2023/24 Group Sales Guide

TOGETHER, AS ONE

UNITED IN SOUND.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is proud to present a season like no other. It’s a celebration of unity that illuminates the singular talents who come together to make our city an epicenter of musical brilliance.

Feel the pull of an orchestra that plays as one, and bring your sense of awe and wonder as the city welcomes a dynamic list of musical guests. Join us as we celebrate what’s possible when talents unite.

CHARLES VERNON AND ESTEBAN BATALLÁN

STEPHEN WILLIAMSON

TOGETHER IN AWE.

GROUP BENEFITS

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• Tours of Symphony Center

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CSO GROUP EVENTS ARE IDEAL FOR EVERY OCCASION

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THE EPICENTER OF MUSICAL BRILLIANCE

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra welcomes your group to Symphony Center, the musical heart of the city, to be entertained and inspired. Throughout the 2023/24 Season, the CSO displays its extraordinary talents, performing repertoire from five different centuries and representing a broad range of compositional voices. Experience incredible pieces by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Ravel, Montgomery, Tchaikovsky and many others.

Maestro Riccardo Muti returns to Chicago in September for two weeks of concerts and the annual Symphony Ball. Celebrated guest conductors appearing at the podium this season include Michael Tilson Thomas, Gemma New, Jakub Hrůša, Klaus Mäkelä and Kazuki Yamada. Featured soloists performing with the CSO include violinist Hilary Hahn, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, pianist Yuja Wang and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. The awe-inspiring Chicago Symphony Chorus performs cherished works, including two of the most revered oratorios in the repertoire: Handel’s Messiah and Mendelssohn’s dramatic Elijah.

Experience the thrill of watching cherished films on the big screen as the score is performed by the CSO. Your group will adore Disney’s pioneering classic Fantasia, the MGM musical An American in Paris and Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind with an unforgettable score by John Williams.

Symphony Center Presents concerts offer your group the opportunity to hear some of today’s most distinguished artists in the historic Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center.

Join us for breathtaking piano recitals by Sir András Schiff, Hélène Grimaud and Evgeny Kissin, as well as the debuts of Bruce Liu and the Jussen brothers in a duo recital. Don’t miss the highly anticipated return of violinist Maxim Vengerov, who last performed in Orchestra Hall nearly 20 years ago. Daniel Barenboim, the CSO’s ninth music director, also returns to Chicago conducting the Staatskapelle Berlin. Symphony Center Presents Jazz celebrates its 30th season with the debut of the 2023 Grammy Award winner for Best New Artist, vocalist Samara Joy, and welcomes back venerated masters including the Brad Mehldau Trio, drummer Makaya McCraven and the inimitable Herbie Hancock.

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SAMARA JOY

GEMMA NEW

YUJA WANG

CSO CONCERTS FOR THE CLASSICAL EXPERIENCE

• Muti, Glass & Mendelssohn Italian

SEPT 28-30

• Jaap van Zweden Conducts Beethoven 5

OCT 12-15

• Gershwin & Bernstein

OCT 19-24

• The Planets

NOV 2-7

• Also sprach Zarathustra

MAR 14-16

• CSO x Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

APR 25-27

• Montgomery & Bruckner 7

MAY 30-JUNE 1

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS

• Fantasia in Concert

NOV 24-26

• Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna

NOV 25

• A Chanticleer Christmas

DEC 5-6

• Home Alone in Concert

DEC 8-10

• Merry, Merry Chicago!

DEC 15-23

• CSO Brass

DEC 19

• Sir Andrew Conducts Handel’s Messiah

DEC 21-23

RICCARDO MUTI AND PHILIP GLASS

WYNTON MARSALIS

MERRY, MERRY CHICAGO!

JESSIE MONTGOMERY

CSO BRASS

SURE TO DELIGHT

INCREDIBLE ARTISTS, UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES

• Anoushka Shankar

Oct 13

• Maxim Vengerov

Nov 10

• Makaya McCraven

Jan 19

• Eliades Ochoa

Mar 8

• Max Raabe & Palast Orchester

Mar 15

• Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

Apr 7

• Duets: Dianne Reeves, Chucho Valdés & Joe Lovano

May 17

• Hilary Hahn & Friends

June 9

CINEMATIC INSPIRATIONS

• An American in Paris

Feb 9

• Close Encounters of the Third Kind

May 3 close encounters of the third kind © 1977, renewed 2005, columbia pictures industries, inc. all rights reserved.

• Shaken, Not Stirred

June 4

• Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi

June 27-29

JOE HISAISHI

HILARY HAHN

What is the minimum group size?

Groups of 10 or more have access to our Group Sales team.

What is the pricing?

Group ticket prices are available for most concerts and vary based on performance.

When is my payment due?

After seats have been assigned for your group, we request a 15% deposit. The remaining balance of your order is due 60 days prior to the concert date.

Can I change my order?

Yes! Group orders can be adjusted until the time of final payment.

What about handling fees?

A $15 fee will be applied to your order. No additional fees will be applied to your group order.

Will my group be assigned seats when I place an order?

Seats will be assigned starting in July 2023.

Can my group sit together?

We will make every possible effort to seat all group members together, based on seat availability.

Are there any age restrictions for the concerts?

Most Symphony Center concerts are recommended for children at least 8 years of age. CSO for Kids: Family Matinee concerts are designed for children ages 5 and up. Once Upon a Symphony concerts are perfect for ages 3-5.

Where is Symphony Center?

Symphony Center is located at 220 South Michigan Avenue, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago. We’re close to incredible hotels, first-rate restaurants and world-famous shopping on the Magnificent Mile.

How do I get my tickets?

We can mail your tickets or send them via email.

What time should my group arrive?

We suggest arriving 45 minutes prior to the start of the concert. Group members should have their tickets in hand.

Is there motor-coach parking?

The closest legal motor-coach parking location is at 420 South Franklin Street. Motor-coach parking is also available at 1200 South Canal Street, 631 West Kinzie Street and at the Museum Campus.

Is photography allowed at Symphony Center?

Groups are welcome to use their smartphones to take photos of their visit to Symphony Center and are encouraged to share them on social media @chicagosymphony. However, photography and video recording are prohibited during the performance.

Can we attend the preconcert conversation?

Yes! Groups are invited to a free preconcert lecture in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before each CSO performance.

Does Symphony Center have accessible seating?

There are various seating options for patrons with mobility considerations, including dedicated wheelchair locations, companion seats and seats with swingarms.

Are there concessions?

Refreshments are available on multiple floors of Symphony Center for most performances.

If you have any additional questions, please call Group Sales at 312-294-3040 or visit cso.org/groups.

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DINING AT SYMPHONY CENTER

SEATING

Levy Restaurants, in concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, is proudly curating the food and beverage experience at Symphony Center. Groups will love our fantastic lobby bars with enticing selections of snacks and refreshments. Our new restaurant, Forte, is serving contemporary Mediterranean cuisine on the first floor at the East Adams entrance.

Symphony Center is the ideal environment for hosting the best private events to enhance your concert experience. Let us help plan a familystyle dinner in the intimate Conductor’s Room, a social or corporate reception in the opulence of Grainger Ballroom or a simple box lunch under the skylight of the Rotunda. Forte Events sets the perfect backdrop for your next special occasion. Contact Group Sales for more information or visit forterestaurant.com.

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“It was one of the best concerts we have ever attended. I have never seen dancing in the aisles of Symphony Center before! It was an evening we will never forget.”

PARK PLAZA SENIOR LIVING

LEONIDAS KAVAKOS

SEPTEMBER

CSO

Muti Conducts The Firebird

Thursday, September 21, 7:30

Friday, September 22, 7:30

Tuesday, September 26, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Muti CONDUCTOR

LIADOV The Enchanted Lake

STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird

BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

CSO

Symphony Ball: Muti & Kavakos

WITH RED CARPET AND CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION

Saturday, September 23, 6:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Muti CONDUCTOR

Leonidas Kavakos VIOLIN

TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto

GIORDANO Intermezzo from Fedora

PUCCINI Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut

LEONCAVALLO Intermezzo from Pagliacci

VERDI Overture to Giovanna d’Arco

CSO

Muti, Glass & Mendelssohn Italian

Thursday, September 28, 7:30

Friday, September 29, 1:30

Saturday, September 30, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Muti  CONDUCTOR

GLASS The Triumph of the Octagon WORLD PREMIERE, CSO COMMISSION

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 (Italian)

R. STRAUSS Aus Italien

Steeped in beauty. Architecturally significant. Rich in history. Home to the best in live music. Built in 1904, Orchestra Hall was designed by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, who volunteered his services. Construction funds were donated by 8,000 Chicagoans.

OCTOBER

CSO

Jaap van Zweden

Conducts Beethoven 5

Thursday, October 12, 7:30

Friday, October 13, 1:30

Saturday, October 14, 7:30

Sunday, October 15, 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Jaap van Zweden CONDUCTOR

Christian Gerhaher BARITONE

SHEKHAR Lumina

FIRST CSO PERFORMANCE

MAHLER Songs from Des Knaben

Wunderhorn

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

WORLD

Anoushka Shankar

Friday, October 13, 8:00

CSO

Gershwin & Bernstein

Thursday, October 19, 7:30

Friday, October 20, 7:30

Saturday, October 21, 7:30

Tuesday, October 24, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

James Gaffigan CONDUCTOR

Conrad Tao PIANO

BARBER The School for Scandal Overture

GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

REVUELTAS Sensemayá

CHAMBER

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Lisa Batiashvili & Gautier Capuçon

Sunday, October 22, 3:00

Jean-Yves Thibaudet PIANO Lisa Batiashvili VIOLIN

Gautier Capuçon CELLO

HAYDN Piano Trio in E Major, Hob. XV:28

RAVEL Piano Trio

MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 2

CSO

Mahler 1

Thursday, October 26, 7:30

Friday, October 27, 1:30

Saturday, October 28, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider CONDUCTOR

Jian Wang CELLO

MAHLER Blumine

BLOCH Schelomo

MAHLER Symphony No. 1

JAZZ

Samara Joy

Friday, October 27, 8:00

JAMES GAFFIGAN

JIAN WANG GAUTIER CAPU Ç ON

NOVEMBER

CSO

The Planets

Thursday, November 2, 7:30

Friday, November 3, 7:30

Saturday, November 4, 7:30

Tuesday, November 7, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Harding CONDUCTOR

Chicago Symphony Chorus

SCHUMANN Overture to Manfred, Op. 115

BRAHMS Schicksalslied

HOLST The Planets

CSO FOR KIDS

Global Perspectives

Saturday, November 4, 11:00 & 12:45

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

François López-Ferrer CONDUCTOR

CSO

Rachmaninov 3

Thursday, November 9, 7:30

Friday, November 10, 1:30

Saturday, November 11, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

John Storgårds CONDUCTOR

Stephen Williamson CLARINET

SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter

THEOFANIDIS Indigo Heaven

WORLD PREMIERE, CSO COMMISSION

RACHMANINOV Symphony No. 3

ANOUSHKA SHANKAR

CHICAGO SYMPHONY CHORUS

LISA BATIASHVILI

“Our group absolutely loved it. The tour guide called Carmina burana a bucket list item. He also said the seats were perfect!”

GOOD NEWS TOUR AND TRAVEL

CHAMBER

Maxim Vengerov

Friday, November 10, 7:30

Maxim Vengerov VIOLIN

Polina Osetinskaya PIANO

CLARA SCHUMANN Three Romances, Op. 22

BRAHMS Scherzo in C Minor from the F.A.E. Sonata

SCHUMANN Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor

PROKOFIEV Five Melodies

PROKOFIEV Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 94bis

PIANO

Sir András Schiff

Sunday, November 12, 3:00

CSO

The Rite of Spring & Kavakos

Thursday, November 16, 7:30

Friday, November 17, 7:30 WHEATON COLLEGE

Saturday, November 18, 7:30

Sunday, November 19, 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Philippe Jordan CONDUCTOR

Leonidas Kavakos VIOLIN

MUSSORGSKY A Night on Bald Mountain

SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 2

STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

JAZZ

Brad Mehldau Trio

Friday, November 17, 8:00

Brad Mehldau PIANO

Larry Grenadier BASS

Jeff Ballard DRUMS

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MAXIM VENGEROV

BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO

CSO AT THE MOVIES

Fantasia in Concert

Friday, November 24, 7:30

Saturday, November 25, 7:30

Sunday, November 26, 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Emil de Cou CONDUCTOR

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HOLIDAY

Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna

Saturday, November 25, 2:00

VISITING ORCHESTRA

Staatskapelle Berlin

Tuesday, November 28, 7:30

Daniel Barenboim CONDUCTOR

BRAHMS Symphony No. 3

BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

VIENNA BOYS CHOIR

DANIEL BARENBOIM

DECEMBER

CSO

MTT Conducts Mozart

Thursday, November 30, 7:30

Friday, December 1, 1:30

Saturday, December 2, 7:30

Tuesday, December 5, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Michael Tilson Thomas CONDUCTOR

Orion Weiss PIANO

MOZART Six German Dances, K. 509 FIRST CSO PERFORMANCE

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414

BRAHMS (ORCH. SCHOENBERG)  Piano Quartet No. 1

CSO MUSICNOW

Montgomery and the Blacknificent 7

Sunday, December 3, 4:30

Jasmine Barnes SOPRANO

Damien Geter BASS-BARITONE

Jessie Montgomery VIOLIN

Carlos Simon ORGAN

THOMPSON In Response to the Madness

OKPEBHOLO CryptOlogiE

RAGLAND Eight Tones for Elijah

RAGLAND I Believe

BARNES New Work

WORLD PREMIERE, CSO MUSICNOW COMMISSION

GETER Annunciation

HOLIDAY A Chanticleer Christmas

Tuesday, December 5, 7:30

Wednesday, December 6, 7:30

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CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRASS

FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 126 E. CHESTNUT ST.

CHANTICLEER

ORION WEISS

MIKKO FRANCK

CSO

Hilary Hahn Plays Brahms

Thursday, December 7, 7:30

Friday, December 8, 1:30

Saturday, December 9, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Mikko Franck CONDUCTOR

Hilary Hahn VIOLIN

BRAHMS Violin Concerto

WAGNER Prelude to Tristan und Isolde

SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7

CSO FOR KIDS

Once Upon a Symphony:

The Three Little Pigs

Saturday, December 9, 10:00 & 11:45

BUNTROCK HALL AT SYMPHONY CENTER

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Produced and presented in partnership with Chicago Children’s Theatre. Perfect for ages 3-5.

Note: This program will also be performed on January 6 and February 10, 2024, at the same times listed above.

CSO AT THE MOVIES

Home Alone in Concert

Friday, December 8, 7:30

Saturday, December 9, 1:30

Sunday, December 10, 3:00

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Richard Kaufman CONDUCTOR

CSO

Bychkov Conducts Brahms

Thursday, December 14, 7:30

Friday, December 15, 1:30

Saturday, December 16, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Semyon Bychkov CONDUCTOR

Renaud Capuçon VIOLIN

DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture

SAINT-SAËNS Violin Concerto No. 3

BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

HOLIDAY

Merry, Merry Chicago!

Friday, December 15, 7:30

Saturday, December 16, 1:30

Sunday, December 17, 1:00

Sunday, December 17, 4:30

Friday, December 22, 7:30

Saturday, December 23, 1:30

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Thomas Wilkins CONDUCTOR

Ashley Brown VOCALIST

CHAMBER

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Brass

Tuesday, December 19, 7:30

Michael Mulcahy CONDUCTOR

Presented in collaboration with the Midwest Clinic, an International Band and Orchestra Conference.

CSO

Sir Andrew Conducts

Handel’s Messiah

Thursday, December 21, 7:30

Friday, December 22, 1:30

Saturday, December 23, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sir Andrew Davis CONDUCTOR

Joélle Harvey SOPRANO

Jennifer Johnson Cano MEZZO-SOPRANO

Matthew Polenzani TENOR

John Relyea BASS

Chicago Symphony Chorus  HANDEL (ORCH. DAVIS) Messiah

THOMAS WILKINS

JANUARY

JAZZ

Makaya McCraven

Friday, January 19, 8:00

PIANO

Lucas & Arthur Jussen

Sunday, January 21, 3:00

MOZART Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448

SCHUBERT Fantasy in F Minor, D. 940

KULENTY VAN...

STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

FEBRUARY

JAZZ

Christian McBride’s The Movement Revisited A Musical Portrait of Civil Rights Icons

Friday, February 2, 8:00

Christian McBride BAS s

Chicago Jazz Orchestra

JD Steele MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Uniting Voices Chicago

Josephine Lee ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Students from The Theatre School at DePaul University

Chris Anthony DIRECTOR

CHAMBER

Ax, Kavakos & Ma

Saturday, February 3, 7:30

Emanuel Ax PIANO

Leonidas Kavakos VIOLIN

Yo-Yo Ma CELLO

BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 (Ghost)

BEETHOVEN (ARR. WOSNER)

Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21

BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2

PIANO

Hélène Grimaud

Sunday, February 4, 3:00

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109

BRAHMS Three Intermezzos, Op. 117

BRAHMS Fantasies, Op. 116

BACH (ARR. BUSONI) Chaconne from BWV 1004

LUCAS & ARTHUR JUSSEN

AX, KAVAKOS & MA

Theodore Thomas (1835-1905) founded the Chicago Orchestra in 1891. It was renamed the Theodore Thomas Orchestra in 1905 to honor his memory and ultimately named the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1913 to better connect the ensemble with the city and people of Chicago.

HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE

CSO

Seong-Jin Cho Plays Beethoven

Thursday, February 8, 7:30

Saturday, February 10, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Gemma New CONDUCTOR CSO DEBUT

Seong-Jin Cho PIANO CSO DEBUT

KERNIS Musica Celestis

FIRST CSO PERFORMANCE

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 (Scottish)

CSO AT THE MOVIES

An American in Paris in Concert

Friday, February 9, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Constantine Kitsopoulos CONDUCTOR

CSO

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Plays Elgar

Thursday, February 15, 7:30

Saturday, February 17, 7:30

Sunday, February 18, 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Paavo Järvi CONDUCTOR

Sheku Kanneh-Mason CELLO CSO DEBUT

BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3

ELGAR Cello Concerto

NIELSEN Symphony No. 5

JAZZ

Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet

The Blue Note Quintet

Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of Blue Note Records

Friday, February 16, 8:00

Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet

Ron Carter BASS

Renee Rosnes PIANO

Jimmy Greene TENOR SAXOPHONE

Payton Crossley DRUMS

The Blue Note Quintet

Gerald Clayton PIANO

Immanuel Wilkins ALTO SAXOPHONE

Joel Ross VIBES

Matt Brewer BASS

Kendrick Scott DRUMS

CSO FOR KIDS

Carnival of the Animals

Saturday, February 17, 11:00 & 12:45

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Lina González-Granados CONDUCTOR

Charlotte Blake Alston NARRATOR

PROGRAM TO INCLUDE:

SAINT-SAËNS The Carnival of the Animals

CSO

Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich

Friday, February 23, 7:30

Saturday, February 24, 7:30

Tuesday, February 27, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Hannu Lintu CONDUCTOR

Behzod Abduraimov PIANO CSO DEBUT

SAARIAHO Ciel d’hiver FIRST CSO PERFORMANCE

TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1

MUSSORGSKY (ORCH. SHOSTAKOVICH)

Prelude to Khovanshchina

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9

SHEKU KANNEH-MASON

PIANO

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Sunday, February 25, 3:00

MOZART Fantasy in D Minor, K. 397

SWEELINCK Fantasia chromatica

MOZART Fantasy in C Minor, K. 475

VOLKONSKY Musica stricta (Fantasia ricercata)

MOZART Fantasy in F Minor

C.P.E. BACH Fantasy in C Major

MOZART Fantasy in C Minor, K. 396

BEETHOVEN Fantasy in G Minor, Op. 77

BENJAMIN Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm

HANNU LINTU

RON CARTER'S FOURSIGHT QUARTET

SEONG-JIN CHO

MARCH

CSO

Blomstedt Conducts

Beethoven 7

Friday, March 1, 1:30

Saturday, March 2, 7:30

Tuesday, March 5, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Herbert Blomstedt CONDUCTOR

SCHUBERT Symphony No. 6

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

CSO MUSICNOW

Jessie Montgomery & Curtis Stewart

Sunday, March 3, 4:30

PRECONCERT PERFORMANCE

FEATURING D-COMPOSED

Lidiya Yankovskaya CONDUCTOR

Curtis Stewart VIOLIN

PROGRAM TO INCLUDE:

STEWART Resonance

WORLD PREMIERE, CSO MUSICNOW COMMISSION

STEWART Embrace

STEWART of Love

MONTGOMERY New Work

WORLD PREMIERE, CSO MUSICNOW COMMISSION

CSO

Gil Shaham Plays Mendelssohn

Thursday, March 7, 7:30

Friday, March 8, 1:30

Saturday, March 9, 7:30

Tuesday, March 12, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Jakub Hrůša CONDUCTOR

Gil Shaham VIOLIN

R. STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration

MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto

LUTOSŁAWSKI Concerto for Orchestra

WORLD

Eliades Ochoa

Friday, March 8, 8:00

PIANO

Benjamin Grosvenor

Sunday, March 10, 3:00

CHOPIN Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

CHOPIN Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35

BRETT DEAN New Work

SCP CO-COMMISSION

LISZT Sonata in B Minor

CSO

Also sprach Zarathustra

Thursday, March 14, 7:30

Friday, March 15, 1:30

Saturday, March 16, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Jakub Hrůša CONDUCTOR

Josef Špaček VIOLIN CSO DEBUT

R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra

MARTINŮ Violin Concerto No. 1

BARTÓK Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

WORLD Max Raabe & Palast Orchester

Friday, March 15, 8:00

CSO

Mahler 4

Thursday, March 21, 7:30

Friday, March 22, 7:30 WHEATON COLLEGE

Saturday, March 23, 7:30

Sunday, March 24, 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Susanna Mälkki CONDUCTOR

Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson FLUTE

Ying Fang SOPRANO

WAGNER Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin

LIEBERMANN Flute Concerto No. 2

WORLD PREMIERE, CSO COMMISSION

MAHLER Symphony No. 4

“The group kept thanking me for getting tickets. My son clapped so hard his hands hurt. Top to bottom the program was outstanding. It was truly memorable.”

JMS MEDIA

CHAMBER

Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Mitsuko Uchida

Tuesday, March 26, 7:30

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Mitsuko Uchida PIANO AND CONDUCTOR

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17, K. 453

WIDMANN Choralquartett

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482

CSO

The Music of Bach

Thursday, March 28, 7:30

Friday, March 29, 1:30

Tuesday, April 2, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Robert Chen LEADER AND VIOLIN

William Welter OBOE

J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

J.S. BACH Violin Concerto in E Major

C.P.E. BACH Sinfonia in E-flat Major

FIRST CSO PERFORMANCE

J.S. BACH Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor

J.S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 1

JAZZ

Herbie Hancock

Saturday, March 30, 8:00

HERBIE HANCOCK

MAX RAABE & PALAST ORCHESTER

MITSUKO UCHIDA

SUSANNA M Ä LKKI

GIL SHAHAM

APRIL

CSO

Klaus Mäkelä & Yuja Wang

Thursday, April 4, 7:30

Friday, April 5, 7:30

Saturday, April 6, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Klaus Mäkelä  CONDUCTOR

Yuja Wang PIANO

ZINOVJEV Batteria

UNITED STATES PREMIERE

BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10

CSO FOR KIDS

Once Upon a Symphony: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

BUNTROCK HALL AT SYMPHONY CENTER

Saturday, April 6, 10:00 & 11:45

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Produced and presented in partnership with Chicago Children’s Theatre. Perfect for ages 3-5.

Note: This program will also be performed on April 20 and May 18, 2024, at the same times listed above.

CHAMBER

Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

Sunday, April 7, 3:00

Yo-Yo Ma CELLO

Kathryn Stott PIANO

FAURÉ Berceuse

DVOŘÁK Songs My Mother Taught Me

SÉRGIO ASSAD Menino

BOULANGER Cantique

FAURÉ Papillon

SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Sonata

PÄRT Spiegel im Spiegel

FRANCK Sonata

CSO

Mendelssohn Elijah

Thursday, April 11, 7:30

Friday, April 12, 7:30

Saturday, April 13, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

James Conlon CONDUCTOR

Masabane Cecilia

Rangwanasha SOPRANO CSO DEBUT

Ashley Dixon MEZZO-SOPRANO

Issachah Savage TENOR

Lucas Meachem BARITONE

Chicago Symphony Chorus

MENDELSSOHN Elijah

PIANO

Yefim Bronfman

Sunday, April 14, 3:00

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3

SCHUBERT Sonata in A Minor, D. 784

TCHAIKOVSKY Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37

CSO

Chopin & Tchaikovsky

Thursday, April 18, 7:30

Friday, April 19, 7:30 WHEATON COLLEGE

Saturday, April 20, 7:30

Sunday, April 21, 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Tugan Sokhiev CONDUCTOR

Yulianna Avdeeva PIANO CSO DEBUT

PANUFNIK Heroic Overture FIRST CSO PERFORMANCE

CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1 (Winter Dreams)

VISITING ORCHESTRA

Gateways Festival Orchestra

Friday, April 19, 7:30

Anthony Parnther CONDUCTOR

JAZZ

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Wednesday, April 24, 8:00

CSO

CSO x Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Thursday, April 25, 7:30

Friday, April 26, 7:30

Saturday, April 27, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Giancarlo Guerrero CONDUCTOR

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Wynton Marsalis TRUMPET

JOHN ADAMS The Chairman Dances

SHOSTAKOVICH Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1

MARSALIS All-American Pep from Swing Symphony

PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet

VISITING ORCHESTRA

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, April 28, 3:00

Sir Simon Rattle CONDUCTOR

MAHLER Symphony No. 6

“It was AMAZING! We loved the seats and the performance. Our first time at the CSO is one to remember.”

TRALA.ORG

YUJA WANG

MASABANE CECILIA RANGWANASHA

ISSACHAH SAVAGE

TUGAN SOKHIEV

KATHRYN STOTT & YO-YO MA

REEVES, VALDÉS & LOVANO

EVGENY KISSIN

ELIM CHAN

NIKOLAJ SZEPS-ZNAIDER

MAY

CSO

Sheherazade

Thursday, May 2, 7:30

Saturday, May 4, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Elim Chan CONDUCTOR CSO DEBUT

Paul Jacobs ORGAN

WEBER Overture to Der Freischütz

BARBER Toccata festiva

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Sheherazade

CSO AT THE MOVIES

Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Concert

Friday, May 3, 7:30

Sunday, May 5, 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Richard Kaufman CONDUCTOR

Chicago Symphony Chorus  close encounters of the third kind © 1977, renewed 2005, columbia pictures industries, inc. all rights reserved.

CSO

Mozart & Stravinsky

Thursday, May 9, 7:30

Friday, May 10, 7:30

Saturday, May 11, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider CONDUCTOR AND VIOLIN

MOZART Violin Concerto No. 2

KREISLER Liebesleid

STRAVINSKY Suite from Pulcinella

MOZART Symphony No. 38 (Prague)

CSO FOR KIDS

Sound Waves

Saturday, May 11, 11:00 & 12:45

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Tania Miller CONDUCTOR

CSO Helmchen Plays Beethoven

Thursday, May 16, 7:30

Friday, May 17, 1:30

Saturday, May 18, 7:30

Tuesday, May 21, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Kazuki Yamada CONDUCTOR CSO DEBUT

Martin Helmchen PIANO

TAKEMITSU How slow the Wind FIRST CSO PERFORMANCE

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1

FRANCK Symphony in D Minor

JAZZ

Duets: Dianne Reeves, Chucho Valdés & Joe Lovano

Friday, May 17, 8:00

PIANO

Evgeny Kissin

Sunday, May 19, 3:00

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90

BRAHMS Four Ballades, Op. 10

RACHMANINOV Moments musicaux, Op. 16

PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83

CSO

Salonen Conducts

Mahler Resurrection

Thursday, May 23, 7:30

Friday, May 24, 7:30

Saturday, May 25, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Esa-Pekka Salonen CONDUCTOR

Mari Eriksmoen SOPRANO

Karen Cargill MEZZO-SOPRANO

Chicago Symphony Chorus

MAHLER Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection)

CSO

Montgomery & Bruckner 7

Thursday, May 30, 7:30

Friday, May 31, 1:30

Saturday, June 1, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Manfred Honeck CONDUCTOR

Cynthia Yeh PERCUSSION

MONTGOMERY Percussion Concerto WORLD PREMIERE, CSO COMMISSION

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7

JUNE

PIANO

Bruce Liu

Sunday, June 2, 3:00

HAYDN Sonata in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32

CHOPIN Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35

KAPUSTIN Variations, Op. 41

RAMEAU Selections from Pièces de clavecin

LISZT Réminiscences de Don Juan

CSO

Shaken, Not Stirred

Tuesday, June 4, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

John Morris Russell CONDUCTOR

Capathia Jenkins VOCALS

Iconic music from the ageless James Bond movie franchise, including hits from Skyfall, Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and more.

CSO

Ravel Boléro

Thursday, June 6, 7:30

Friday, June 7, 7:30

Saturday, June 8, 7:30

Tuesday, June 11, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Stéphane Denève CONDUCTOR

Jean-Yves Thibaudet PIANO

BOULANGER D’un matin de printemps

SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 5 (Egyptian)

DEBUSSY Ibéria

RAVEL Boléro

CHAMBER

Hilary Hahn & Friends

Sunday, June 9, 3:00

Hilary Hahn VIOLIN

JESSIE MONTGOMERY

MANFRED HONECK

CYNTHIA YEH

“For the thousands of young musicians we bring to the city, the CSO is a ‘must do’ experience… hearing this world-class ensemble is an aweinspiring moment that will remain with them.”

BOB ROGERS TRAVEL

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

HILARY HAHN

CAPATHIA JENKINS

CSO

The Elements with Joshua Bell

Thursday, June 13, 7:30

Friday, June 14, 1:30

Saturday, June 15, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Juraj Valčuha CONDUCTOR

Joshua Bell VIOLIN

WEBER Overture to Oberon

HEGGIE, HIGDON, MEYER, MONTGOMERY, PUTS The Elements

FIRST CSO PERFORMANCE

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1

CSO

Tchaikovsky Pathétique & Trifonov

Thursday, June 20, 7:30

Friday, June 21, 1:30

Saturday, June 22, 7:30

Sunday, June 23, 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Lahav Shani CONDUCTOR

Daniil Trifonov PIANO

AVNI Prayer

BATES Piano Concerto

FIRST CSO PERFORMANCE

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique)

CSO AT THE MOVIES

Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi

Thursday, June 27, 7:30

Friday, June 28, 7:30

Saturday, June 29, 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Joe Hisaishi CONDUCTOR CSO DEBUT

LAHAV SHANI

DANIIL TRIFONOV

JOSHUA BELL

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