Chicago Symphony Orchestra

“Triumphant… full of power and drama” claimed the Chicago Sun-Times when Riccardo Muti last led the Orchestra and Chorus in Mozart’s Requiem. Experience the composer’s magnificent final masterpiece …

David Afkham makes his highly anticipated return to conduct the CSO in Beethoven’s noble Emperor Concerto and Dvorak’s dramatic Seventh Symphony. “Afkham rocked Orchestra Hall with an exciting …

Riccardo Muti leads a wide-ranging program featuring music from Rossini’s witty comic opera Il viaggio a Reims and Wagner’s Overture to Tannhauser. Also on the program are two …

Finnish conductor Osmo Vanska takes listeners though Mendelssohn’s Scottish travelogue, filled with portraits of the highlands, country dances and the tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots. Internationally renowned …

Renowned conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen leads Strauss’ wondrous Also sprach Zarathustra. The mesmerizing Bluebeard’s Castle, Bartok’s only opera, is performed by John Relyea and Michelle DeYoung, two of the …

Czech conductor Jakub Hrusa returns after an acclaimed 2017 debut that the Chicago Tribune called “blazing with drama and patriotic fervor.” Hear him lead Shostakovich’s spirited Ninth Symphony. …

One of the world’s most sought-after pianists with “virtuosity beyond his years” (Los Angeles Times), Benjamin Grosvenor makes his CSO debut with Chopin’s elegant First Piano Concerto. Esteemed …

Enjoy an evening of sumptuous color featuring Debussy’s glistening ode to spring and a work inspired by Bela Bartok’s Hungarian heritage. Symphony Center favorite Emanuel Ax plays Brahms’ …

Mahler’s transcendent First Symphony set the stage for the modern symphony. Hear this groundbreaking composition performed by “one of the world’s greatest Mahler orchestras” (Chicago Tribune). Gautier Capucon, …

Riccardo Muti leads an evening of dramatic and evocative works, pairing Respighi’s captivating Pines of Rome with a rare performance of Bizet’s own portrait of the great city. …

“Uchida’s remarkable approach to the piano is a given. But the way in which Muti and the Orchestra seemed to be breathing as one with her every second …

Mikko Franck makes a welcome return to conduct composers of his native Finland, including Sibelius’ spirited Violin Concerto with Hilary Hahn, “the epitome of violinist perfection” (Nurnberger Nachrichten), …

Experience a lively evening of South American and Spanish music led by charismatic conductor Giancarlo Guerrero in his Orchestra Hall debut. Hear popular works by Ginastera, Chabrier, Piazzolla …

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and The Joffrey Ballet bring to life neo-classical works by Stravinsky. This electrifying collaboration includes a world premiere ballet set to the Dumbarton Oaks …

In her CSO debut, Australian conductor Simone Young, renowned for her interpretations of both opera and symphonic music, leads a radiantly romantic program that includes excerpts from the …

Riccardo Muti leads Gershwin’s cinematic An American in Paris and Tchaikovsky’s inventive Suite No. 3. Also on the program is the world premiere of a bass trombone concerto …

“For more than 40 years, Riccardo Muti has been the king of Verdi conductors, the one who most makes you feel you are hearing the composer’s operas for …