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2020/21 CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RICCARDO MUTI

ZELL MUSIC DIRECTOR

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to the 130th season

“ The partnership of Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has no real rival in the U.S. and precious few around the world.” chicago tribune

Join us for a season that celebrates the staggering virtuosity of the musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Witness this unparalleled ensemble under the baton of Riccardo Muti performing Tchaikovsky’s cherished Pathétique Symphony, Mozart’s refined Gran Partita, Respighi’s vibrant Feste romane and Shostakovich’s blistering Tenth Symphony.

Together with the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Chorus, the CSO will give moving performances of Beethoven’s profound Missa solemnis, conducted

by Muti, Vivaldi’s magnificent Gloria and the Academy Award®-winning film, Amadeus.

With illustrious guest conductors and artists, you can also hear such beloved masterworks as Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, Dvořák’s New World Symphony, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Mahler’s Seventh Symphony.

Throughout the season, CSO musicians will step into the spotlight to showcase their outstanding musicianship.

See them perform as featured soloists in diverse works

by Mozart, Copland, William Kraft and Lalo Schifrin.

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A highlight of our yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, Muti conducts the composer’s profound Missa solemnis. Premiered in 1824, just one month prior to his Ninth Symphony, it is one of Beethoven’s most powerful and heartfelt expressions of faith and devotion.

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notes on this series Oct 15 “A phenomenon brimming with talent” (The Guardian), Benjamin Grosvenor makes his CSO debut for Liszt’s bold and brilliant Second Piano Concerto. The renowned Marek Janowski conducts two rarely heard scores: Weber’s The Ruler of the Spirits Overture and Bruckner’s majestic Third Symphony.

Dec 10 Based on the poems of Illinois native Carl Sandburg, Michael Tilson Thomas’ Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind draws from a wide range of influences, from Stravinsky to soul. This theatrical presentation features the brilliant and versatile soprano Measha Brueggergosman, along with backup singers, a chamber orchestra and bar band. Tchaikovsky’s Little Russian Symphony brings the program to a lyrical and colorful close.

Jan 14 Riccardo Muti leads an exceptional program that showcases timpani and tuba, putting CSO principals David Herbert and Gene Pokorny at the forefront in works by William Kraft and Lalo Schifrin. Muti then conducts Respighi’s vibrant Feste romane from the composer’s spectacular Roman trilogy.

Apr 8 Lyric Opera of Chicago favorite Amanda Majeski, “a soprano of steel and silk” (Südkurier), makes her CSO debut in Wagner’s yearning and impassioned song cycle, Wesendonck Lieder. Saint-Saëns’ magnificent Organ Symphony brings the program to a rousing close.

May 20 Bruch’s legendary First Violin Concerto is performed by Vilde Frang, a young violinist of profound musicianship, exceptional lyricism and “the knack of breathing life into every note” (BBC Music Magazine). Mikko Franck returns to lead a new work by renowned Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg and two works by Strauss: the raucous tone poem, Don Juan, and the alluring, waltz-laden orchestral suite from Der Rosenkavalier.

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muti conducts beethoven missa solemnis

oct 15

bruckner & liszt

A/F Riccardo Muti conductor

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller soprano Gerhild Romberger contralto

Matthew Polenzani tenor Tareq Nazmi bass

Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Beethoven Missa solemnis A / G Marek Janowski conductor Benjamin Grosvenor piano Weber The Ruler of the Spirits Overture Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 Bruckner Symphony No. 3

oct 29 tchaikovsky & bartók

A / F Xian Zhang conductor Simon Trpčeski piano

Chen L’Eloignement Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 Bartók Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

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tilson thomas conducts

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muti conducts respighi feste romane

feb 11

blomstedt & levit

mar 18

muti conducts mozart

A / G Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Measha Brueggergosman soprano

Kristen Toedtman vocalist Kara Dugan vocalist Ruggles Angels

Tilson Thomas Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 (Little Russian) A / F Riccardo Muti conductor

David Herbert timpani Gene Pokorny tuba Vivaldi Concerto in A Major for Strings and Continuo, R. 158 Kraft Timpani Concerto No. 1 Schifrin Tuba Concerto Schifrin Theme from Mission: Impossible Respighi Feste romane A / G Herbert Blomstedt conductor Igor Levit piano Schumann Piano Concerto Stenhammar Interlude from The Song Nielsen Symphony No. 5 A / G Riccardo Muti conductor Cimarosa Overture to Il matrimonio segreto Mozart Symphony No. 38 (Prague) Mozart Serenade No. 10 (Gran Partita)

apr 8 wagner & saint-saëns organ symphony

A / F Fabien Gabel conductor Amanda Majeski soprano Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 (Organ)

may 6

the rite of spring

may 20

strauss don juan & der rosenkavalier

A / F Philippe Jordan conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano Debussy Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 (Egyptian) Stravinsky The Rite of Spring A / G Mikko Franck conductor Vilde Frang violin Lindberg New Work world premiere, cso commission Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 R. Strauss Don Juan

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Amadeus Live Miloš Forman’s sumptuous Academy Award® –winning Amadeus comes to life as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform the score, with nearly two dozen of Mozart’s glorious compositions, alongside the feature film on screen.

notes on this series Jan 7 Be captivated by Dvořák’s well-loved New World Symphony, Haydn’s Symphony No. 97, which displays all of the composer’s trademark elegance and wit, and Liszt’s thrilling virtuosic First Piano Concerto with Martin Helmchen, “the kind of performer who lifts his audiences up to heaven” (The Times, London).

Feb 4 Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä conducts his compatriot Kaija Saariaho’s haunting, glittering Winter Sky and Mendelssohn’s vivid musical landscape painting of Scotland.

Gautier Capuçon, an artist with “virtuosity to burn” (Chicago Tribune), takes on Elgar’s elegiac Cello Concerto.

Mar 4

iccardo Muti conducts the unparalleled Chicago Symphony Chorus in a rich R program that includes two settings of texts by Goethe: Schubert’s dark-hued Song of the Spirits over the Waters and Brahms’ lush Alto Rhapsody, featuring the extraordinary Anita Rachvelishvili. The program concludes with Cherubini’s remarkable mass, written in 1825 to celebrate the restoration of the French monarchy.

Apr 1 Sensational Dutch violinist Janine Jansen brings her “radiant tone and fiery technique” (New York Times) to Britten’s Violin Concerto, a work she champions for its intimacy and intensity of emotion. The program concludes with Sibelius’ soulful Second Symphony.

Jun 3 The bracing modernity and technical demands of Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto are the perfect showcase for the blistering virtuosity of Daniil Trifonov, “without question the most astounding pianist of our age” (The Times, London). Muti bookends this performance with Liadov’s shimmering fairy-tale scene, The Enchanted Lake, and Tchaikovsky’s heartrending final symphony.

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oct 8

amadeus live

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Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director

nov 5

an american salute

dec 3

mozart, haydn & handel

jan 7

dvořák new world symphony

feb 4

elgar cello concerto with capuçon

mar 4

muti, rachvelishvili & chicago symphony chorus

B / I Bramwell Tovey conductor Stephen Williamson clarinet Price Ethiopia’s Shadow in America Frank New Work world premiere, cso commission Copland Suite from Appalachian Spring Copland Clarinet Concerto Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On the Town B / H Jane Glover conductor Paul Jacobs organ William Welter oboe Haydn Symphony No. 71 Mozart Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314 Handel Organ Concerto Op. 4, No. 1 Mozart Symphony No. 29 B / I Adam Fischer conductor Martin Helmchen piano Haydn Symphony No. 97 Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 Dvořák Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) B / I Osmo Vänskä conductor Gautier Capuçon cello Saariaho Winter Sky from Orion Elgar Cello Concerto Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 (Scottish) B / H Riccardo Muti conductor Anita Rachvelishvili mezzo-soprano

Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Schubert Song of the Spirits over the Waters Brahms Alto Rhapsody Cherubini Mass for the Coronation of Charles X

apr 1 britten & sibelius 2

B / H Thomas Søndergård conductor Janine Jansen violin Walton Scapino, A Comedy Overture Britten Violin Concerto Sibelius Symphony No. 2

apr 22

shostakovich 12

B / I Tugan Sokhiev conductor Vadim Gluzman violin

Mussorgsky, orch. Rimsky-Korsakov Prelude to Khovanshchina Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 2 Shostakovich Symphony No. 12 (The Year 1917)

may 13 prokofiev & rachmaninov

B / H Lahav Shani conductor Behzod Abduraimov piano

Rachmaninov, orch. Stokowski Prelude in C-sharp Minor Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Prokofiev Symphony No. 5

jun 3

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B / I Riccardo Muti conductor Daniil Trifonov piano Liadov The Enchanted Lake Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique)

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Mendelssohn Violin Concerto & Bruckner 7 Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto is one of the most exquisite in the canon. Hear it performed by Christian Tetzlaff, “one of the finest violinists performing today” (The New Yorker). Manfred Honeck, a definitive Bruckner interpreter, leads the composer’s Seventh Symphony, with its mighty, regal passages for brass.

notes on this series Oct 1 “Powerhouse pianist” (Los Angeles Times) Yefim Bronfman tackles Brahms’ epic First Piano Concerto. Edgard Varèse’s Arcana uses 40 different percussion instruments to explore a kaleidoscopic palette of color and rhythm in his thrilling symphonic poem.

Oct 22 Be swept away to the coasts of England in a program of sea-themed masterpieces.

Riccardo Muti conducts works by Britten and Elgar that use the ocean to represent profound human emotions. British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, whose voice “thrills you to the marrow” (The Daily Telegraph), performs Elgar’s popular song cycle Sea Pictures.

Muti ends the evening with Tchaikovsky’s poignant Fifth Symphony.

Dec 17 Edo de Waart returns to lead three recent winners of the Queen Elisabeth, Joseph Joachim and International Tchaikovsky competitions in their CSO debuts. The concert concludes with Mendelssohn’s effervescent Italian Symphony, inspired by the art, people and landscapes of Italy.

Mar 25 Acclaimed composer-conductor Thomas Adès leads a thrilling program of beauty and conflict that opens with Liszt’s intoxicating Mephisto Waltz. The New York Times describes Adès’ Piano Concerto as “a little Gershwin, a little Beethoven, distorted through the prism of wry sensibility, written for Kirill Gerstein with a blend of staggering virtuosity and tenderness that fits him like a bespoke suit.” Two mercurial works fill the second half with vivid scenes of armed conflict.

Apr 15 Australian conductor Simone Young, celebrated for her “commanding presence, bristling with energy and purpose” (New York Classical Review), leads Mahler’s enigmatic Seventh Symphony on the 100th anniversary of its U.S. premiere by the CSO on April 15, 1921.

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brahms with muti & bronfman

oct 22

muti conducts britten, elgar & tchaikovsky

C / D Riccardo Muti conductor Yefim Bronfman piano Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 Varèse Arcana Wagner Overture to Tannhäuser C / E Riccardo Muti conductor Alice Coote mezzo-soprano Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Elgar Sea Pictures Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

nov 19 chopin & the mermaid

C / D Emmanuel Krivine conductor Yulianna Avdeeva piano Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 Zemlinsky The Mermaid

dec 17

rising stars of the violin

jan 28

an alpine symphony

feb 18

mendelssohn violin concerto & bruckner 7

mar 25

adès conducts adès

apr 15

mahler 7

apr 29

vivaldi gloria

C / E Edo de Waart conductor Stella Chen violin

Sergei Dogadin violin Timothy Chooi violin Berlioz Overture to Beatrice and Benedict Beethoven Romance No. 2

R. Strauss Symphonic Interlude No. 2 from Intermezzo Tchaikovsky Valse-Scherzo Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo capriccioso Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 (Italian) C / E David Afkham conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 R. Strauss An Alpine Symphony C / D Manfred Honeck conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Bruckner Symphony No. 7 C / E Thomas Adès conductor Kirill Gerstein piano Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Adès Piano Concerto Liszt Battle of the Huns Janáček Taras Bulba C / D Simone Young conductor Mahler Symphony No. 7 C / E Giovanni Antonini conductor Amanda Forsythe soprano

Yulia Van Doren soprano Julie Boulianne mezzo-soprano

Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Vivaldi Concerto for Strings, RV 157 Vivaldi Leggi almeno, tiranna infedele from Ottone in villa Vivaldi Armatae face et anguibus from Juditha triumphans Handel Dopo notte, atra e funesta from Ariodante Handel Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 1 Vivaldi Kyrie, RV 587 Vivaldi Gloria, RV 589

jun 10 C / D

riccardo muti e l’opera italiana Riccardo Muti conductor Krassimira Stoyanova soprano Francesco Meli tenor

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november 6

An American Salute Conductor Bramwell Tovey leads a salute to American music that features Copland’s Suite from Appalachian Spring and a world premiere by Gabriela Lena Frank, named by the Washington Post as one of the 35 most significant female composers in history.

notes on this series Oct 23 Be swept away to the coasts of England in a program of sea-themed masterpieces.

Riccardo Muti conducts works by Britten and Elgar that use the ocean to represent profound human emotions. British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, whose voice “thrills you to the marrow” (The Daily Telegraph), performs Elgar’s popular song cycle Sea Pictures.

Muti ends the evening with Tchaikovsky’s poignant Fifth Symphony.

Dec 4 Jane Glover leads an engaging program of Baroque and Classical masterpieces.

“Dazzling virtuoso” (The New York Times) Paul Jacobs performs one of Handel’s sparkling organ concertos, and the CSO’s own William Welter makes his first solo appearance with Mozart’s expressive Oboe Concerto.

Feb 12 Schumann’s only piano concerto, a work that brims with joy and melody, is performed by Igor Levit, “one of our planet’s most stupendously gifted pianists” (The Arts Desk).

Herbert Blomstedt leads Nielsen’s astonishing Fifth Symphony, which the composer described as “the division of dark and light, the battle between evil and good.”

Apr 23 A feast of exhilarating Russian music—Tugan Sokhiev, a conductor who “radiates charisma” (Chicago Tribune), and Vadim Gluzman, a virtuoso of “unassailable technique and gleaming performance” (Chicago Classical Review), team up for Shostakovich’s darkly introspective Second Violin concerto. The program closes with Shostakovich’s revolutionary Symphony No. 12.

May 14 Israeli conductor Lahav Shani makes his CSO debut in a program of Russian passion with two of Rachmaninov’s most celebrated works and Prokofiev’s powerful wartime statement on triumph over adversity. Behzod Abduraimov, a pianist of “prodigious technique and rhapsodic flair” (The New York Times), also makes his CSO debut.

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brahms with muti & bronfman

oct 23

muti conducts britten, elgar & tchaikovsky

nov 6

an american salute

dec 4

mozart, haydn & handel

jan 15

muti conducts respighi feste romane

feb 12

blomstedt & levit

apr 23

shostakovich 12

Riccardo Muti conductor Yefim Bronfman piano Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 Varèse Arcana Wagner Overture to Tannhäuser

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

Bramwell Tovey conductor Stephen Williamson clarinet Price Ethiopia’s Shadow in America Frank New Work world premiere, cso commission Copland Suite from Appalachian Spring Copland Clarinet Concerto Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On the Town

Jane Glover conductor Paul Jacobs organ William Welter oboe Haydn Symphony No. 71 Mozart Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314 Handel Organ Concerto Op. 4, No. 1 Mozart Symphony No. 29

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David Herbert timpani Gene Pokorny tuba Vivaldi Concerto in A Major for Strings and Continuo, R. 158 Kraft Timpani Concerto No. 1 Schifrin Tuba Concerto Schifrin Theme from Mission: Impossible Respighi Feste romane

Herbert Blomstedt conductor Igor Levit piano Schumann Piano Concerto Stenhammar Interlude from The Song Nielsen Symphony No. 5

Tugan Sokhiev conductor Vadim Gluzman violin

Mussorgsky, orch. Rimsky-Korsakov Prelude to Khovanshchina Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 2 Shostakovich Symphony No. 12 (The Year 1917)

may 14 prokofiev & rachmaninov

Lahav Shani conductor Behzod Abduraimov piano

Rachmaninov, orch. Stokowski Prelude in C-sharp Minor Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Prokofiev Symphony No. 5

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december 18

Rising Stars of the Violin edo de waart

Edo de Waart returns to lead three recent winners of the Queen Elisabeth, Joseph Joachim and International Tchaikovsky competitions in their CSO debuts. The concert concludes with Mendelssohn’s effervescent Italian Symphony, inspired by the art, people and landscapes of Italy.

notes on this series Sep 18 Muti launches the new season with the expressive melodies of Schubert’s last completed symphony, and places two CSO principals front and center for Mozart’s delightful flute and harp concerto, his only composition to feature the harp.

Oct 16 “A phenomenon brimming with talent” (The Guardian), Benjamin Grosvenor makes his CSO debut for Liszt’s bold and brilliant Second Piano Concerto. The renowned Marek Janowski conducts two rarely heard scores: Weber’s The Ruler of the Spirits Overture and Bruckner’s majestic Third Symphony.

Oct 30 Chinese-American conductor Xian Zhang takes listeners on an alluring musical journey through Eastern Europe and Asia. Simon Trpčeski, whose 2018 CSO appearance was hailed for its “poetry of phrasing and buoyancy of touch” (Chicago Tribune), returns for Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto, which features one of the most beautiful slow movements in the repertoire.

Mar 19 Riccardo Muti conducts two influential works of Mozart that highlight the wind section: the landmark Prague Symphony and the sublime Gran Partita.

May 21 Bruch’s legendary First Violin Concerto is performed by Vilde Frang, a young violinist of profound musicianship, exceptional lyricism and “the knack of breathing life into every note” (BBC Music Magazine). Mikko Franck returns to lead a new work by renowned Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg and two works by Strauss: the raucous tone poem, Don Juan, and the alluring, waltz-laden orchestral suite from Der Rosenkavalier.

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sep 18

muti conducts schubert 9

oct 16

bruckner & liszt

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Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson flute Sarah Bullen harp Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp Schubert Symphony No. 9 (Great)

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

oct 30 tchaikovsky & bartók

Xian Zhang conductor Simon Trpčeski piano

Chen L’Eloignement Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 Bartók Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

dec 18

rising stars of the violin

jan 29

an alpine symphony

mar 19

muti conducts mozart

Edo de Waart conductor Stella Chen violin

Sergei Dogadin violin Timothy Chooi violin Berlioz Overture to Beatrice and Benedict Beethoven Romance No. 2

R. Strauss Symphonic Interlude No. 2 from Intermezzo Tchaikovsky Valse-Scherzo Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo capriccioso Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 (Italian)

David Afkham conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 R. Strauss An Alpine Symphony

Riccardo Muti conductor Cimarosa Overture to Il matrimonio segreto Mozart Symphony No. 38 (Prague) Mozart Serenade No. 10 (Gran Partita)

apr 2 britten & sibelius 2

Thomas Søndergård conductor Janine Jansen violin Walton Scapino, A Comedy Overture Britten Violin Concerto Sibelius Symphony No. 2

may 21

strauss don juan & der rosenkavalier

Mikko Franck conductor Vilde Frang violin Lindberg New Work world premiere, cso commission Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 R. Strauss Don Juan

R. Strauss Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

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june 4

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daniil trifonov

Muti, Trifonov & Tchaikovsky 6 Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto is the perfect showcase for the blistering virtuosity of Daniil Trifonov, “without question the most astounding pianist of our age” (The Times, London). Muti conducts Tchaikovsky’s heartrending final symphony.

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muti conducts beethoven missa solemnis

jan 8

dvořák new world symphony

feb 26

her story: celebrating the centenary of women’s right to vote

Riccardo Muti conductor

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller soprano Gerhild Romberger contralto

Matthew Polenzani tenor Tareq Nazmi bass

Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Beethoven Missa solemnis

Adam Fischer conductor Martin Helmchen piano Haydn Symphony No. 97 Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 Dvořák Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)

Marin Alsop conductor Lorelei Ensemble Montgomery Starburst Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances Wolfe Her Story cso co-commission

apr 30

vivaldi gloria

jun 4

muti, trifonov & tchaikovsky 6

Giovanni Antonini conductor Amanda Forsythe soprano

Yulia Van Doren soprano Julie Boulianne mezzo-soprano

Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Vivaldi Concerto for Strings, RV 157 Vivaldi Leggi almeno, tiranna infedele from Ottone in villa Vivaldi Armatae face et anguibus from Juditha triumphans Handel Dopo notte, atra e funesta from Ariodante Handel Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 1 Vivaldi Kyrie, RV 587 Vivaldi Gloria, RV 589

Riccardo Muti conductor Daniil Trifonov piano Liadov The Enchanted Lake Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) 16

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may 7

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jean-yves thibaudet

The Rite of Spring Philippe Jordan leads a survey of decadent fin-de-siècle Paris that includes Saint-Saëns’ scintillating final piano concerto, with the “superbly elegant brilliance” (Sydney Morning Herald) of French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and the visceral power of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring.

nov 13

rachmaninov piano concerto no. 2

dec 11

tilson thomas conducts

feb 19

mendelssohn violin concerto & bruckner 7

mar 5

muti, rachvelishvili & chicago symphony chorus

may 7

the rite of spring

Edward Gardner conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk piano Wagner Prelude to Parsifal Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 Walton Symphony No. 1

Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Measha Brueggergosman soprano

Kristen Toedtman vocalist Kara Dugan vocalist Ruggles Angels

Tilson Thomas Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 (Little Russian)

Manfred Honeck conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Bruckner Symphony No. 7

Riccardo Muti conductor Anita Rachvelishvili mezzo-soprano

Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Schubert Song of the Spirits over the Waters Brahms Alto Rhapsody Cherubini Mass for the Coronation of Charles X

Philippe Jordan conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano Debussy Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 (Egyptian) Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

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“Every single soloist in Muti’s orchestra is a jewel.”

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stefán ragnar höskuldsson

sarah bullen

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Dvořák New World Symphony Be captivated by Dvořák’s well-loved New World Symphony, Haydn’s Symphony No. 97, which displays all of the composer’s trademark elegance and wit, and Liszt’s thrilling virtuosic First Piano Concerto with Martin Helmchen, “the kind of performer who lifts his audiences up to heaven” (The Times, London).

notes on this series Oct 10 Miloš Forman’s sumptuous Academy Award®–winning Amadeus comes to life as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform the score, with nearly two dozen of Mozart’s glorious compositions, alongside the feature film on screen.

Feb 13 Schumann’s only piano concerto, a work that brims with joy and melody, is performed

by Igor Levit, “one of our planet’s most stupendously gifted pianists” (The Arts Desk).

Herbert Blomstedt leads Nielsen’s astonishing Fifth Symphony, which the composer described as “the division of dark and light, the battle between evil and good.”

Mar 6 Riccardo Muti conducts the unparalleled Chicago Symphony Chorus in a rich program that includes two settings of texts by Goethe: Schubert’s dark-hued Song of the Spirits over the Waters and Brahms’ lush Alto Rhapsody, featuring the extraordinary Anita Rachvelishvili. The program concludes with Cherubini’s remarkable mass, written in 1825 to celebrate the restoration of the French monarchy.

Apr 10 Lyric Opera of Chicago favorite Amanda Majeski, “a soprano of steel and silk” (Südkurier), makes her CSO debut in Wagner’s yearning and impassioned song cycle, Wesendonck Lieder. Saint-Saëns’ magnificent Organ Symphony brings the program to a rousing close.

Jun 5 The bracing modernity and technical demands of Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto are the perfect showcase for the blistering virtuosity of Daniil Trifonov, “without question the most astounding pianist of our age” (The Times, London). Muti bookends this performance with Liadov’s shimmering fairy-tale scene, The Enchanted Lake, Tchaikovsky’s heartrending final symphony.

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oct 10

amadeus live

A / E

Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director

nov 7

an american salute

dec 19

rising stars of the violin

jan 9

dvořák new world symphony

feb 13

blomstedt & levit

mar 6

muti, rachvelishvili & chicago symphony chorus

A / F Bramwell Tovey conductor Stephen Williamson clarinet Price Ethiopia’s Shadow in America Frank New Work world premiere, cso commission Copland Suite from Appalachian Spring Copland Clarinet Concerto Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On the Town A / F Edo de Waart conductor Stella Chen violin

Sergei Dogadin violin Timothy Chooi violin Berlioz Overture to Beatrice and Benedict Beethoven Romance No. 2

R. Strauss Symphonic Interlude No. 2 from Intermezzo Tchaikovsky Valse-Scherzo Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo capriccioso Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 (Italian) A / E Adam Fischer conductor Martin Helmchen piano Haydn Symphony No. 97 Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 Dvořák Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) A / F Herbert Blomstedt conductor Igor Levit piano Schumann Piano Concerto Stenhammar Interlude from The Song Nielsen Symphony No. 5 A / E Riccardo Muti conductor Anita Rachvelishvili mezzo-soprano

Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Schubert Song of the Spirits over the Waters Brahms Alto Rhapsody Cherubini Mass for the Coronation of Charles X

apr 10 wagner & saint-saëns organ symphony

A / F Fabien Gabel conductor Amanda Majeski soprano Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 (Organ)

apr 24

shostakovich 12

A / E Tugan Sokhiev conductor Vadim Gluzman violin

Mussorgsky, orch. Rimsky-Korsakov Prelude to Khovanshchina Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 2 Shostakovich Symphony No. 12 (The Year 1917)

may 15 prokofiev & rachmaninov

A / E Lahav Shani conductor Behzod Abduraimov piano

Rachmaninov, orch. Stokowski Prelude in C-sharp Minor Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Prokofiev Symphony No. 5

jun 5

muti, trifonov & tchaikovsky 6

A / F Riccardo Muti conductor Daniil Trifonov piano Liadov The Enchanted Lake Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) cso.org

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december 12

series highlight

Based on a poem by Illinois native Carl Sandburg, Tilson Thomas’ Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind draws from a wide range of influences, from Stravinsky to soul. This theatrical presentation features the brilliant and versatile soprano Measha Brueggergosman, along with backup singers, a chamber orchestra and bar band. Tchaikovsky’s Little Russian Symphony brings the program to a lyrical and colorful close.

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Tilson Thomas Conducts

notes on this series Sep 26 A highlight of our yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, Muti conducts the composer’s profound Missa solemnis. Premiered in 1824, just one month prior to his Ninth Symphony, it is one of Beethoven’s most powerful and heartfelt expressions of faith and devotion.

Nov 14 A program of lush, Romantic intensity features Rachmaninov’s ravishing Second Piano Concerto. The Guardian calls William Walton’s shattering First Symphony “a volcanic eruption of dark, sensual passion,” leading to a finale that shouts with joy.

Feb 27

arin Alsop leads an immersive presentation of Her Story, a new work by Julia Wolfe M that celebrates the centenary of the 19th Amendment. The all-female vocal ensemble Lorelei, praised for its “warm, lithe and beautifully blended” sound (The New York Times), will use costumes and theatrical lighting to bring the monumental struggle and achievement of women’s suffrage to life. Jessie Montgomery’s vibrant one-movement composition for string orchestra, Starburst, receives its first CSO performance.

Mar 20 Riccardo Muti conducts two influential works of Mozart that highlight the wind section: the landmark Prague Symphony and the sublime Gran Partita.

May 8 Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan leads a survey of decadent fin-de-siècle Paris that includes Debussy’s setting of a sensuous Mallarmé poem, Saint-Saëns’ scintillating final piano concerto with the “superbly elegant brilliance” (Sydney Morning Herald) of French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the visceral power of Stravinsky’s iconic The Rite of Spring.

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sep 26

muti conducts beethoven missa solemnis

nov 14

rachmaninov piano concerto no. 2

dec 12

tilson thomas conducts

jan 30

an alpine symphony

feb 27 B / H

her story: celebrating the centenary of women’s right to vote

B/H Riccardo Muti conductor

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller soprano Gerhild Romberger contralto

Matthew Polenzani tenor Tareq Nazmi bass

Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Beethoven Missa solemnis B / G Edward Gardner conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk piano Wagner Prelude to Parsifal Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 Walton Symphony No. 1 B/G Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Measha Brueggergosman soprano

Kristen Toedtman vocalist Kara Dugan vocalist Ruggles Angels

Tilson Thomas Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 (Little Russian) B/H David Afkham conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 R. Strauss An Alpine Symphony

Marin Alsop conductor Lorelei Ensemble Montgomery Starburst Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances Wolfe Her Story cso co-commission

mar 20

muti conducts mozart

B/G Riccardo Muti conductor Cimarosa Overture to Il matrimonio segreto Mozart Symphony No. 38 (Prague) Mozart Serenade No. 10 (Gran Partita)

apr 3 britten & sibelius 2

B/H Thomas Søndergård conductor Janine Jansen violin Walton Scapino, A Comedy Overture Britten Violin Concerto Sibelius Symphony No. 2

apr 17

mahler 7

may 8

the rite of spring

may 22

strauss don juan & der rosenkavalier

B/G Simone Young conductor Mahler Symphony No. 7 B/H Philippe Jordan conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano Debussy Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 (Egyptian) Stravinsky The Rite of Spring B/G Mikko Franck conductor Vilde Frang violin Lindberg New Work world premiere, cso commission Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 R. Strauss Don Juan

R. Strauss Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

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saturday evenings at 8:00 C 5-concert series

january 16

series highlight

Muti Conducts Respighi Feste romane Riccardo Muti leads an exceptional program that showcases timpani and tuba, putting CSO principals David Herbert and Gene Pokorny at the forefront in works

by William Kraft and Lalo Schifrin. Muti then conducts Respighi’s vibrant Feste romane from the composer’s spectacular Roman trilogy.

oct 17

bruckner & liszt

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

nov 21 chopin & the mermaid

Emmanuel Krivine conductor Yulianna Avdeeva piano Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 Zemlinsky The Mermaid

jan 16

muti conducts respighi feste romane

feb 6

elgar cello concerto with capuçon

may 1

vivaldi gloria

Riccardo Muti conductor

David Herbert timpani Gene Pokorny tuba Vivaldi Concerto in A Major for Strings and Continuo, R. 158 Kraft Timpani Concerto No. 1 Schifrin Tuba Concerto Schifrin Theme from Mission: Impossible Respighi Feste romane

Osmo Vänskä conductor Gautier Capuçon cello Saariaho Winter Sky from Orion Elgar Cello Concerto Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 (Scottish)

Giovanni Antonini conductor Amanda Forsythe soprano

Yulia Van Doren soprano Julie Boulianne mezzo-soprano

Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Vivaldi Concerto for Strings, RV 157 Vivaldi Leggi almeno, tiranna infedele from Ottone in villa Vivaldi Armatae face et anguibus from Juditha triumphans Handel Dopo notte, atra e funesta from Ariodante Handel Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 1 Vivaldi Kyrie, RV 587 Vivaldi Gloria, RV 589

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saturday evenings at 8:00 D 5-concert series

june 12

series highlight

riccardo muti

Riccardo Muti e l’Opera Italiana Riccardo Muti brings the 2020/21 season to a glittering close with a night of festive Italian opera favorites featuring two of the most sought-after soloists of the opera world, Krassimira Stoyanova and Francesco Meli, who previously appeared with the Orchestra in Verdi’s Aida.

oct 31 tchaikovsky & bartók

Xian Zhang conductor Simon Trpčeski piano

Chen L’Eloignement Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 Bartók Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

dec 5

mozart, haydn & handel

feb 20

mendelssohn violin concerto & bruckner 7

mar 26

adès conducts adès

Jane Glover conductor Paul Jacobs organ William Welter oboe Haydn Symphony No. 71 Mozart Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314 Handel Organ Concerto Op. 4, No. 1 Mozart Symphony No. 29

Manfred Honeck conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Bruckner Symphony No. 7

fri at 8:00

Thomas Adès conductor Kirill Gerstein piano Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Adès Piano Concerto Liszt Battle of the Huns Janáček Taras Bulba

jun 12

riccardo muti e l’opera italiana Riccardo Muti conductor Krassimira Stoyanova soprano Francesco Meli tenor

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sunday matinees at 3:00 A 6-concert series

january 31

series highlight

Celebrated French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard performs Mozart’s deeply emotional final piano concerto, and David Afkham returns to lead Strauss’ epic final tone poem, An Alpine Symphony, depicting a majestic hike through the Bavarian Alps.

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An Alpine Symphony

notes on this series Sep 20 Muti launches the new season with the expressive melodies of Schubert’s last completed symphony, and places two CSO principals front and center for Mozart’s delightful flute and harp concerto, his only composition to feature the harp.

Nov 8 Conductor Bramwell Tovey leads a salute to American music that features Copland’s Suite from Appalachian Spring and a world premiere by Gabriela Lena Frank, named by the Washington Post as one of the 35 most significant female composers in history.

Nov 22 Emmanuel Krivine conducts Berlioz’s colorful evocation of Carnival celebrations, Chopin’s dazzling First Piano Concerto and Zemlinsky’s lavishly scored symphonic fantasy, The Mermaid, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s undersea fairy tale.

May 16 Israeli conductor Lahav Shani makes his CSO debut in a program of Russian passion with two of Rachmaninov’s most celebrated works and Prokofiev’s powerful wartime statement on triumph over adversity. Behzod Abduraimov, a pianist of “prodigious technique and rhapsodic flair” (The New York Times), also makes his CSO debut.

Jun 13 Riccardo Muti brings the 2020/21 season to a glittering close with a night of festive Italian opera favorites featuring two of the most sought-after soloists of the opera world, Krassimira Stoyanova and Francesco Meli, who previously appeared with the Orchestra in Verdi’s Aida.

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sep 20

muti conducts schubert 9

nov 8

an american salute

Riccardo Muti conductor

Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson flute Sarah Bullen harp Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp Schubert Symphony No. 9 (Great)

Bramwell Tovey conductor Stephen Williamson clarinet Price Ethiopia’s Shadow in America Frank New Work world premiere, cso commission Copland Suite from Appalachian Spring Copland Clarinet Concerto Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On the Town

nov 22 chopin & the mermaid

Emmanuel Krivine conductor Yulianna Avdeeva piano Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 Zemlinsky The Mermaid

jan 31

an alpine symphony

David Afkham conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 R. Strauss An Alpine Symphony

may 16 prokofiev & rachmaninov

Lahav Shani conductor Behzod Abduraimov piano

Rachmaninov, orch. Stokowski Prelude in C-sharp Minor Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Prokofiev Symphony No. 5

jun 13

riccardo muti e l’opera italiana Riccardo Muti conductor Krassimira Stoyanova soprano Francesco Meli tenor

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tuesday evenings at 7:30 A 5-concert series

april 20

series highlight

simone young

Mahler 7 Australian conductor Simone Young, celebrated for her “commanding presence, bristling with energy and purpose” (New York Classical Review), leads Mahler’s enigmatic Seventh Symphony on the 100th anniversary of its U.S. premiere by the CSO on April 15, 1921.

dec 8

mozart, haydn & handel

feb 9

elgar cello concerto with capuçon

mar 9

muti conducts shostakovich 10

Jane Glover conductor Paul Jacobs organ William Welter oboe Haydn Symphony No. 71 Mozart Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314 Handel Organ Concerto Op. 4, No. 1 Mozart Symphony No. 29

Osmo Vänskä conductor Gautier Capuçon cello Saariaho Winter Sky from Orion Elgar Cello Concerto Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 (Scottish)

Riccardo Muti conductor Robert Chen violin

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 Shostakovich Symphony No. 10

apr 20

mahler 7

may 25

strauss don juan & der rosenkavalier

Simone Young conductor Mahler Symphony No. 7

Mikko Franck conductor Vilde Frang violin Lindberg New Work world premiere, cso commission Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 R. Strauss Don Juan

R. Strauss Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

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tuesday evenings at 7:30 B 5-concert series

may 4

series highlight

chicago symphony chorus

Vivaldi Gloria Giovanni Antonini leads an evening of vocal and choral incandescence, culminating in a performance of Vivaldi’s soaring sacred masterwork, Gloria, last performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in 1972.

oct 27

muti conducts britten, elgar & tchaikovsky

jan 12

dvořák new world symphony

feb 23

mendelssohn violin concerto & bruckner 7

mar 30

adès conducts adès

may 4

vivaldi gloria

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

Adam Fischer conductor Martin Helmchen piano Haydn Symphony No. 97 Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 Dvořák Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)

Manfred Honeck conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Bruckner Symphony No. 7

Thomas Adès conductor Kirill Gerstein piano Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Adès Piano Concerto Liszt Battle of the Huns Janáček Taras Bulba

Giovanni Antonini conductor Amanda Forsythe soprano

Yulia Van Doren soprano Julie Boulianne mezzo-soprano

Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Vivaldi Concerto for Strings, RV 157 Vivaldi Leggi almeno, tiranna infedele from Ottone in villa Vivaldi Armatae face et anguibus from Juditha triumphans Handel Dopo notte, atra e funesta from Ariodante Handel Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 1 Vivaldi Kyrie, RV 587 Vivaldi Gloria, RV 589

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 6:30

2020 Symphony Ball: Beethoven 5

Riccardo Muti conductor

Yefim Bronfman piano

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Celebrate at the annual Symphony Ball concert and the culmination of the Beethoven anniversary. Yefim Bronfman, a “leonine virtuoso” (Chicago Tribune), brings the power and poetry of the Third Piano Concerto to life. Riccardo Muti and the CSO perform Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony.

Attend the concert, or attend the concert and the Ball for the complete experience. Gala packages include premium concert seating, plus postconcert dinner and dancing at the Four Seasons.

Call 312-294-3185 or email symphonyball@cso.org for more information.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 3:00

LANG LANG

“The hottest artist on the classical music planet” (The New York Times), piano phenomenon Lang Lang comes to Chicago for a solo performance of Bach’s towering masterpiece, the iconic Goldberg Variations.

SUNDAY, MAY 2, 7:00

Itzhak Perlman violin In the Fiddler’s House Beloved violinist Itzhak Perlman revisits his iconic project In the Fiddler’s House, a charming journey through traditional klezmer music, in celebration of its 25th anniversary.

more music at symphony center CSO CLASSICAL Saturday, October 3, 6:30 Symphony Ball: Beethoven 5

Apr. 17, May 8, May 22 10:00 & 11:45 Once Upon a Symphony: The King Elephant and the Mice

October 8–13* Amadeus Live

Saturday, May 1 11:00 & 12:45 Family Matinee: On the Waves of Sound

November 27–29* Star Wars: The Force Awakens

PIANO

December 4–6 The Princess Bride

Sunday, October 4, 3:00 Richard Goode

April 9 & 11 The Wizard of Oz

Sunday, November 1, 3:00 Anna Vinnitskaya

May 27–29 Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Sunday, January 24, 3:00 Leif Ove Andsnes

FAMILY

Sunday, February 21, 3:00 Paul Lewis

MOVIES

Nov. 7, Dec. 12, Jan. 16 10:00 & 11:45 Once Upon a Symphony: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Sunday, March 7, 3:00* Lang Lang Sunday, March 14, 3:00 Emanuel Ax

Saturday, November 21 11:00 & 12:45 Family Matinee: Peter and the Wolf

Sunday, March 28, 3:00 Seong-Jin Cho

Saturday, February 20 11:00 & 12:45 Family Matinee: The Carnival of the Animals

Sunday, May 9, 3:00 Maurizio Pollini

Sunday, April 18, 3:00* Evgeny Kissin

Sunday, May 23, 3:00 Marc-André Hamelin * E xchange-restricted program.

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CHAMBER MUSIC Monday, October 12, 7:00 MusicNOW Sunday, October 18, 3:00 Joshua Bell Monday, November 16, 7:00 MusicNOW

Sunday, February 14, 3:00 Mariinsky Orchestra Saturday, March 13, 8:00 Chamber Orchestra of Europe WORLD, POP AND JAZZ Saturday, February 13, 2:00 Chinese New Year Celebration

Sunday, December 13, 2:00 Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Lisa Batiashvili and Gautier Capuçon

Sunday, February 28, 4:00 Kodo: Legacy

Wednesday, December 16, 7:30* Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass

March 11 & 12* Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Tuesday, January 26, 7:30 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Branford Marsalis Sunday, March 21, 3:00 Mahler Chamber Orchestra with Mitsuko Uchida Monday, April 12, 7:00 MusicNOW Sunday, April 25, 3:00 Jerusalem Quartet with Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth

Friday, April 2, 8:00 Zakir Hussain and the Masters of Percussion Tuesday, April 6, 7:30 George Hinchliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Sunday, May 2, 7:00* Itzhak Perlman In the Fiddler's House HOLIDAYS

Monday, May 17, 7:00 MusicNOW

December 7 & 8 A Chanticleer Christmas

ORCHESTRAS

December 18–23* Merry, Merry Chicago!

Sunday, October 25, 3:00 China NCPA Orchestra Sunday, November 15, 7:00* Berliner Philharmoniker

Monday, December 21, 3:00 Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna

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