Symphony Center Presents Orchestras 2020/21

kirill petrenko / berliner philharmoniker

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The world’s top orchestras led by today’s preeminent conductors come to Chicago on the Symphony Center Presents Orchestra series.

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yannick nÉzet-sÉguin

lisa batiashvili

valery gergiev

berliner philharmoniker

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3-concert series nov 15 sun | 7:00

berliner philharmoniker

Ives Central Park in the Dark Norman Unstuck R. Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben

Kirill Petrenko conductor

The legendary Berliner Philharmoniker returns to Chicago, 11 years since its last appearance, with new chief conductor Kirill Petrenko.

Hear one of the world’s finest orchestras, which Richard Strauss called the “most intelligent, splendid and freshest orchestra I know,” in a program featuring two of the composer’s most popular works.

feb 14 sun | 3:00

mariinsky orchestra

Valery Gergiev conductor Alexandre Kantorow piano

Prokofiev Three Selections from Romeo and Juliet Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 Mahler Symphony No. 5

The internationally lauded Mariinsky Orchestra, one of Russia’s oldest institutions, presents a riveting program of Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Mahler’s epic Fifth Symphony. “The orchestra, under musical director Valery Gergiev, moves as if with a single mind and always with purposeful passion” (The Times, London).

mar 13 sat | 8:00

chamber orchestra of europe

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin

Brahms Violin Concerto Brahms Symphony No. 3

Dynamic conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and “the finest chamber orchestra in the world” (BBC 2 Television) are an enchanting combination with “a sheer joy of playing that resonates with every single note” (Kölnische Rundschau). Experience them in an all-Brahms program featuring “the gorgeous tone and fabulous technique” (The New York Times) of Lisa Batiashvili.

add the concert below to your order at exclusive subscriber pricing. visit cso.org/addons for pricing. oct 25 sun | 3:00

china ncpa orchestra Lü Jia conductor Wu Wei sheng

Chen Itinéraire d’une illusion

Unsuk Chin Šu, for sheng and orchestra Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 One of China’s most prestigious ensembles presents a program of contemporary and classical works including Unsuk Chin’s glistening Šu, a concerto for the ancient Chinese mouth organ, written for sheng virtuoso Wu Wei. The program concludes with Tchaikovsky’s powerfully dramatic Fourth Symphony. cso.org

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