Donald Palumbo is only the third director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. But the “pause” for MusicNOW leaves the CSO without a contemporary music series for the moment.

Chicago News CSO’s new music director Klaus Mäkelä shares vision for orchestra’s future by: Mike Lowe Posted: Apr 30, 2025 / 06:03 PM CDT Updated: Apr 30, 2025 / 06:03 PM CDT ...

At one time, that list included Karina Canellakis, the conductor of Thursday’s concert. She was on the CSO’s sub roster in the mid-2000s as a freelance violinist, even touring with the orchestra.

Duke Ellington's orchestral suite “Black, Brown and Beige,” performed by the CSO under Damon Gupton on May 9, offered a glimpse of how Ellington saw the possibilities of blending jazz into the ...

CSO Artist-in-Residence Daniil Trifonov in a performance of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Thursday night.

Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem Mass has to be the signature work of the Riccardo Muti era with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Any remaining doubt was erased when he reprised it Thursday evening with ...