Marking the free classical music festival’s first season led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero.

This week, Jakub Hrůša conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. The broadcast opens with Shaw’s Boris Kerner, performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s second flutist Emma Gerstein and assistant principal cellist Kenneth Olsen, and Hailstork’s Arabesques, also performed by Emma Gerstein with principal percussionist Cynthia Yeh.

The season’s theme, Propel, taps into the Sinfonietta’s ongoing mission to foster change and progress in classical music.

Operas from the 19th century to today that depict Black stories.

A celebration of rich and diverse Black musical heritages.

Introductions welcomes a return guest for a full clarinet recital: Louis Auxenfans of Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood.

Music director Ken-David Masur leads water-inspired music by Smetana, Hailstork, Takemitsu, Debussy, and David Ludwig.

Renowned Chicago-area violinist Vadim Gluzman joins the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to perform Vivaldi’s landmark Four Seasons in this performance from August 2022.

A celebration of rich and diverse Black musical heritages.

A special program commemorating the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans

Introductions welcomes a return guest for a full clarinet recital: Louis Auxenfans of Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood.

Bach wrote a lot of music! Here’s where to start…

An assortment of multimedia tributes — music, visual arts, poetry, and dance — to the monumental Civil Rights leader.

The CSO announces an array of concerts from September to January.