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Review: Pianist Evgeny Kissin Joins Andre Boreyko and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for an Excellent Concert at Symphony Center

Almost a year after his amazing solo recital in May 2025, and a month before his recital as a soloist, pianist Evgeny Kissin returned to Symphony Center on Thursday. Instead […]

  • Louis Harris
  • April 18, 2026
    • Classical , Music , Reviews , Uncategorized

    Review: Klaus Mäkelä and the CSO Celebrate the Hero

    With an astonishing palette of sound and moods at his disposal, Music Director-designate Klaus Mäkelä led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through tone poems celebrating heroes at Symphony Center on Thursday […]

  • Louis Harris
  • February 21, 2026
    • Classical , Feature , Film , Film & TV , Music , Reviews

    Review: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Launches 2001: A Space Odyssey with Live Accompaniment

    German conductor André de Ridder led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to accompany Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey on January 9 and 10. The film was projected on […]

  • Karin McKie
  • January 11, 2026
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Muti Leads the CSO Through a Rousing Performance of Dvořák, Hindemith, and Strauss Jr.

    Maestro Riccardo Muti returned to Symphony Center to lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through a rousing program of 19th and 20th century music on Thursday evening. Following an overture by […]

  • Louis Harris
  • November 1, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Pop , Reviews

    Review: James Gaffigan Leads Janai Brugger and the CSO through an American-Inspired Program

    The Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave an enjoyable performance of an American-inspired program at Symphony Center on Saturday evening. With James Gaffigan conducting, the program included the warm and expressive voice […]

  • Louis Harris
  • June 2, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Daniil Trifonov, Klaus Mäkelä, and the CSO Perform Brahms, Boulez, and Dvořák With Drama and Dazzle

    With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director designate Klaus Mäkelä taking the helm, CSO Artist in Residence Daniil Trifonov and the CSO gave a wonderful performance of Johannes Brahms’ Piano […]

  • Louis Harris
  • May 3, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Jaap van Zweden and the CSO Give an Engrossing Performance of Mahler’s 7th Symphony

    Under the direction of Jaap van Zweden, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave an engrossing performance of a symphony that is challenging to all involved: Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 7. In […]

  • Louis Harris
  • April 19, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: A Spirited CSO and Chorus Perform MacMillan, Beethoven, and Haydn

    Under the nuanced direction of conductor Manfred Honeck, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus gave a spirited performance at Symphony Center on Thursday night. The first half of the program […]

  • Louis Harris
  • March 15, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Christoph Eschenbach, Lucas and Arthur Jussen, and the CSO Offer a Lovely Performance of Strauss, Mozart, and Beethoven.

    Under the direction of Christoph Eschenbach, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave a lovely performance of music by Richard Strauss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven on Friday afternoon. Joining […]

  • Louis Harris
  • October 5, 2024
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Antoine Tamestit, and the CSO Offer Vaughan Williams, Walton, Tchaikovsky, and Stradivarius

    The sounds of the first viola ever made by Antonio Stradivarius wafted through the rafters of Symphony Center on Thursday as French-born Antoine Tamestit performed William Walton’s concerto for that […]

  • Louis Harris
  • September 28, 2024
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Rush, and Rachel Barton Pine—Musicianship at Its Finest at Ravinia

    Under the lively leadership of Jonathan Rush, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra completed a residency at Ravinia in an amazing fashion on Sunday evening. Joined by violinist Rachel Barton Pine, the […]

  • Louis Harris
  • August 20, 2024
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Michael Tilson Thomas, Orion Weiss, and the CSO Deliver Mozart and Brahms/Schoenberg

    The Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave a rousing if edgy performance on Thursday night, when it opened a series of concerts at Symphony Center, billed as MTT Conducts Mozart. MTT refers […]

  • Louis Harris
  • December 1, 2023
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