Embark on a seafaring journey as Tchaikovsky summons Shakespeare’s magical island and storm-tossed seas in *The Tempest*. Korngold evokes the swashbuckling sailors of the 1940 Hollywood epic ...

the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the Symphony Center Presents concert series. “We are honored and deeply grateful to receive this extraordinary gift from Helen and Sam Zell on behalf of the ...

From the opening chorus’s joyful, exuberant trumpets and timpani, the Christmas story unfolds in dramatic narrative, moving arias, and stirring chorales. Dame Jane Glover brings together an ...

Smartphone-wielding patrons distract others at arts performances — but they’re also missing out. Not long ago I attended a jazz concert at Symphony Center, Chicago’s downtown jewel of an auditorium, ...