2024/25 Group Sales Guide

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ONE OF A KIND

This is the CSO

This is the home of artistic excellence, and your group belongs here.

Here, each performance is a wonder — a unique and transformative experience, created by artists of incomparable skill and passion. Your presence at Symphony Center makes sharing this powerful music possible. Join us in a world of legendary sound.

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Group Benefits

• Attractive pricing for every budget

• Exclusive access to the best seats

• No per-ticket fees (only $15 per order)

• Free preconcert conversation at every CSO Classical concert

• Group leader gift

• Personalized service

• Tours of Symphony Center

• Catering & box lunch options

Ideal for every occasion

• Birthdays, anniversaries & celebrations of life

• Entertaining business clients

• Alumni events

• Holiday gatherings

• Class & school trips

• Family reunions

CONCERTS AT SYMPHONY CENTER

Your group experience awaits.

The 2024/25 Season brings music to life.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra welcomes your group to the world of sound. Be enchanted by Beethoven’s Eroica and Pastoral Symphonies. Revel in the thunderous splendor of Don Juan and Don Quixote by Richard Strauss. Tchaikovsky’s timeless Swan Lake, Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust will set your imagination afire.

CSO at the Movies brings the magic of five classic films with scores performed live by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Symphony Center Presents concerts offer the opportunity to hear some of today’s most distinguished artists in historic Orchestra Hall. Dazzling recitals featuring Julia Fischer, Maria João Pires and CSO Artist-in-Residence Daniil Trifonov will inspire your group. Celebrate jazz with three legendary tributes, 14 Grammy winners, powerful vocalists and incredible musicianship.

Plan an unforgettable experience today!

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS SURE TO DELIGHT

CSO CONCERTS FOR THE CLASSICAL EXPERIENCE

Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Hilary Hahn

SEP 19-20

Eschenbach with Lucas & Arthur Jussen

OCT 4-6

Muti & the CSO

NOV 8-9

The Tempest & The Sea Hawk

DEC 12-14

Tetzlaff Plays Sibelius

FEB 14-16

CSO x The Joffrey Ballet

APR 10-13

Elder, Goosby & Price

JUNE 5-7

Merry, Merry Chicago!

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS

Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna NOV 30

A Chanticleer Christmas DEC 10

Elf in Concert DEC 13-15

CSO Brass DEC 17

Merry, Merry Chicago! DEC 18-23

The exceptional musical legacy of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra continues with the appointment of Klaus Mäkelä as the Orchestra’s 11th music director, beginning in 2027. Don’t miss your chance to preview the excitement as he conducts two weeks of concerts this season.

Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 3

APR 24-26

Mäkelä & Trifonov

MAY 1-4

Elf in Concert

Riccardo Muti

The Joffrey Ballet

AMAZING ARTISTS, GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

Jordi Savall —

Monteverdi: A Baroque Revolution

OCT 8

Lila Downs: Día de los Muertos

OCT 27

Berliner Philharmoniker

NOV 26

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

JAN 24-25

Kodo

FEB 23

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

APR 15

Eliane Elias —

Edmar Castañeda: Family

MAY 9

Maria João Pires

MAY 25

CINEMATIC INSPIRATIONS

Philharmonia Fantastique

OCT 19

The Wizard of Oz in Concert

NOV 29-DEC 1

Elf in Concert

DEC 13-15

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Concert

JAN 10-11

Field of Dreams in Concert

MAY 30-JUNE 1

Back to the Future in Concert

JUNE 26-28

Lila Downs

The Wizard of Oz in Concert

Kodo

What is the minimum group size?

Bring a group of 10 or more for personalized service and group benefits.

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 2024.

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 concerts are designed for children ages 5 and up.

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 motorcoach parking?

The closest legal motorcoach parking location is at 420 S. Franklin St. Motorcoach parking is also available at 1200 S. Canal St., 631 W. Kinzie St. 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 lecture in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before each CSO Classical 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 swing-arms.

Are there concessions?

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

If you have any additional questions, please call Group

at 312-294-3040 or visit cso.org/groups.

YOUR SYMPHONY CENTER EXPERIENCE

DINE AT SYMPHONY CENTER

From lobby bars serving delightful refreshments to sit-down dining experiences and options for unforgettable private events, the two world-class institutions Levy Restaurants and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association are working together to deliver an elevated concert experience. Historic Symphony Center has the facilities and professional event management team to make your group’s event a complete success.

Let us help plan a family-style dinner at Forte restaurant in our 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 cso.org/dining.

SHOP AT THE SYMPHONY STORE

Located at the Adams Street entrance to Symphony Center, the Symphony Store is open for all Chicago Symphony Orchestra and select Symphony Center Presents concerts.

Commemorate your trip to Orchestra Hall with exclusive CSO souvenirs: trendy apparel, timeless décor, the stunning annual holiday ornament and little trinkets for the whole group. From classical music merchandise sourced from around the world to kid-friendly books and toys and legendary CSO recordings, the Symphony Store is your one-stop shop for the music lovers in your life. Visit in person or shop online at symphonystore.com

SEPTEMBER

CSO

Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Hilary Hahn

SEP 19 | THURSDAY 7:30

SEP 20 | FRIDAY 1:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Andrés Orozco-Estrada CONDUCTOR

Hilary Hahn VIOLIN

TILSON THOMAS Agnegram first cso performance

BARBER Violin Concerto

BERNSTEIN (ARR. PERESS)

Overture to West Side Story

TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet

GINASTERA Four Dances from Estancia

Forbidden love is in the air with Tchaikovsky’s passionate take on Shakespearean Verona, Ginastera’s vivid Argentine romance and Bernstein’s tale of rival street gangs. Hilary Hahn solos in Barber’s masterpiece.

Hilary Hahn

Lang Lang

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Attending the CSO is a must-do experience! The performances are legendary, Orchestra Hall is amazing, and every seat is phenomenal.

GOOD NEWS TOUR & TRAVEL

CSO

Lang Lang & The Firebird

SEP 21 | SATURDAY 6:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Andrés Orozco-Estrada CONDUCTOR

Lang Lang PIANO

BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture

SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2

STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird

Celebrate the 134th season of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with megastar pianist Lang Lang in a marvelous, one-night-only performance, complete with a red-carpet experience.

CSO

Tchaikovsky 4

SEP 26 | THURSDAY 7:30

SEP 27 | FRIDAY 1:30

SEP 28 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider CONDUCTOR

Antoine Tamestit VIOLA cso debut

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Overture to The Wasps

WALTON Viola Concerto

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

Tchaikovsky pours his soul into his Fourth Symphony, with its surging melodies and dazzling colors. Antoine Tamestit brings his “gorgeous smoky sound” (The Guardian) to Walton’s Viola Concerto.

OCTOBER

CSO

Eschenbach with Lucas & Arthur Jussen

OCT 4 | FRIDAY 1:30

OCT 5 | SATURDAY 7:30

OCT 6 | SUNDAY 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Christoph Eschenbach CONDUCTOR

Lucas Jussen PIANO cso debut

Arthur Jussen PIANO cso debut

R. STRAUSS Dreaming by the Fireside from Intermezzo

MOZART Concerto for Two Pianos

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral)

Lose yourself in the idyllic landscapes of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony and the teamwork of brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen, who make two pianos “sound for all the world like a single instrument” (Gramophone).

CHAMBER

Jordi Savall

Monteverdi: A Baroque Revolution The Tears and the Fire of the Muses

OCT 8 | TUESDAY 7:30

Jordi Savall TREBLE VIOL AND DIRECTOR La Capella Reial De Catalunya Hespèrion XXI

PROGRAM TO INCLUDE WORKS BY: MONTEVERDI, DOWLAND, HOLBORNE and SCHEIDT

Musical time traveler, globe-trotting impresario, enterprising scholar and charismatic virtuoso: Jordi Savall explores the richness of the early Baroque era, highlighting the music of Monteverdi.

CSO

Alsop & Vondráček

OCT 10 | THURSDAY 7:30

OCT 11 | FRIDAY 1:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Marin Alsop CONDUCTOR

Lukáš Vondráček PIANO

LEE III Chuphshah! Harriet�s Drive to Canaan first cso performance

CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

The brilliant Marin Alsop conducts a captivating work about Harriet Tubman, a beloved piano concerto by Chopin and a work of art embedded with the makings of a Soviet double agent.

Lukáš Vondráček

Marin Alsop

Jordi Savall

Lucas & Arthur Jussen

Philharmonia Fantastique

CSO

Mozart

Coronation Mass

OCT 17 | THURSDAY 7:30

OCT 18 | FRIDAY 7:30

OCT 19 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Nicholas Kraemer CONDUCTOR

Amanda Forsythe SOPRANO

Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen

COUNTERTENOR cso debut

Josh Lovell TENOR cso debut

Michael Sumuel

BASS-BARITONE cso debut

Chicago Symphony Chorus

HANDEL Water Music‚ Suite No. 2

HANDEL Selected arias and duets from Agrippina‚ Joseph and his Brethren‚ Theodora and Alexander�s Feast first cso performance

BEETHOVEN Elegy

MOZART Mass in C Major (Coronation)

Handel’s brilliant and soul-stirring arias share a program fit for a king with the composer’s Water Music Suite No. 2 and Mozart’s grand Coronation Mass.

FAMILY

Perfect for ages 5-12

Philharmonia Fantastique

OCT 19 | SATURDAY 11:00 & 12:45

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Eric Jacobsen CONDUCTOR

PROGRAM TO INCLUDE: BATES Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra cso co-commission

Featuring stunning animation and a virtuosic score by Mason Bates, Philharmonia Fantastique takes audiences inside musical instruments and shows how they work together as an orchestra.

CSO

Don Quixote

OCT 24 | THURSDAY 7:30

OCT 25 | FRIDAY 1:30

OCT 26 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sir Donald Runnicles CONDUCTOR

John Sharp CELLO

BEETHOVEN Overture to  The Creatures of Prometheus

HUMPERDINCK

Nicholas Kraemer

Suite from Hansel and Gretel

R. STRAUSS Don Quixote

Strauss’ fantastical interpretation of Don Quixote anchors a storybook program that also features Beethoven’s incisive take on the Prometheus myth and musical highlights from Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel

John Sharp

OCTOBER

JAZZ

Charles Lloyd Quartet

featuring Aaron Parks, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland

Legacy of Wayne Shorter featuring Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci & Brian Blade with special guest

Mark Turner

OCT 25 | FRIDAY 8:00

Charles Lloyd SAXOPHONE AND FLUTE

Aaron Parks PIANO

Larry Grenadier BASS

Eric Harland DRUMS

Danilo Pérez PIANO

John Patitucci BASS

Brian Blade DRUMS

Mark Turner SAXOPHONE

Delight in an evening highlighting two of jazz’s pioneering saxophonists and composers — Charles Lloyd and Wayne Shorter.

WORLD & FOLK

Lila Downs Día de los Muertos

OCT 27 | SUNDAY 7:00

Lila Downs VOCALS AND GUITAR

Celebrate Día de los Muertos with MexicanAmerican singer Lila Downs, whose powerful voice is showcased with folklórico dancing and stunning visual projections.

CSO

Muti, Uchida, Emperor & Eroica

OCT 31 | THURSDAY 7:30

NOV 2 | SATURDAY 7:30

NOV 3 | SUNDAY 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Muti CONDUCTOR

Mitsuko Uchida PIANO

BEETHOVEN

Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor)

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)

Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti returns with Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, with its themes of heroism, struggle and triumph. Mitsuko Uchida — one of today’s great Beethoven interpreters — presents his Emperor Concerto.

Riccardo Muti

Charles Lloyd

Danilo Pérez

Lila Downs

NOVEMBER

CSO

Muti & the CSO

NOV 8 | FRIDAY 7:30

NOV 9 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Muti CONDUCTOR

DONIZETTI Overture to Don Pasquale

VERDI The Four Seasons from  I vespri siciliani

CHABRIER España

GOLIJOV Megalopolis Suite world premiere, cso commission

FALLA Suite No. 2 from

The Three-Cornered Hat

Be transported to the landscapes of Spain and Riccardo Muti’s native Italy. Golijov’s Megalopolis Suite features music from his score to the 2024 release of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic film, in which the fate of Ancient Rome haunts a modern world.

“

We love our fall field trips to the CSO! Astounding performances, engaging preconcert lectures and professional, reliable service. Many of our students have never heard the orchestra live and talk excitedly about their experience all year.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CAMPUS HONORS

CSO

Liszt & Bruckner 3

NOV 14 | THURSDAY 7:30

NOV 15 | FRIDAY 1:30

NOV 16 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Marek Janowski CONDUCTOR

Francesco Piemontesi PIANO

WEBER The Ruler of the Spirits Overture

LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3

Experience the cathedral-like grandeur of Bruckner’s Third Symphony, with its awed silences and towering brass chorales.

Francesco Piemontesi brings power and panache to Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto.

PIANO

Daniil Trifonov

NOV 17 | SUNDAY 3:00

TCHAIKOVSKY

Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. posth

CHOPIN Selected Waltzes

BARBER Sonata, Op. 26

TCHAIKOVSKY (ARR. PLETNEV)

Suite from the ballet The Sleeping Beauty

Daniil Trifonov launches his tenure as the CSO’s Artist-in-Residence with a recital that demonstrates his virtuosity, with spellbinding works by Tchaikovsky alongside Barber and Chopin.

Daniil Trifonov

Marek Janowski

NOVEMBER

CSO

Tchaikovsky Swan Lake

NOV 21 | THURSDAY 7:30

NOV 22 | FRIDAY 7:30

WHEATON COLLEGE

NOV 23 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Hannu Lintu CONDUCTOR

Vilde Frang VIOLIN cso debut

JOHN ADAMS Slonimsky�s Earbox

STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto

GUBAIDULINA Fairytale Poem first cso performance

TCHAIKOVSKY Suite from Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky’s resplendent Suite from Swan Lake caps a program of musical storytelling that includes works by Adams and Gubaidulina. Vilde Frang takes on Stravinsky’s neoclassical Violin Concerto.

JAZZ

Jason Moran and the Harlem Hellfighters

James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin

NOV 22 | FRIDAY 8:00

Jason Moran PIANO

Tarus Mateen BASS

Nasheet Waits DRUMS

Pianist-composer Jason Moran honors James Reese Europe, a groundbreaking WWI-era musician who was celebrated equally in the dancehall and on the battlefield.

The live concert experience is more meaningful when it is shared with friends. There is no better way to enjoy world-class artists and programming than bringing a group to Symphony Center. Always the highlight of our musical year!

PETER LOGRASSO, SUBSCRIBER FOR 20+ YEARS

Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson

CSO

Daniel Bernard Roumain: Voices of Migration & Invention

NOV 24 | SUNDAY 3:00

Daniel Bernard Roumain

MEAD COMPOSER-CURATOR AND VIOLIN Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson FLUTE Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ROUMAIN String Quartet No. 5 (Parks) GREEN shift.unravel.BREAK

LOGGINS-HULL Homeland

ROUMAIN New Work world premiere, cso musicnow commission

ROUMAIN Voodoo Violin Concerto No. 1

Composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) curates and performs in a program featuring his “inventive and energetic music” (The New York Times).

Jason Moran

VISITING ORCHESTRA

Berliner Philharmoniker

NOV 26 | TUESDAY 7:30

Kirill Petrenko CONDUCTOR

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 5

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s plushness and precision are on display in Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony, from the awestruck opening to the majestic final chorale.

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

MOVIES

The Wizard of Oz in Concert

NOV 29 | FRIDAY 7:30

NOV 30 | SATURDAY 7:30

DEC 1 | SUNDAY 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Richard Kaufman CONDUCTOR

Revel in Herbert Stothart’s beautiful score performed live by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as Dorothy embarks on her fantastical quest on the big screen.

HOLIDAY

Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna

NOV 30 | SATURDAY 1:30

Ring in the holiday season as the Vienna Boys Choir presents a program of Austrian folk tunes, classical masterpieces and Yuletide favorites.

CSO

Grieg & Rachmaninov

DEC 5 | THURSDAY 7:30

DEC 6 | FRIDAY 1:30

DEC 7 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Dima Slobodeniouk CONDUCTOR

Johannes Moser CELLO

GRIEG Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt

LUTOSŁAWSKI Cello Concerto RACHMANINOV Symphony No. 1

Rachmaninov’s majestic First Symphony and Grieg’s popular Peer Gynt Suite No.1 bookend Lutosławski’s enchanting Cello Concerto, featuring the commanding soloist Johannes Moser.

Vienna Boys Choir

HOLIDAY A Chanticleer Christmas

DEC 10 | TUESDAY 7:30

One night only at Symphony Center: the men's vocal ensemble offers luminous arrangements of carols and other festive classics.

CSO

The Tempest & The Sea Hawk

DEC 12 | THURSDAY 7:30

DEC 13 | FRIDAY 1:30

DEC 14 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Fabien Gabel CONDUCTOR Konstantin Krimmel BARITONE cso debut

BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes

MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest

KORNGOLD (ARR. RUSS) Suite from The Sea Hawk first cso performance

Embark on a seafaring journey with works portraying Shakespeare’s magical island, a rough-hewn fishing village in England and a Hollywood tale of swashbuckling sailors.

Chanticleer

DECEMBER

MOVIES

Elf in Concert

DEC 13 | FRIDAY 7:30

DEC 14 | SATURDAY 1:30

DEC 15 | SUNDAY 3:00

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Justin Freer CONDUCTOR

Buddy the elf travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. Now experience this holiday adventure live with members of the CSO.

ELF and all related characters and elements © & ™

New Line Productions, Inc. (s24)

CHAMBER

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass

DEC 17 | TUESDAY 7:30

Michael Mulcahy CONDUCTOR

The world’s most celebrated orchestral brass section takes center stage in this annual extravaganza.

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

CSO

Shani, Shostakovich & Brahms

DEC 19 | THURSDAY 7:30

DEC 20 | FRIDAY 1:30

DEC 21 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Lahav Shani CONDUCTOR AND PIANO cso solo debut

BEETHOVEN Overture to Egmont

SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 2

BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

Brimming with wry wit and affectionate warmth, Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto spotlights Lahav Shani, who conducts from the keyboard. Brahms’ First Symphony combines melting lyricism and stormy intensity.

Lahav Shani

CSO Brass

Elf in Concert

HOLIDAY

Merry, Merry Chicago!

DEC 18 | WEDNESDAY 7:30

DEC 20 | FRIDAY 7:30

DEC 21 | SATURDAY 1:00

DEC 22 | SUNDAY 1:00

DEC 22 | SUNDAY 4:30

DEC 23 | MONDAY 1:00

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Alastair Willis CONDUCTOR

Chicago Symphony Chorus

Gather with friends and loved ones at Symphony Center — decked with boughs of holly — for a program of familiar carols and festive holiday songs. An annual tradition for groups of all sizes — make your plans today!

JANUARY

MOVIES

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Concert

JAN 10 | FRIDAY 7:30

JAN 11 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sarah Hicks CONDUCTOR

Watch the adventure and romance unfold as Tan Dun’s Oscar-winning score, performed by the CSO, weaves together the movie’s captivating scenery and gripping martial arts sequences.

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PIANO

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

JAN 19 | SUNDAY 3:00

DEBUSSY Preludes, Book 1

DEBUSSY Preludes, Book 2

In a single performance, Jean-Yves Thibaudet traverses the magical colors and crystalline textures of Debussy’s 24 preludes.

JAZZ

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Bebop Revolution

JAN 24 | FRIDAY 8:00

Led by Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra pays tribute to the innovative and hard-swinging origins of bebop.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Concert

JAZZ

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Cool School & Hard Bop

JAN 25 | SATURDAY 7:30

The always-swinging Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and its leader Wynton Marsalis explore the enduring appeal of mid-century jazz.

CSO Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

JAN 30 | THURSDAY 7:30

JAN 31 | FRIDAY 1:30

FEB 1 | SATURDAY 7:30

FEB 4 | TUESDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Esa-Pekka Salonen CONDUCTOR

Iveta Apkalna ORGAN cso debut

R. STRAUSS Don Juan

SALONEN Sinfonia concertante for Organ and Orchestra first cso performance

BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

Revel in the sonic splendor of the CSO as Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Strauss’ brash portrait of the infamous libertine, Bartók’s virtuosic tour de force and Salonen’s own showpiece.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

FEBRUARY

PIANO

Alexandre Kantorow

FEB 2 | SUNDAY 3:00

BRAHMS Rhapsody in B Minor, Op. 79, No. 1

LISZT Transcendental Etude No. 12 in B Minor (Chasse-neige)

LISZT Vallée d’Obermann from Années de pèlerinage, Première année, Suisse

BARTÓK Rhapsody, Op. 1

RACHMANINOV Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28

BACH (ARR. BRAHMS) Chaconne in D Minor for the Left Hand

Alexandre Kantorow, winner of the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award and the International Tchaikovsky Competition, offers a program that includes Rachmaninov’s whirlwind piano sonata and Liszt’s storm-tossed landscapes.

CSO

Salonen Conducts Bluebeard’s Castle

FEB 6 | THURSDAY 7:30

FEB 7 | FRIDAY 7:30

FEB 8 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Esa-Pekka Salonen CONDUCTOR

Ekaterina Gubanova

MEZZO-SOPRANO ( JUDITH )

Christian Van Horn BASS ( BLUEBEARD )

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2

BARTÓK Bluebeard�s Castle

A taut and gripping thriller, Bartók’s one-act opera traces the ill-fated marriage of Duke Bluebeard and his wife Judith. Beethoven’s joyful Second Symphony opens the program.

Alexandre Kantorow

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Ekaterina Gubanova

Christian Van Horn

FEBRUARY

CSO

Tetzlaff Plays Sibelius

FEB 14 | FRIDAY 7:30

FEB 15 | SATURDAY 7:30

FEB 16 | SUNDAY 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

David Afkham CONDUCTOR

Christian Tetzlaff VIOLIN

WAGNER Prelude to Act 3 of Lohengrin

SIBELIUS Violin Concerto

SCHOENBERG Pelleas and Melisande

The rugged, windswept beauty of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto is a perfect showcase for Christian Tetzlaff. Schoenberg’s lush, quintessentially romantic tone poem Pelleas and Melisande caps the program.

CSO

Glover Conducts English Classics

FEB 20 | THURSDAY 7:30

FEB 21 | FRIDAY 1:30

FEB 22 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Dame Jane Glover CONDUCTOR

Robert Chen VIOLIN

ELGAR Serenade for Strings

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending

BRITTEN Suite on English Folk Tunes

RAVEL Tzigane

HAYDN Symphony No. 104 (London)

Mixing ceremonial pomp with pastoral splendor, this survey of British classics features Vaughan Williams’ idyllic evocation of the English countryside, Haydn’s grandest symphony and gems by Elgar and Britten.

“

Every educator should have their students experience the high quality of music, the concert’s atmosphere, the building’s architecture and the impressive sound cloud of the wonderful Chicago Symphony Orchestra. All my students have asked for a return visit!

ST. TERESA HIGH SCHOOL

JAZZ

Cécile McLorin Salvant

FEB 21 | FRIDAY 8:00

Cécile McLorin Salvant blends vaudeville, blues, jazz, baroque and folk music into imaginative interpretations of standards and original works.

WORLD & FOLK

Kodo

FEB 23 | SUNDAY 3:00

The master drummers of Kodo explore the boundless possibilities of the taiko drum as they combine elegant music with striking physical feats.

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Robert Chen

FEBRUARY/MARCH

CHAMBER

Sphinx Virtuosi

FEB 25 | TUESDAY 7:30

Awadagin Pratt PIANO

PROGRAM TO INCLUDE WORKS BY: CARREÑO, JOPLIN and MONTGOMERY Rounds

The all-star Sphinx Virtuosi orchestra performs masterpieces by prominent Black and Latino composers — including Jessie Montgomery’s 2024 Grammy Award-winning Rounds — and brings its “joyous and uplifting” (Financial Times) energy to its Symphony Center debut.

CSO

Seong-Jin Cho Plays Prokofiev

FEB 27 | THURSDAY 7:30

FEB 28 | FRIDAY 7:30

WHEATON COLLEGE

MAR 1 | SATURDAY 7:30

MAR 2 | SUNDAY 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Santtu-Matias Rouvali CONDUCTOR cso debut

Seong-Jin Cho PIANO

TCHAIKOVSKY Capriccio Italien

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2

SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

The cool of the Arctic meets the warmth of Italy. Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony and Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien frame Prokofiev’s incendiary Second Piano Concerto featuring Seong-Jin Cho.

WORLD & FOLK

Pink Martini featuring China Forbes: 30th Anniversary Tour

FEB 28 | FRIDAY 7:30

Celebrating 30 years, Pink Martini has taken audiences around the world, sashaying between French café music, Brazilian sambas, Cuban rumbas and a dash of jazz.

Pink Martini

Seong-Jin Cho

Sphinx Virtuosi

MARCH

CSO

Ravel

Daphnis and Chloe

MAR 6 | THURSDAY 7:30

MAR 7 | FRIDAY 7:30

MAR 8 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Gustavo Gimeno CONDUCTOR

Stephen Williamson CLARINET

BARBER Second Essay

THEOFANIDIS Indigo Heaven world premiere, cso commission

RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole

RAVEL Suite No. 2 from

Daphnis and Chloe

Hear why Ravel was a classical music master with a suite from his ravishing Daphnis and Chloe. CSO Principal Clarinet

Stephen Williamson solos in a new work written for him by Christopher Theofanidis.

Stephen Williamson

CHAMBER

Leonidas Kavakos & Daniil Trifonov

MAR 9 | SUNDAY 3:00

Leonidas Kavakos VIOLIN

Daniil Trifonov PIANO

BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23

POULENC Violin Sonata

BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78

BARTÓK Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Piano

The superstar duo of Leonidas Kavakos and Daniil Trifonov offers a program that spans the restless outpourings of Beethoven and Brahms to the 20th-century fireworks of Poulenc and Bartók.

CSO

Haydn Mass in Time of War

MAR 13 | THURSDAY 7:30

MAR 14 | FRIDAY 1:30

MAR 15 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Manfred Honeck CONDUCTOR

Joélle Harvey SOPRANO

Jennifer Johnson Cano MEZZO-SOPRANO

FAMILY

Perfect for ages 5-12

T he Music of Our Emotions

MAR 8 | SATURDAY 11:00 & 12:45

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser CONDUCTOR

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser and members of the CSO present Tchaikovsky’s courageous journey and show how music helps all of us express our emotions.

Andrew Haji TENOR cso debut

Joshua Hopkins BARITONE

Chicago Symphony Chorus

MACMILLAN Larghetto first cso performance

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1

HAYDN Mass in Time of War first cso performance

Composed as Napoleon’s forces were threatening Austria, Haydn’s Mass in Time of War is presented along with Beethoven’s auspicious debut as a symphonist.

Chicago Symphony

Chorus

Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali

WORLD & FOLK Rizwan-Muazzam

Qawwali

MAR 14 | FRIDAY 8:00

Rizwan Mujahid Ali Khan VOCALS

Muazzam Mujahid Ali Khan VOCALS

Brothers Rizwan and Muazzam Mujahid Ali Khan are leading torchbearers of qawwali, a centuries-old form of Sufi devotional music from South Asia.

PIANO

Mao Fujita

MAR 16 | SUNDAY 3:00

CHOPIN Twenty-Four Preludes, Op. 28

MOZART Variations on Ah vous dirai-je, maman, K. 265

BEETHOVEN 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C Minor, WoO 80

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)

Hear one of today’s fastest-rising stars, as Japanese pianist Mao Fujita performs Mozart — whose complete sonatas he recorded — along with Beethoven and Chopin.

A highlight of the school year is our annual 8th grade orchestra trip to the CSO. Students leave feeling inspired and motivated by the music and have a renewed appreciation for the sonic wonder that an orchestra can create.

SOUTHEAST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

CSO Hrůša, Trpčeski & Rachmaninov

MAR 20 | THURSDAY 7:30

MAR 21 | FRIDAY 1:30

MAR 22 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Jakub Hrůša CONDUCTOR

Simon Trpčeski PIANO

RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 1

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 11 (The Year 1905)

Commemorating the 1905 Russian Revolution, Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony unfolds with the immediacy of a newsreel. Rachmaninov’s virtuosic concerto features the captivating pianist Simon Trpčeski.

Mao Fujita

MARCH

JAZZ

Bill Charlap Trio with special guests

Dee Dee Bridgewater & Nicholas Payton

MAR 21 | FRIDAY 8:00

Bill Charlap PIANO

Peter Washington BASS

Kenny Washington DRUMS

Dee Dee Bridgewater VOCALS

Nicholas Payton TRUMPET

CSO

The Bill Charlap Trio, known for its masterful interpretations of the Great American Songbook, is joined by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Nicholas Payton.

CSO

Jimmy López Bellido: Inner Dialogues

MAR 23 | SUNDAY 3:00

Jimmy López Bellido

MEAD COMPOSER-CURATOR

John Bruce Yeh CLARINET

Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

BOULEZ Domaines

MASON Weapon Wheel

LÓPEZ BELLIDO La Caresse du Couteau

SCHOENBERG Reflecting Light

LÓPEZ BELLIDO Guardian of the Horizon

Jimmy López Bellido curates a diverse program featuring his compositions La Caresse du Couteau and Guardian of the Horizon

Works by Pierre Boulez, Quinn Mason and Adam Schoenberg complete the program.

Bruch & Schumann

Rhenish

MAR 27 | THURSDAY 7:30

MAR 28 | FRIDAY 7:30

WHEATON COLLEGE

MAR 29 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider

CONDUCTOR AND VIOLIN

BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1

BOULEZ Livre pour cordes

SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish)

Journey up the Rhine River, as lovingly portrayed in Robert Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony. To begin, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider leads and performs the rich and alluring melodies of Bruch.

CHAMBER

Julia Fischer & Jan Lisiecki

MAR 30 | SUNDAY 3:00

Julia Fischer VIOLIN Jan Lisiecki PIANO

MOZART Violin Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 378

BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 (Spring)

SCHUMANN Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121

Internationally acclaimed violinist Julia Fischer, who dazzled CSO audiences in 2023, joins forces with pianist Jan Lisiecki, “a player of exceptional poise and refinement” (BBC Music Magazine).

Bill Charlap

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Nicholas Payton

John Bruce Yeh

APRIL

CSO

Canellakis Conducts Rachmaninov

APR 3 | THURSDAY 7:30

APR 4 | FRIDAY 1:30

APR 5 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Karina Canellakis CONDUCTOR

SIBELIUS The Oceanides

DVOŘÁK The Wild Dove

RACHMANINOV Symphonic Dances

Karina Canellakis presents Sibelius’ majestic portrait of the sea, Dvořák’s tone poem about a dove’s prophetic song and Rachmaninov’s sumptuous, autumnal masterpiece.

JAZZ

Hiromi’s Sonicwonder

Brandee Younger Trio

APR 4 | FRIDAY 8:00

Hiromi PIANO AND KEYBOARDS

Brandee Younger HARP

Japanese pianist and composer Hiromi showcases her funky side, melding and exploring the avant-garde worlds of video game soundtracks and jazz-fusion.

CSO

CSO x

The Joffrey Ballet

APR 10 | THURSDAY 7:30

APR 11 | FRIDAY 7:30

APR 13 | SUNDAY 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Harry Bicket CONDUCTOR

The Joffrey Ballet

Ashley Wheater MBE

THE MARY B. GALVIN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

BOLOGNE, CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES Symphony No. 1

first cso performance

HAYDN Symphony No. 45 (Farewell)

PERKINSON Sinfonietta No. 1

first cso performance

New Ballet WORLD PREMIERE

Amy Hall Garner CHOREOGRAPHER

MILHAUD Le Bœuf sur le toit

New Ballet WORLD PREMIERE

Nicolas Blanc CHOREOGRAPHER

Dancers from Chicago’s world-renowned Joffrey Ballet bring to life two newly commissioned choreographies in a program that features the playful wit of Haydn and Bologne and Milhaud’s rollicking Brazilian postcard.

The Joffrey Ballet

Hiromi

APRIL

WORLD & FOLK

Boleros

de Noche

featuring Tres Souls & Trío Remembranza

APR 12 | SATURDAY 7:30

Boleros de Noche — featuring Tres Souls and Trío Remembranza — aims to preserve, uplift and celebrate bolero music, often considered the most romantic genre of Latin American music.

The groups we bring to the CSO — including thousands of music students and their teachers — continually rave about their experience at Symphony Center. There is no greater orchestra in the world!

BOB ROGERS TRAVEL

WORLD &

FOLK

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

APR 15 | TUESDAY 7:30

The rock-star strummers of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain have won legions of fans with their quicksilver arrangements and dry British humor.

CSO

Mahler 7 with Jaap van Zweden

APR 17 | THURSDAY 7:30

APR 18 | FRIDAY 1:30

APR 19 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Jaap van Zweden CONDUCTOR

MAHLER Symphony No. 7

Experience an exclusive Chicago preview of Jaap van Zweden conducting Mahler’s Seventh Symphony before the CSO appears at the Mahler Festival in Amsterdam.

Trío

Remembranza

Tres Souls

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

WORLD & FOLK

Zakir Hussain & the Masters of Percussion

APR 18 | FRIDAY 7:30

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, one of India’s reigning cultural ambassadors, is joined by great drummers and percussionists from numerous world traditions.

CSO

Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 3

APR 24 | THURSDAY 7:30

APR 25 | FRIDAY 7:30

APR 26 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Klaus Mäkelä CONDUCTOR

Wiebke Lehmkuhl CONTRALTO cso debut

Chicago Symphony Chorus

Uniting Voices Chicago

Josephine Lee ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

MAHLER Symphony No. 3

Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä leads Mahler’s monumental Third Symphony in which the composer sets out to portray the whole of earthly existence, spanning fanfares and marches, folk dances and choirs of angels.

PIANO

Emanuel Ax

APR 27 | SUNDAY 3:00

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1, Quasi una fantasia

CORIGLIANO Fantasia on an Ostinato

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, Quasi una fantasia (Moonlight)

SCHUMANN Arabeske, Op. 18

SCHUMANN Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17

Emanuel Ax navigates the intricate melodies of Beethoven and Schumann — from the hauntingly beautiful Moonlight Sonata to the bold, soul-searching C Major Fantasy.

Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Klaus Mäkelä

Zakir Hussain

Emanuel Ax

MAY

CSO

Mäkelä

& Trifonov

MAY 1 | THURSDAY 7:30

MAY 2 | FRIDAY 7:30

MAY 3 | SATURDAY 7:30

MAY 4 | SUNDAY 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Klaus Mäkelä CONDUCTOR

Daniil Trifonov PIANO

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2

BOULEZ Initiale first cso performance

DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7

CSO Artist-in-Residence Daniil Trifonov, “without question the most astounding pianist of our age” (The Times of London), takes on Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto.

Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony is a lyrical tribute to the Czech spirit.

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Symphony Center was great and so welcoming for our high school students and their families. The CSO was the highlight of our trip to Chicago.

ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL

FAMILY

Thomas Wilkins

Perfect for ages 5-12

Community Pride

MAY 3 | SATURDAY 11:00 & 12:45

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Thomas Wilkins CONDUCTOR

Jaden Teague-Núñez STEELPAN

Joined by the winner of the 2024 CrainMaling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition, Thomas Wilkins conducts a program celebrating the joy, power and beauty of community.

CHAMBER

Mutter, Ferrández & Bronfman

MAY 7 | WEDNESDAY 7:30

Anne-Sophie Mutter VIOLIN

Pablo Ferrández CELLO

Yefim Bronfman PIANO

BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 (Archduke)

TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50

Anne-Sophie Mutter, the “undisputed queen of violin-playing” (The Times of London), teams up with her protégé, cellist Pablo Ferrández, and the formidable Yefim Bronfman in works by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.

CSO

Mahler 6 with Jaap van Zweden

MAY 8 | THURSDAY 7:30

MAY 9 | FRIDAY 1:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Jaap van Zweden CONDUCTOR

MAHLER Symphony No. 6

Experience the soaring emotional peaks and valleys of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony, with its fateful hammer blows and nostalgic sounds of mountain pasture.

JAZZ

Eliane Elias

Edmar Castañeda: Family

MAY 9 | FRIDAY 8:00

Eliane Elias PIANO AND VOCALS

Leandro Pellegrino GUITAR

Marc Johnson BASS

Rafael Barata DRUMS

Edmar Castañeda HARP

Shlomi Cohen SAXOPHONE

Rodrigo Villalón DRUMS

Andrea Tierra VOCALS

Brazilian pianist and singer Eliane Elias seamlessly intertwines straight-ahead jazz and Afro-Latin rhythms like samba and bossa nova.

PIANO

Evgeny Kissin

MAY 11 | SUNDAY 3:00

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

CHOPIN Nocturne in G Minor, Op. 15, No. 3

CHOPIN Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2

CHOPIN Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1

CHOPIN Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1 (Military)

SHOSTAKOVICH

Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 61

SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 87

SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in D-flat Major, Op. 87

SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in D Minor, Op. 87

Evgeny Kissin’s recitals “evoke an earlier era of great Romantic pianism” (Boston Globe) with their “formidable blend of technical prowess and exploratory fervor” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Jaap van Zweden

Eliane Elias

Evgeny Kissin

PIANO

Maria João Pires

MAY 25 | SUNDAY 3:00

Distinguished Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires, “an elegant technician and probing interpreter” (The New York Times), returns to Chicago following a triumphant appearance at Symphony Center in the spring of 2023.

MOVIES

Field of Dreams in Concert

MAY 30 | FRIDAY 7:30

JUNE 1 | SUNDAY 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Nicholas Buc CONDUCTOR

Follow Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) as he turns his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true as the CSO performs James Horner’s magnificent score, adapted for the first time for live performance by a full symphony orchestra.

© 2023 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

CSO An American Suite

MAY 31 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

James Gaffigan CONDUCTOR

Janai Brugger SOPRANO

Janai Brugger

James Gaffigan

DVOŘÁK American Suite first cso performance

BERNSTEIN Three Dance Episodes from On the Town

GERSHWIN Summertime from Porgy and Bess

GERSHWIN My Man’s Gone Now from Porgy and Bess

GERSHWIN An American in Paris

BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide

Symphonic show-stoppers by Bernstein, Dvořák’s radiant salute to the New World and a pair of bluesy Gershwin standards featuring Janai Brugger propel this American road trip.

Maria João Pires

JUNE

CSO

Elder, Goosby & Price

JUNE 5 | THURSDAY 7:30

JUNE 6 | FRIDAY 1:30

JUNE 7 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sir Mark Elder CONDUCTOR

Randall Goosby VIOLIN cso debut

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 7

PRICE Violin Concerto No. 2 first cso performance

WAGNER Suite from  Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

In Randall Goosby, the pioneering American composer Florence Price “has her ideal champion,” writes The Guardian. Goosby performs Price’s beguiling violin concerto on a program with Prokofiev’s enchanting Seventh Symphony.

PIANO

Víkingur Ólafsson

JUNE 8 | SUNDAY 3:00

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

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111

Icelandic sensation Víkingur Ólafsson takes listeners through Beethoven’s final three piano sonatas, comprising one of music’s great spiritual journeys.

Víkingur Ólafsson

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CHICAGO AREA MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

Riccardo Muti & Esteban Batallán

JUNE 12 | THURSDAY 7:30

JUNE 13 | FRIDAY 1:30

JUNE 14 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Muti CONDUCTOR

Esteban Batallán TRUMPET cso solo debut

HAYDN Symphony No. 48 (Maria Theresa) TELEMANN (ARR. GREBE)

Trumpet Concerto in D Major

M. HAYDN Trumpet Concerto in D Major first cso performance

SCHUBERT Symphony No. 4 (Tragic)

Esteban Batallán, the CSO’s principal trumpet since 2019, makes his much-anticipated debut as a soloist with the Orchestra. Symphonies by Joseph Haydn and Schubert frame the program.

Esteban Batallán

CSO

JAZZ

Oscar Peterson’s Africa Suite

JUNE 13 | FRIDAY 8:00

John Clayton CONDUCTOR

Benny Green PIANO

Christian McBride BASS

Lewis Nash DRUMS

Russell Malone GUITAR

Chicago Jazz Orchestra

In a rare live performance, hear Oscar Peterson’s Africa Suite, inspired in part by Nelson Mandela and the intense struggle for human rights in 1980s apartheid South Africa.

Benny Green

One of the secrets of a welllived life is the ability to seize the joy of the moment. Thanks for giving us the many joyous moments we have experienced at several concerts each season.

MONARCH LANDING: SENIOR LIVING

CSO

Muti Conducts The Damnation of Faust

JUNE 19 | THURSDAY 7:30

JUNE 21 | SATURDAY 7:30

JUNE 24 | TUESDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Muti CONDUCTOR

Marianne Crebassa

MEZZO-SOPRANO ( MARGUERITE )

John Osborn TENOR ( FAUST ) cso debut

Ildebrando DʼArcangelo

BASS-BARITONE ( MEPHISTOPHELES )

Chicago Symphony Chorus

Uniting Voices Chicago

Josephine Lee ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

BERLIOZ The Damnation of Faust

No work delivers such dizzying pleasures while going to hell — and back — as Berlioz’s dramatic opera. Riccardo Muti conducts this vividly kaleidoscopic score.

MOVIES

Back to the Future in Concert

JUNE 26 | THURSDAY 7:30

JUNE 27 | FRIDAY 7:30

JUNE 28 | SATURDAY 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

David Newman CONDUCTOR

Experience the 1985 sci-fi adventure starring Michael J. Fox on the big screen as the CSO performs Alan Silvestri’s rousing score.

Back to the Future is a trademark and copyright of Universal Studios and U-Drive Joint Venture. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Uniting Voices Chicago

OUR SPONSORS

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is grateful for the generous support of these leading sponsors.

Anonymous

Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Family Fund for the Canon

Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund

Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz

Sargent Family Foundation

Schmidt Family Fund

The Artist in Residence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is made possible through a generous gift from James and Brenda Grusecki.

The Civic Orchestra of Chicago season is generously sponsored by Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation.

Major support for CSO MusicNOW is generously provided by the Zell Family Foundation, the Sargent Family Foundation, the Sally Mead Hands Foundation and the Julian Family Foundation.

Generous support for CSO concerts, guest artists and guest conductors has been provided by the Juli Plant Grainger Fund for Artistic Excellence and the Grainger Fund for Excellence.

Generous support for the Chicago Symphony Chorus has been provided by The Grainger Foundation.

Support for Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association programming for children and families is provided by Abbott Fund, John D. and Leslie Henner Burns, John Hart and Carol Prins, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Kinder Morgan, The Negaunee Foundation, PNC, Courtney Shea, Megan and Steve Shebik, Michael and Linda Simon, the Walter and Caroline Sueske Charitable Trust and an anonymous family foundation.