Raven Chacon/Photo: Neal Santos

1
Muti & Sáinz-Villegas
(Symphony Center)
Your last chance to see the maestro in Chicago this year. Muti will conduct Brahms’ fourth, while Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas will perform Rodrigo’s “captivating portrait” of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, near Madrid.
November 6-8

2
Raven Chacon: American Ledger, No. 3
(Logan Center for the Arts, Courtyard)
The Diné composer, whose sound “weaves noise, chamber music, and Indigenous storytelling,” scored this piece for two women’s choirs, who will perform the piece originally commissioned by the Renaissance Society and dedicated to Chicago journalist and activist Ida B. Wells.
November 2

3
Patti Smith and Her Band
(The Chicago Theatre)
A record anniversary worth noting: Patti is touring to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of her seminal “Horses,” performing the album in its entirety.
November 17 & 18

4
Tortoise with the Chicago Philharmonic
(The Auditorium Theatre)
The hometown post-rock stalwarts take a journey through their essential catalog with live orchestral accompaniment for one momentous night at Adler and Sullivan’s great hall.
November 11

5
Saba with Pivot Gang Presents John Walt Day
(Metro)
The hip-hop collective plays an annual tribute in honor of their lost member, friend and cousin, the West Side rapper John Walt.
November 28