Guest conductor Karina Canellakis leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center on April 3, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Bass players perform as guest conductor Karina Canellakis leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center on April 3, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Guest conductor Karina Canellakis leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center on April 3, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Guest conductor Karina Canellakis leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center on April 3, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs as guest conductor Karina Canellakis leads the CSO at Symphony Center on April 3, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Guest conductor Karina Canellakis takes a bow before leading the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center on April 3, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
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Guest conductor Karina Canellakis leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center on April 3, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Let’s hear it for substitute musicians. Without them, many a Chicago Symphony concert this year so far would have been impossible — including Thursday’s performance of “Canellakis Conducts Rachmaninov.”
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