Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Upcoming Concerts
[BROADCAST] Chicago Symphony Orchestra Virtual Recital: Stravinsky & Bach
Wednesday, June 25, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
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Igor Stravinsky – Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet
J.S. Bach – Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
J.S. Bach (Trans. Delécluse) – Sarabande and Minuets from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
J.S. Bach – Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
J.S. Bach (Trans. Delécluse) – Sarabande and Minuets from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Free
[BROADCAST] Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio: From the CSO’s Archives – Maestro’s Choice
Monday, June 30, 2031 @ 9:00pm – 10:30pm (EDT)
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"Riccardo Muti at the Opera": Favorite excerpts from Italian operas, featuring soprano Barbara Frittoli with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus.
Free
[BROADCAST] Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Mahler 7 Digital Premiere
Monday, July 7, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrates Gustav Mahler’s birthday with a special digital premiere performance of his Seventh Symphony, conducted by Pierre Boulez.
Free
[BROADCAST] Chicago Symphony Orchestra Virtual Recital: Cynthia Yeh
Wednesday, July 9, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
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Robert Honstein – Selections from An Economy of Means
Elden "Buster" Bailey – Two Sticks in Search of a Waltz
Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes, arr. Gary Burton & Errol Rackipov – Chega de Saudade
Elden "Buster" Bailey – Two Sticks in Search of a Waltz
Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes, arr. Gary Burton & Errol Rackipov – Chega de Saudade
Free
[BROADCAST] Chicago Symphony Orchestra Virtual Recital: Lincoln String Quartet
Wednesday, July 16, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
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Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 "American"
Free
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Tribute to Veterans – Trumpeting the Power of Music
Tuesday, November 11, 2031 @ 8:00am – 7:59am (EST)
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Hourlong video highlighting the trumpet’s key role in military & orchestral music. Featuring CSO trumpeter John Hagstrom, the CSO, & “The President’s Own” US Marine Band.
Free
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: CSOradio – Spotlight on the Chicago Symphony Chorus
Saturday, December 27, 2031 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (EST)
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Anton Bruckner – Psalm 150, WAB 38
Béla Bartók – Cantata profana, Sz. 94
Johannes Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem ("A German Requiem"), Op. 45
Béla Bartók – Cantata profana, Sz. 94
Johannes Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem ("A German Requiem"), Op. 45
$20
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: CSOradio – The First 130 Years – Guests in the House
Monday, December 29, 2031 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (EST)
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Aram Khachaturian – Symphony No. 3
John Williams – Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello & Orchestra
Zoltan Kodály – Dances of Galánta
César Franck – Symphony in D Minor
John Williams – Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello & Orchestra
Zoltan Kodály – Dances of Galánta
César Franck – Symphony in D Minor
$20
Civic Orchestra of Chicago Episode 1: Montgomery, Akiho, Sorey, & Adams (on-demand until 2/20/2021)
Wednesday, January 21, 2032 @ 8:00am – 7:59am (EST)
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Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
Andy Akiho – LIgNEouS 1 for marimba and string quartet
Tyshawn Sorey – Sentimental Shards
John Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Andy Akiho – LIgNEouS 1 for marimba and string quartet
Tyshawn Sorey – Sentimental Shards
John Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Free
CSO for Kids: May There Always Be Sunshine (on-demand until 2/21/2021)
Thursday, January 22, 2032 @ 8:00am – 7:59am (EST)
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Jim Gill's an award-winning children’s book May There Always Be Sunshine comes to life through animated illustrations & live music. Featuring CSO brass musicians, vocalist Melinda Alberty, & Gill himself.
Free
CSO Sessions Episode 12: Mozart & Brahms (on-demand until 2/26/2021)
Wednesday, January 28, 2032 @ 8:00am – 7:59am (EST)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Serenade for Winds in C minor, K. 388
Johannes Brahms – String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Johannes Brahms – String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
$15
CSO presents Exploding the Canon: Music by Black Composers & Musician-Inspired Activism
Wednesday, February 25, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (EST)
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Featuring Lee Bynum from The Dream Unfinished, an activist orchestra in NYC that uses classical music as a platform to engage audiences in dialogues about social and racial justice. Also featuring Chicago-based concert violinist Rachel Barton Pine.
Admission w/donation
CSO Sessions Episode 14: Beethoven & Price (on-demand through 3/26/2021)
Wednesday, February 25, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (EST)
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Ludwig van Beethoven – Duet with Two Obligato Eyeglasses for Viola and Cello
Florence Price – Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sextet for Two Horns and Strings in E-flat major, Op. 81b
Florence Price – Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sextet for Two Horns and Strings in E-flat major, Op. 81b
Free (Free (ticket required))
CSO Sessions Episode 15: Montgomery & Beethoven (on-demand until 4/9/2021)
Thursday, March 11, 2032 @ 12:00am – 1:00am (EST)
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Jessie Montgomery – Strum
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20
$15
CSO Sessions Episode 3: Désiré Defauw (on-demand until 4/17/2021)
Thursday, March 18, 2032 @ 8:00am – 7:59am (EDT)
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Conductor Désiré Defauw leads the CSO in this archival recording from 1953 – one of the Orchestra’s earliest filmed concerts. Opera suites by André Grétry & Gabriel Fauré, along with Robert Schumann’s 4th Symphony.
Free
Fall in Love with Music – A CSO Association Online Fundraiser
Sunday, March 21, 2032 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (EDT)
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Musical program featuring violinist Joshua Bell & CSO musicians Baird Dodge, Lawrence Neuman, & Qing Hou. With special appearances by Marin Alsop, Emanuel Ax, James Gaffigan, & Leif Ove Andsnes.
$100
CSO Sessions Episode 16: Harberg, Gabrieli, & Bach (on-demand until 4/23/2021)
Thursday, March 25, 2032 @ 11:00am – 8:00pm (EDT)
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Amanda Harberg – Hall of Ghosts
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Timothy Higgins – Canzon per sonar septimi toni à 8, Ch. 172, No. 2
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Timothy Higgins – Sonata pian' e forte
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Timothy Higgins – O Magnum Mysterium
Giovanni Gabrieli – Canzon per sonare No. 1, Ch. 186 “La spiritata”
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Timothy Higgins – Canzon per sonar primi toni à 8, Ch. 170, No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Timothy Higgins – Canzon per sonar septimi toni à 8, Ch. 172, No. 2
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Timothy Higgins – Sonata pian' e forte
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Timothy Higgins – O Magnum Mysterium
Giovanni Gabrieli – Canzon per sonare No. 1, Ch. 186 “La spiritata”
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Timothy Higgins – Canzon per sonar primi toni à 8, Ch. 170, No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
$15
CSO Sessions Episode 18: Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time (on-demand until 5/21/2021)
Thursday, April 22, 2032 @ 8:00am – 7:59am (EDT)
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Musicians from the Chicago Symphony perform Olivier Messiaen's powerful Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time").
$15
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Walter Hendl & Isaac Stern (on-demand until 5/29/2021)
Thursday, April 29, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (EDT)
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Ludwig van Beethoven – Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Ludwig van Beethoven – Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Max Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Ludwig van Beethoven – Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Max Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
$15
CSO Sessions Episode 19: Elliot, Sowerby, & Prokofiev (on-demand until 6/4/2021)
Thursday, May 6, 2032 @ 8:00am – 7:59am (EDT)
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Sergei Prokofiev – Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, & double bass, Op. 39
Willard Elliot – Two Sketches for woodwind quintet
Leo Sowerby – Woodwind Quintet
Sergei Prokofiev, arr. Andreas N. Tarkmann – Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Willard Elliot – Two Sketches for woodwind quintet
Leo Sowerby – Woodwind Quintet
Sergei Prokofiev, arr. Andreas N. Tarkmann – Suite from Romeo and Juliet
$15
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