The Era of Klaus Mäkelä, Conducting Phenom, Begins in Chicago
On Thursday, the richly talented 28-year-old maestro led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the first time since being named its next music director.
Klaus Mäkelä to Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra
He will be the youngest music director in the orchestra’s 133-year history, and one of the youngest ever to lead a top American ensemble.
Riccardo Muti Takes a Victory Lap With the Chicago Symphony
The orchestra’s former conductor — now its music director emeritus for life — opened Carnegie Hall’s season with a two-night engagement.
What Spatial Audio Can and Cannot Do for Classical Music
Immersive audio formats, while newer for pop, have been used by composers for decades. But not all works call for spatial treatment.
For Riccardo Muti, a Grand Sort-of-Finale in Chicago
The eminent maestro is ending an acclaimed 13-year run at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. But with his successor not yet named, he’s sticking around.
Audiences Are Coming Back to Orchestras After a ‘Scary’ Fall
“It seemed like a switch flipped right before Thanksgiving,” the leader of the Chicago Symphony said.
Classical Music to See and Hear in Spring 2023
This spring, Gustavo Dudamel, the Philharmonic’s next music director, conducts the big deal symphony, the Met Opera stages Terence Blanchard’s “Champion”; and in Chicago, Riccardo Muti says farewell.
One of the World’s Great Maestros Is Suddenly a Free Agent
Christian Thielemann, a conductor of the old school, ends a long drought leading American orchestras in Chicago this month.
Review: Before Riccardo Muti Leaves Chicago, a Verdi Farewell
“Un Ballo in Maschera” is the last in a series of Verdi operas led in concert by the Chicago Symphony’s music director, who departs after next season.