Music director-designate Klaus Mäkelä leads the orchestra in an all-Paris program, including Milhaud’s “Le Boeuf sur le Toit, ...

In an evening of early 20th-century works tied to Paris, the 30-year-old Finnish maestro showed an appetite for expressive ...

The CSO’s 2026-27 season — the last before Klaus Mäkelä becomes full-time music director in fall 2027 — opens with a concert ...

Plus, there’s Andrew Bird and a good amount of Finnish music on deck, thanks to the incoming maestro, who walked us through the lineup.

The four audiences in mid-February who were able to see guest artist Himari perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra could ...

Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti Returns to Chicago for Three Weeks of Programs with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra including Rossini's Stabat mater with the Chicago Symphony Chorus Jean ...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has placed a huge bet on Klaus Mäkelä for its future. It’s still too soon to tell whether that ...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra announced that conductor Klaus Mäkelä, who takes over as the orchestra’s 11th music director next year, will lead five weeks of subscription concerts in Chicago as ...

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The CSO unveiled its 2026-27 season, which also will feature violinist Joshua Bell at the orchestra’s annual gala led by ...