This March, celebrate the creativity and influence of women artists across music and beyond in these performances and events across Chicago.

Under Blake-Anthony Johnson’s helm, the orchestra has seen increases in revenue, budget, musician base pay, and staff.

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

Performances to honor the rich diversity of AAPI musical and arts traditions.

The recipient joins a respected roster of fellowship winners, including Karina Canellakis, Mei-Ann Chen, Jeri Lynne Johnson, and Valentina Peleggi.

Welcoming 2024 with Bernstein’s effervescent Overture to Candide and the luxuriant storytelling of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade in a program conducted by Chicago Sinfonietta music director Mei-Ann Chen.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2023 Ravinia residency features conductor Marin Alsop and a lineup of other leading conductors.

A dynamic balance of intensity and optimism holds true throughout the season, which features such program titles as Next, Boundless, and Unapologetic.

Though there is a long way still to go, today’s stages are richer because these pioneering conductors are on them.

The Chicago Sinfonietta has been devoted to diversity and inclusion since it was founded by pioneering African-American conductor Paul Freeman, and that legacy continues to this day.