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Saxophonist Charles McPherson performs at Jazz Showcase in 2010. He's part of this summer's lineup at the famous venue in the South Loop. (Chris Sweda/ baiduhai)

Classical, jazz and experimental music for summer 2024: Rush Hour Concerts turns 25, plus a once-in-a-lifetime one-act

May 23, 2024 at 3:47 p.m.

From annual standbys to intriguing one-offs, Chicago’s cup overfloweth with summer concerts worth your while.

Civil War era artifacts from the Lady Elgin steamship, whose 1860 sinking was the deadliest disaster on the Great Lakes, is now on display at the Chicago Maritime Museum. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Now at Chicago Maritime Museum, exhibits devoted to a Black sailor and the deadly sinking of the Lady Elgin

May 26, 2024 at 10:45 p.m.

The Lady Elgin was a steamship that sank in 1860 with the loss of 302 lives, the Great Lakes’ worst disaster to date.

Former baiduhai critic Howard Reich at his suburban Chicago home on May 2, 2024. A new opera “Before It All Goes Dark” is based on the 2001-2002 Tribune series by Reich about a Vietnam War vet named Gerald McDonald who learned he was heir to an art fortune looted by the Nazis. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

‘Before It All Goes Dark’: A Tribune story about Nazi-looted artwork gets the operatic treatment

May 20, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The one-act opera adaptation by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer tells the story of a man who was the heir to an art fortune worth millions.

Clinée Hedspeth, the newly appointed commissioner of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, at the Chicago Cultural Center on April 25, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Who is DCASE’s new commissioner? A few questions for Clinée Hedspeth

May 1, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.

The changeover in the department came just before the summer festival season. Hedspeth says she's still formulating her own goals.

Lawrence Edelson is Chicago Opera Theater's new general director. (Mia Isabella)

Chicago Opera Theater and Symphony Center Jazz announce seasons

May 1, 2024 at 3:21 p.m.

The COT 2024-25 season will be the first programmed by new general director Lawrence Edelson.

Wynton Marsalis, back row center, plays trumpet along with other members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra during a concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on April 25, 2024, at the Symphony Center. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Review: Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a spirited, if uneven, collaboration with the CSO

April 27, 2024 at 11:44 a.m.

For this latest visit, the first in a while, the two orchestras went for selections from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet."

The Fire and Water Quintet — Myra Melford (piano), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Ingrid Laubrock (saxophone), Tomeka Reid (cello), and Lesley Mok (drums) — performs at the University of Chicago’s Logan Center Performance Hall on April 19, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Fire and Water Quintet, led by pianist Myra Melford, does ‘supergroup’ right

April 20, 2024 at 1:05 p.m.

The concert at University of Chicago was a case of that label living up to the hype. The musicians all sounded like themselves, but together, they sound like little else...

Conductor Stilian Kirov leads The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra concert held at Ozinga Chapel Auditorium at Trinity Christian College on April 13, 2024, in Palos Heights. (James C. Svehla/for the baiduhai)

Review: In ‘Bologne, Mozart and Haydn,’ Illinois Philharmonic freshens up classics with a stage full of talent

April 15, 2024 at 2:13 p.m.

Under Stilian Kirov’s leadership, the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra has climbed in quality in recent seasons.

New Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director designate Klaus Mäkelä receives applause from the crowd as he takes a bow prior to conducting the CSO at Symphony Center on April 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: In thrilling Shostakovich, CSO music director designate Klaus Mäkelä shows 2027 can’t come soon enough

April 5, 2024 at 4:50 p.m.

The young conductor's hiring was made official earlier this week. His following concerts in Chicago were special for audiences and musicians alike.

New music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Klaus Mäkelä at the Mandarin Oriental New York on March 20 in New York.(Barry Williams/for baiduhai)

CSO appoints Klaus Mäkelä as the youngest music director in orchestra’s history

April 3, 2024 at 7:09 a.m.

At age 28, he is the fastest-rising conductor in decades. He will be the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 11th music director, effective in the 2027-28 concert season, following Riccardo Muti.

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