Guest conductor Petr Popelka leads the CSO in an ambitious program featuring Brahms, Strauss, and an Aucoin world premiere ...

For those used to hearing the CSO at full scale, with its famous brass section booming at full volume, this evening’s concert ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A huge holiday gift for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was announced Tuesday. The Zell Family Foundation announced it is giving the orchestra association $50 million. The gift is one ...

Conductor Klaus Mäkelä, right, and pianist Yunchan Lim during a concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Dec. 18, 2025. (Todd Rosenberg) The second half of the concert opened with “Con brio, ...

CHICAGO (CBS/AP) --The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced its new music director, Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä, who will become the youngest person to ever hold the position in the ensemble's ...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra viola player Diane Mues and horn player Oto Carrillo were both members of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO) as high school students. Chicago Symphony Orchestra ...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor Emeritus Pierre Boulez will replace Music Director Riccardo Muti as conductor for the THIRTEEN Great Performances broadcast on Wednesday, October 27 at 9 p.m. ET ...

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Conductor Erina Yashima takes the stage to lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Jessie Montgomery’s “Strum for String Orchestra” at Symphony Center on June 3, 2021, in Chicago.