The world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), led by Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti, will make its debut at The Soraya with a program that includes Brahms's final symphony, ...

Conductor Klaus Mäkelä, right, and pianist Yunchan Lim during a concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Dec. 18, 2025.

Forget Lollapalooza and all the rest. The hottest festival ticket happens just once a generation, if not once a lifetime. That would be the Mahler Festival, a musical G20 summit of sorts celebrating ...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has closed out 2025 in style, with three concerts led by the Zell music director designate.

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AMSTERDAM — At the Royal Concertgebouw, one of Europe’s most storied concert halls, Marina Mahler couldn’t stop eavesdropping on the rehearsal happening just yards away. She occasionally stopped ...

Some years, it feels like when we get to the beginning of the new culture season, classical music hits the snooze button and doesn’t really get rolling until late September or October. It doesn’t stop ...

It’s hard to believe, for all the hubbub around Klaus Mäkelä’s hiring as the 11th music director of the Chicago Symphony, that next season will mark just the halfway point between his tenure and ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra is preparing for a once-in-a lifetime show. They’re bringing the sounds of the symphony to a place you might not expect: Lollapalooza. The Chicago Youth ...

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