A 2007 broadcast from CSO’s archives: Bernard Haitink—the Orchestra’s principal conductor from 2006 until 2010—leads Beethoven’s Seventh and Brahms’s Second symphonies. The program opens with Weber’s Overture to Der Freischütz and includes Webern’s Passacaglia for Orchestra.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has announced its 2024–2025 season, a full year of concerts in its mainstage subscription series, as well as chamber, solo, family, and other programming.

Glover has led Music of the Baroque since 2002.

Teague-Núñez is the first steelpan soloist to enter — much less win — the competition.

Experience the ferocity of “Mars,” the golden song of “Jupiter,” the eerie calm of “Saturn” and the haunting off-stage vocals of the ethereal “Neptune.”

Maestros Barenboim, Boulez, and Solti conduct the CSO with the Chicago Symphony Chorus under the direction of chorus founder Margaret Hillis.

Michael Tilson Thomas leads the CSO in Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto with soloist Jeremy Denk.

Music by Lalo, Brahms, and Lindberg (a CSO co-commission).

Follow live on Sunday, February 4, as music’s biggest awards are given out!

Sanders was the last active member of the legendary Frank Miller-helmed CSO cello section.

Honor Black artistry with an entire month of exciting musical events — operas, chamber concerts, jazz orchestras, broadcasts, and more!

A journey from brooding despair to rousing triumph, Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony rescued him from the grips of official Soviet disfavor.

Plus the overture to Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims.

From her debut — at age 12 — with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Hilary Hahn has become a shining example of what it means to be a 21st century violinist.

We will hear the CSO’s ninth music director conducting Bruckner, Strauss, and Wagner.

Eminent Swedish-American conductor Herbert Blomstedt leads two Dvořák landmarks — the restless, bucolic Eighth Symphony and the impassioned Cello Concerto — each imbued with the composer’s hallmark warmth and Bohemian charm.

Recognizing the Chicagoans, musicians, artists, and friends of WFMT who died this past year.

Holiday music conducted by Sir Georg Solti and Fritz Reiner.

This broadcast celebrates the CSO’s sixth music director, Fritz Reiner!

David Afkham returns to the CSO podium to lead Debussy, Ravel, and Shostakovich.

Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to the CSO podium for Ravel, Stravinsky, and Dessner.

As we look forward to the festivities, we have compiled some of Chicago’s most enticing holiday offerings!

This commercial broadcast includes the CSO’s historical recordings led by various guest conductors.

Jessie Montgomery, Carlos Simon, and Jasmine Barnes join WFMT to preview the season premiere of CSO MusicNOW.

Dame Jane Glover makes her CSO debut leading Haydn and Mozart.