initiative of the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra that empowers families across Chicago who have lost children to gun…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Tetzlaff Plays Sibelius
The rugged, windswept beauty of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto is a perfect showcase for Christian Tetzlaff, whose “fiery and compelling” 2022 CSO performance was named one…
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