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CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CLASSICAL SERIES

A journey through musical stories

The 2024/25 Season of CSO Classical brings

stories to life through sound.

Step into a world where music leaps off the page, spinning tales as rich as the greatest novels. Beethoven’s Eroica whisks listeners away on the bold quest of a noble hero, while his Pastoral Symphony paints a majestic landscape.

Richard Strauss, that brash musical storyteller, presents swaggering portraits of Don Juan and Don Quixote. Grieg animates Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, creating a whimsical world where trolls dance and mischief reigns, and Korngold weaves a swashbuckling tapestry in The Sea Hawk, brimming with high seas and daring pirates.

The exploration of mythical realms continues with Tchaikovskyʼs timeless melodies in Swan Lake, Ravel’s ravishing suite from Daphnis and Chloe and Bartókʼs Bluebeardʼs Castle — a haunting psychological throne room of shadows and suspense. Berliozʼs outrageous and deeply romantic journey, The Damnation of Faust, culminates the season.

Whether you seek thrilling adventure, sweeping romance or tantalizing suspense, you’ll find it in the enchanting symphonic tales told this season.

Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Hilary Hahn

19 THU C | C2 7:30

20 FRI A | A1 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.

Tchaikovsky 4

26 THU A | A2 7:30

27 FRI A | A2 1:30

28 SAT A | A1 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.

Andrés Orozco-Estrada

OCTOBER

Eschenbach with Lucas & Arthur Jussen

4 FRI A | A1 1:30

5 SAT B | B2 7:30

6 SUN A 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).

Alsop & Vondráček

10 THU B | B2 7:30

11 FRI A | A2 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.

Marin Alsop

Lucas & Arthur Jussen

Hilary Hahn

Mozart

Coronation Mass

17 THU A | A1 7:30

18 FRI B | B1 7:30

19 SAT C | C1 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.

Don Quixote

24 THU C | C1 7:30

25 FRI A | A1 1:30

26 SAT A | A2 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sir Donald Runnicles CONDUCTOR

John Sharp CELLO

BEETHOVEN Overture to

The Creatures of Prometheus

HUMPERDINCK

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

NOVEMBER

Muti, Uchida, Emperor

& Eroica

OCT 31 THU B | B1 7:30

2 SAT B | B1 7:30

3 SUN A 3:00

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Muti CONDUCTOR

Mitsuko Uchida PIANO

BEETHOVEN

Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor)

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)

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.

Muti & the CSO

8 FRI B | B2 7:30

9 SAT C | C2 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.

Riccardo

Liszt & Bruckner 3

14 THU C | C1 7:30

15 FRI A | A2 1:30

16 SAT A | A2 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.

Tchaikovsky Swan Lake

21 THU A | A1 7:30

22 FRI WHEATON A 7:30

edman memorial chapel

23 SAT C | C1 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.

DECEMBER

Grieg & Rachmaninov

5 THU B | B2 7:30

6 FRI A | A1 1:30

7 SAT B | B2 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.

The Tempest & The Sea Hawk

12 THU C | C2 7:30

13 FRI A | A2 1:30

14 SAT A | A1 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.

Hannu Lintu

Shani, Shostakovich & Brahms

19 THU A | A2 7:30

20 FRI A | A1 1:30

21 SAT B | B1 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.

JANUARY

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

30 THU B | B1 7:30

31 FRI A | A2 1:30

FEB 1 SAT C | C2 7:30

4 TUE 7:30 — Part of THU C | C2

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.

FEBRUARY

Salonen Conducts Bluebeardʼs Castle

6 THU A | A1 7:30

7 FRI B | B1 7:30

8 SAT A | A1 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.

Tetzlaff Plays Sibelius

14 FRI B | B2 7:30

15 SAT B | B1 7:30

16 SUN A 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.

Lahav

Shani

Christian Tetzlaff

Esa-Pekka Salonen

RICCARDO MUTI

Music Director Emeritus for Life

June 12-14

RICCARDO MUTI & ESTEBAN BATALLÁN

June 19-24

MUTI CONDUCTS THE DAMNATION OF FAUST

CSO Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti is celebrated for his profound interpretations across the classical and operatic repertoire.

In the 2024/25 Season, Maestro Muti leads the orchestra in four distinct programs, including Beethoven’s monumental Eroica Symphony and Emperor Piano Concerto with Mitsuko Uchida, and Berlioz’s epic opera

The Damnation of Faust.

FEBRUARY

Glover Conducts English Classics

20 THU B | B2 7:30

21 FRI A | A2 1:30

22 SAT A | A2 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.

Seong-Jin Cho Plays Prokofiev

27 THU C | C1 7:30

28 FRI WHEATON A 7:30

edman memorial chapel

MAR 1 SAT B | B2 7:30

2 SUN A 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.

MARCH

Dame

Jane Glover

Stephen Williamson

Ravel Daphnis and Chloe

6 THU A | A2 7:30

7 FRI B | B2 7:30

8 SAT C | C2 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.

Haydn Mass in Time of War

13 THU B | B1 7:30

14 FRI A | A2 1:30

15 SAT B | B1 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Manfred Honeck CONDUCTOR

Joélle Harvey SOPRANO

Jennifer Johnson Cano MEZZO-SOPRANO

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.

Robert Chen

MARCH

Hrůša, Trpčeski & Rachmaninov

20 THU A | A1 7:30

21 FRI A | A1 1:30

22 SAT A | A1 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.

Bruch & Schumann Rhenish

27 THU B | B1 7:30

28 FRI WHEATON A 7:30

edman memorial chapel

29 SAT C | C1 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.

Canellakis Conducts Rachmaninov

3 THU C | C1 7:30

4 FRI A | A1 1:30

5 SAT B | B2 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.

CSO x

The Joffrey Ballet

10 THU A | A1 7:30

11 FRI B | B1 7:30

13 SUN A 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.

Karina Canellakis

The Joffrey Ballet

Jakub Hrůša

Mahler 7 with Jaap van Zweden

17 THU B | B2 7:30

18 FRI A | A1 1:30

19 SAT A | A2 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.

Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 3

24 THU C | C2 7:30

25 FRI B | B2 7:30

26 SAT B | B1 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

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.

MAY

Mäkelä & Trifonov

1 THU B | B1 7:30

2 FRI B | B1 7:30

3 SAT C | C1 7:30

4 SUN A 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.

Mahler 6 with Jaap van Zweden

8 THU A | A2 7:30

9 FRI A | A2 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 pastures.

Jaap van Zweden

Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Daniil Trifonov

Klaus Mäkelä

An American Suite

31 SAT A | A1 7:30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

James Gaffigan CONDUCTOR

Janai Brugger SOPRANO

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.

JUNE

Elder, Goosby & Price

5 THU C | C2 7:30

6 FRI A | A1 1:30

7 SAT C | C2 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.

Riccardo Muti & Esteban Batallán

12 THU A | A2 7:30

13 FRI A | A2 1:30

14 SAT B | B2 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.

Muti Conducts The Damnation of Faust

19 THU B | B2 7:30

21 SAT A | A2 7:30

24 TUE 7:30 — Part of THU C | C1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Muti CONDUCTOR

Marianne Crebassa

MEZZO-SOPRANO ( MARGUERITE )

John Osborn TENOR ( FAUST ) cso debut

Randall Goosby

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.

Janai Brugger

CSO

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A1- A2 9-concert selection

9/20

9/27 10/4

10/11

10/25 11/15 12/6 12/13 12/20 1/31 2/21 3/14 3/21 4/4 4/18 5/9 6/6 6/13

A1 Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Hilary Hahn

A2 Tchaikovsky 4

A1 Eschenbach with Lucas & Arthur Jussen

A2 Alsop & Vondráček

A1 Don Quixote

A2 Liszt & Bruckner 3

A1 Grieg & Rachmaninov

A2 The Tempest & The Sea Hawk

A1 Shani, Shostakovich & Brahms

A2 Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

A2 Glover Conducts English Classics

A2 Haydn Mass in Time of War

A1 Hrůša, Trpčeski & Rachmaninov

A1 Canellakis Conducts Rachmaninov

A1 Mahler 7 with Jaap van Zweden

A2 Mahler 6 with Jaap van Zweden

A1 Elder, Goosby & Price

A2 Riccardo Muti & Esteban Batallán

A Sundays at 3:00

End the weekend on a high note with distinctive soloists including Daniil Trifonov playing Brahms, Mitsuko Uchida in Beethoven and Christian Tetzlaff performing Sibelius.

A Full 6-concert series

10/6 11/3

2/16 3/2 4/13 5/4

SUN A

Eschenbach with Lucas & Arthur Jussen

Muti, Uchida, Emperor & Eroica

Tetzlaff Plays Sibelius

Seong-Jin Cho Plays Prokofiev

CSO x The Joffrey Ballet

Mäkelä & Trifonov

John Sharp

CSO AT THE MOVIES

Classic films on the big screen with scores performed live by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Choose the three-concert curated series or combine any three (or all five!) to create your own.

NOVEMBER

The Wizard of Oz

29 FRI CSO MOVIES A 7:30

30 SAT 7:30 DEC 1 SUN 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.

JANUARY

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

10 FRI CSO MOVIES A 7:30

11 SAT 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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MAY

Field of Dreams

30 FRI CSO MOVIES A 7:30 JUNE 1 SUN 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.

Elf

DECEMBER Back to the Future

13 FRI 7:30

14 SAT 1:30

15 SUN 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.

26 THU 7:30

27 FRI 7:30

28 SAT 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.

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A Fridays at 7:30

Watch Hollywood classics on the big screen as the CSO performs the scores live. Enjoy over 60 years of cinema across The Wizard of Oz, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Field of Dreams

11/29 1/10

5/30

The Wizard of

CSO FOR KIDS

Once Upon a Symphony®

Saturdays at 10:00 or 11:45

Buntrock Hall at Symphony Center

Perfect for ages 3-5

Treasured stories meet vibrant performances by members of the CSO in fun and engaging programs designed to introduce preschoolers to classical music.

Produced and presented in partnership with Chicago Children’s Theatre.

The Little Red Hen

DEC 7 | JAN 11 | FEB 1

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Featuring delightful musical portraits of animals, the classic story of the solitary, hard-working hen explores the importance of working together as a community.

Abiyoyo

APR 5 | APR 19 | MAY 10

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

This redemptive tale of a boy and his father who rid their town of a monster features enchanting music performed by members of the CSO.

Family Matinees

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Perfect for ages 5-12

Family Matinees invite children to experience the sights and sounds of a world-class orchestra. Compelling guest conductors and engaging concert formats inspire a lifelong love of music.

Philharmonia Fantastique

OCT 19

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.

The Music of Our Emotions

MAR 8

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.

Community Pride

MAY 3

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Thomas Wilkins CONDUCTOR

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

CURATED SERIES PRICING

FAMILY AM | PM Adult

FAMILY AM | PM Kids (12 & under)

DANIIL TRIFONOV

Nov 17

PIANO RECITAL

Mar 9

CHAMBER MUSIC WITH LEONIDAS KAVAKOS

May 1-4

CONCERTO WITH THE CSO

New CSO Artist-inResidence

As the new CSO Artist-in-Residence, Daniil Trifonov — one of “the finest pianists in the business today” (Chicago Classical Review) — brings his exquisite touch and interpretive range to the forefront, captivating audiences with a seamless blend of technical brilliance and emotive depth. In his new role, Trifonov delivers unforgettable musical experiences, enriching Chicago’s classical music landscape. Save 15% when you create your own series of all three programs featuring Trifonov.

SYMPHONY CENTER PRESENTS CHAMBER MUSIC

The most illustrious names in classical music perform dazzling recitals in intimate collaborations.

OCTOBER

Jordi Savall

Monteverdi:

A Baroque Revolution

The Tears and the Fire of the Muses

8 TUE SCP CHAMBER A 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.

MARCH

Leonidas Kavakos & Daniil Trifonov

9 SUN SCP CHAMBER A 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

Julia Fischer & Jan Lisiecki

30 SUN SCP CHAMBER A 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).

MAY

Mutter, Ferrández & Bronfman

7 WED SCP CHAMBER A 7:30

Anne-Sophie Mutter VIOLIN

Pablo Ferrández CELLO scp debut

Yefim Bronfman 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.

Leonidas Kavakos

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.

Julia Fischer

Anne-Sophie Mutter

SYMPHONY CENTER PRESENTS PIANO

An unparalleled lineup of exciting debuts and legendary piano icons.

NOVEMBER

Daniil Trifonov

17 SUN SCP PIANO A | A1 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.

JANUARY

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

19 SUN SCP PIANO A | A2 3:00

PROGRAM TO INCLUDE WORKS BY: DEBUSSY and RAVEL

Celebrated for his vibrant performances of a broad repertoire, Jean-Yves Thibaudet “is always poetically refined and plays with delicacy and color” (BBC Music Magazine).

FEBRUARY

Alexandre Kantorow

SCP DEBUT

2 SUN SCP PIANO A | A1 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.

MARCH

Mao Fujita

SCP DEBUT

16 SUN SCP PIANO A | A2 3:00

SCRIABIN Selected Preludes 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 Scriabin.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Alexandre Kantorow

Mao Fujita

APRIL

Emanuel Ax

27 SUN SCP PIANO A | A1 3:00

SCHUBERT Four Impromptus, D. 935

BARBER Excursions, Op. 20

SCHUMANN Arabeske, Op. 18

SCHUMANN Fantasy in C Major, Op.17

Experience the breadth of Emanuel Ax’s artistry as he explores two sides of Schumann — the warmhearted Arabeske and the bold, soul-searching C Major Fantasy — along with works by Schubert and Barber.

MAY

Evgeny Kissin

11 SUN SCP PIANO A | A2 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).

Maria João Pires

25 SUN SCP PIANO A | A1 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.

JUNE

Víkingur Ólafsson

8 SUN SCP PIANO A | A2 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.

Emanuel Ax

Evgeny Kissin

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Chamber Music

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Enjoy international artists performing intimate chamber music, including virtuosic violin-piano duos, Baroque gems and masterful trios by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.

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10/8 3/9 3/30 5/7

Jordi Savall

Monteverdi: A Baroque Revolution

Leonidas Kavakos & Daniil Trifonov

Julia Fischer & Jan Lisiecki

Mutter, Ferrández & Bronfman

Piano

SCP PIANO A — Sundays at 3:00

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A1–A 2 4-concert selection

11/17 1/19 2/2 3/16 4/27 5/11 5/25 6/8

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Daniil Trifonov

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

A1 Alexandre Kantorow

A2 Mao Fujita

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Evgeny Kissin

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A2 Víkingur Ólafsson

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SEPTEMBER

Lang Lang & The Firebird

21 SAT 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.

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This benefit event will raise funds to support the multifaceted work of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association — not only its industry-leading artistic programs but also its educational and community engagement initiatives that reach thousands of people in Chicago and around the world.

OCTOBER

John Williams, Anne-Sophie Mutter & the CSO

22 TUE 7:30

PRIORITY ACCESS CONCERT

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

John Williams CONDUCTOR

Anne-Sophie Mutter VIOLIN

WILLIAMS Violin Concerto No. 2

WILLIAMS Selections from his landmark film scores

The great John Williams conducts a selection of his iconic film scores and the first CSO performance of his magnificent Violin Concerto No. 2, featuring Anne-Sophie Mutter. Composed for Mutter in 2021, the concerto is “a hugely expressive, deeply atmospheric four-movement work,” writes BBC Music Magazine, in which “Mutter‘s singing, lilting, bluesy, scampering violin hungrily eats up the notes.”

OCTOBER

Lila Downs: Día de los Muertos

27 SUN 7:00

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

NOVEMBER

Berliner Philharmoniker

26 TUE 7:30

PRIORITY ACCESS CONCERT

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.

DECEMBER

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass

17 TUE 7:30

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

JANUARY

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

25 SAT 7:30

The always-swinging Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra presents everything from rare historic compositions to newly commissioned works.

CSO Brass

Philharmoniker

Wynton Marsalis

FEBRUARY

Kodo

23 SUN 3:00

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

Sphinx Virtuosi

25 TUE 7:30

Awadagin Pratt PIANO

The all-star 18-member Sphinx Virtuosi orchestra performs masterpieces by prominent Black and Latino composers and brings its “joyous and uplifting” (Financial Times) energy to its Symphony Center debut.

Pink Martini with China Forbes

30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

28 FRI 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.

APRIL

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

15 TUE 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.

Zakir Hussain & the Masters of Percussion

18 FRI 7:30

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

Sphinx Virtuosi

Kodo

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Pink Martini

Zakir Hussain

HOLIDAY FAVORITES

NOVEMBER

Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna

30 SAT 1:30

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

DECEMBER

A Chanticleer Christmas

10 TUE 7:30

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

Boys Choir

Chanticleer

It’s never

too early to plan

for the holiday season

DECEMBER

Elf in Concert

13 FRI 7:30

14 SAT 1:30

15 SUN 3:00

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Justin Freer CONDUCTOR

Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. This holiday season, relive this heartwarming holiday classic on a giant screen with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra playing John Debney’s wonderful score.

ELF and all related characters and elements

© & ™ New Line Productions, Inc. (s24)

Merry, Merry Chicago!

18 WED 7:30

20 FRI 7:30

21 SAT 1:00

22 SUN 1:00 & 4:30

23 MON 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. With glorious arrangements conducted by Alastair Willis, the program is sure to inspire holiday cheer for all.

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More artists and dates will be announced in April 2024.

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2024/25 SEASON MUSIC FINDER

COMPOSERS

Adams, John p. 8

Bach, Johann Sebastian p. 26

Barber, Samuel p. 6, 11, 26, 27

Bartók, Béla p. 9, 25, 26

Bates, Mason p. 22

Beethoven, Ludwig van p. 6, 7, 9, 11, 25, 26, 27

Berlioz, Hector p. 14, 29

Bernstein, Leonard p. 6, 14

Bologne, Joseph p. 12

Boulez, Pierre p. 12, 13

Brahms, Johannes p. 9, 13, 25, 26

Britten, Benjamin p. 8, 11

Bruch, Max p. 12

Bruckner, Anton p. 8, 30

Chabrier, Emmanuel p. 7

Chopin, Frédéric p. 6, 26, 27

Debney, John p. 21

Debussy, Claude p. 26

Donizetti, Gaetano p. 7

Dowland, John p. 25

Dvořák, Antonín p. 12, 13

Elgar, Sir Edward p. 11

Falla, Manuel de p. 7

Gershwin, George p. 14

Ginastera, Alberto p. 6

Golijov, Osvaldo p. 7

Grieg, Edvard p. 8

Gubaidulina, Sofia p. 8

Handel, George Frideric p. 7

Haydn, Joseph p. 11, 12, 14

Haydn, Michael p. 14

Horner, James p. 21

Holborne, Anthony p. 25

Humperdinck, Engelbert p. 7

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang p. 8

Lee III, James p. 6

Liszt, Franz p. 8, 26

Lutosławski, Witold p. 8

MacMillan, James p. 11

Mahler, Gustav p. 8, 13

Milhaud, Darius p. 12

Monteverdi, Claudio p. 25

Mozart, Wolfgang p. 6, 7, 25, 26

Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor p. 12

Poulenc, Francis p. 25

Price, Florence p. 14

Prokofiev, Sergei p. 11, 14

Rachmaninov, Sergei p. 8, 12, 26

Ravel, Maurice p. 11, 26

Saint-Saëns, Camille p. 29

Salonen, Esa-Pekka p. 9

Scheidt, Samuel p. 25

Schoenberg, Arnold p. 9

Schubert, Franz p. 14, 27

Schumann, Robert p. 12, 25, 27

Scriabin, Alexander p. 26

Shostakovich, Dmitri p. 6, 9, 12, 27

Sibelius, Jean p. 9, 11, 12

Silvestri, Alan p. 21

Stothart, Herbert p. 20

Strauss, Richard p. 6, 7, 9

Stravinsky, Igor p. 8, 29

Tan Dun p. 20

Tchaikovsky, Piotr p. 6, 8, 11, 25, 26

Telemann, Georg Philipp p. 14

Theofanidis, Christopher p. 11

Tilson Thomas, Michael p. 6

Vaughan Williams, Ralph p. 6, 11

Verdi, Giuseppe p. 7

Wagner, Richard p. 9, 14

Walton, Sir William p. 6

Weber, Carl Maria von p. 8

Williams, John p. 29

CONDUCTORS

Afkham, David p. 9

Alsop, Marin p. 6

Bartholomew-Poyser, Daniel p. 22

Bicket, Harry p. 12

Buc, Nicholas p. 19

Canellakis, Karina p. 12

Elder, Sir Mark p. 14

Eschenbach, Christoph p. 6

Freer, Justin p. 21, 33

Gabel, Fabien p. 8

Gaffigan, James p. 14

Gimeno, Gustavo p. 11

Glover, Dame Jane p. 11

Hicks, Sarah p. 20

Honeck, Manfred p. 11

Hrůša, Jakub p. 12

Jacobsen, Eric p. 22

Janowski, Marek p. 8

Kaufman, Richard p. 20

Kraemer, Nicholas p. 7

Lintu, Hannu p. 8

Mäkelä, Klaus p. 13

Mulcahy, Michael p. 30

Muti, Riccardo p. 7, 14

Newman, David p. 20

Orozco-Estrada, Andrés p. 6, 29

Petrenko, Kirill p. 29

Rouvali, Santtu-Matias p. 11

Runnicles, Sir Donald p. 7

Salonen, Esa-Pekka p. 9

Savall, Jordi p. 25

Shani, Lahav p. 9

Slobodeniouk, Dima p. 8

Szeps-Znaider, Nikolaj p. 6, 12

van Zweden, Jaap p. 13

Wilkins, Thomas p. 22

Williams, John p. 29

Willis, Alastair p. 33

INSTRUMENTALISTS/ VOCALISTS

Apkalna, Iveta p. 9

Ax, Emanuel p. 27

Batallán, Esteban p. 14

Bronfman, Yefim p. 25

Brugger, Janai p. 14

Cano, Jennifer Johnson p. 11

Chen, Robert p. 11

Cho, Seong-Jin p. 11

Cohen, Aryeh Nussbaum p. 7

Crebassa, Marianne p. 14

D’Arcangelo, Ildebrando p. 14

Downs, Lila p. 30

Ferrández, Pablo p. 25

Fischer, Julia p. 25

Forbes, China p. 31

Forsythe, Amanda p. 7

Frang, Vilde p. 8

Fujita, Mao p. 26

Goosby, Randall p. 14

Gubanova, Ekaterina p. 9

Hahn, Hilary p. 6

Haji, Andrew p. 11

Harvey, Joélle p. 11

Hopkins, Joshua p. 11

Jussen, Arthur p. 6

Jussen, Lucas p. 6

Kantorow, Alexandre p. 26

Kavakos, Leonidas p. 25

Kissin, Evgeny p. 27

Krimmel, Konstantin p. 8

Lang Lang p. 29

Lehmkuhl, Wiebke p. 13

Lisiecki, Jan p. 25

Lovell, Josh p. 7

Marsalis, Wynton p. 37

Moser, Johannes p. 8

Mutter, Anne-Sophie p. 25, 29

Ólafsson, Víkingur p. 27

Osborn, John p. 14

Piemontesi, Francesco p. 8

Pires, Maria João p. 27

Pratt, Awadagin p. 31

Savall, Jordi p. 25

Shani, Lahav p.9

Sharp, John p. 7

Sumuel, Michael p. 7

Szeps-Znaider, Nikolaj p. 12

Tamestit, Antoine p. 6

Tetzlaff, Christian p. 9

Thibaudet, Jean-Yves p. 26

Trifonov, Daniil p. 13, 25, 26

Trpčeski, Simon p. 12

Uchida, Mitsuko p. 7

Van Horn, Christian p. 9

Vondráček, Lukáš p. 6

Williamson, Stephen p. 11

ENSEMBLES

Berliner Philharmoniker p. 30

Chanticleer p. 32

Chicago Symphony Chorus p. 7, 11, 13, 14, 33

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass p. 30

Hespèrion XXI p. 25

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra p. 30, 36

The Joffrey Ballet p. 12

Kodo p. 31

La Capella Reial de Catalunya p. 25

Pink Martini p. 31

Sphinx Virtuosi p. 31

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain p. 31

Uniting Voices Chicago p. 13, 14

Vienna Boys Choir p. 32

Zakir Hussain & the Masters of Percussion p. 31