The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced the 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances.

Orchestra

Daniela Candillari conducts Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater” with Giulia Semenzato and Jennifer Johnson Cano. The program includes Jennifer Gunn as a soloist and music by Simon, Barber, and Musgrave.

Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 4, 2025

Manfred Honeck conducts Mozart’s “Requiem” with Jeanine De Bique, Avery Amereau, Ben Bliss, and Stephano Park. The concert also includes music by Beethoven and Haydn.

Performance Dates: Nov. 20-23, 2025

Petr Popelka conducts Julia Bullock in Aucoin’s “Song of the Reappeared.” The concert also includes music by Brahms and R. Strauss.

Performance Dates: Dec. 4-7, 2025

Riccardo Muti conducts a “Night at the Opera” with Francesco Meli and Lidia Fridman. The program features Verdi, Giordano, Catalani, and Puccini.

Performance Dates: March 19-21, 2026

Jakub Hrůša conducts Corinne Winters in Strauss’ “Four Last Songs.” The program also includes music by Janáček, Rachmaninov, and Wagner.

Performance Dates: April 9-12, 2026

Edward Gardner and Joyce DiDonato team up for an evening of Barber, Lieberson, and Walton.

Performance Dates: May 7-9, 2026

Juraj Valčuha conducts Poulenc, Saint-Saëns, and Ravel with soloist Erin Morley.

Performance Dates: May 14-16, 2026

James Gaffigan conducts Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir. The program includes Gershwin, Selected Spirituals, Weill, and Bernstein.

Performance Dates: June 11-13, 2026

Recitals and Featured Concerts

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider conducts Joyce DiDonato in a program of music by Weber, Mendelssohn, R. Strauss, Bizet, and Wagner.

Performance Dates: Sept. 20, 2025

The Vienna Boys Choir performs.