THU 7:30

15 THU 7:30* cso classical *classic encounter

16 FRI 1:30 17 SAT 8:00 bruckner & liszt

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Marek Janowski conductor Benjamin Grosvenor piano Weber The Ruler of the Spirits Overture Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 Bruckner Symphony No. 3

The young British virtuoso Benjamin Grosvenor makes his CSO debut with Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2, the perfect showcase for his technical and musical gifts. The program, conducted by Marek Janowski, also includes Bruckner’s heroic Symphony No. 3.

THE APPEARANCE OF MAESTRO MAREK JANOWSKI IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE JULI PLANT GRAINGER FUND FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE. * For a fun introduction to the evening's program including dinner and beverages, try Classic Encounter. Tickets sold separately.

18 SUN 3:00 chamber

joshua bell violin Alessio Bax piano

Program to include: Tartini Violin Sonata in G Minor (The Devil's Trill) Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2 Saint-Saëns Violin Sonata No. 1

One of the most celebrated violinists of his era, Joshua Bell is praised for “his trademark glowing sound and effortless virtuosity” (The New York Times). He returns to Symphony Center in recital with award-winning Italian pianist Alessio Bax.

22 THU 7:30 cso classical

23 FRI 1:30 27 TUE 7:30 muti conducts britten, elgar & tchaikovsky

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti conductor Alice Coote mezzo-soprano Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Elgar Sea Pictures Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

Riccardo Muti conducts an ocean-inspired program featuring Britten’s Four Sea Interludes and Elgar’s Sea Pictures, as well as Tchaikovsky’s morale-boosting Symphony No. 5.

THESE PERFORMANCES ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE JULI PLANT GRAINGER FUND FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE.

25 SUN 3:00 orchestra

china ncpa orchestra

Lü Jia conductor Wu Wei sheng Chen Itinéraire d'une illusion Unsuk Chin Šu, for sheng and orchestra Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

One of China’s most prestigious ensembles, the National Centre of the Performing Arts Orchestra, presents a program of contemporary and classical works including Unsuk Chin’s glistening Šu, a concerto for the ancient Chinese mouth organ, written for sheng virtuoso Wu Wei. The program concludes with Tchaikovsky’s powerfully dramatic Fourth Symphony.

29 THU 7:30 cso classical

30 FRI 8:00 jazz

30 FRI 1:30 31 SAT 8:00 tchaikovsky & bartók

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Xian Zhang conductor Simon Trpčeski piano Chen L'Eloignement Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 Bartók Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

Composer Qigang Chen couldn’t have imagined in 2003 how relevant his piece L'Eloignement (Distancing) would become in 2020. Xian Zhang conducts the work and Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Simon Trpčeski as soloist.

jack dejohnette, ravi coltrane, matt garrison trio / thaddeus tukes quintet

Chicago-born drummer and NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette turns traditions

inside out with “spellbinding and haunting results” (Pitchfork) as he performs with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and bassist Matthew Garrison.  Thaddeus

Tukes, a vibraphonist celebrated for his “fluid technique and pervasive elegance” (Chicago Tribune), brings his quintet in their Symphony Center debut to open the evening.

THIS CONCERT IS PART OF 2020: YEAR OF CHICAGO MUSIC.