Join us this May at Symphony Center
Spring returns to Symphony Center this May with a power-packed lineup of spectacular artists. Highlights include:
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Tchaikovsky Pathétique
May 1-3
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnányi conductor
Paul Lewis piano
Lutoslawski Musique funèbre
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique)
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Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic Project
Friday, May 2, 8:00
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Terri Lyne Carrington drums
Lizz Wright vocals
Carmen Lundy vocals
Nona Hendryx vocals
Geri Allen piano
Tia Fuller saxophone
Ingrid Jensen trumpet
Nir Felder guitar
Josh Hari bass
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Lugansky Plays Rachmaninov
Sunday, May 4, 3:00
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Nikolai Lugansky piano
Franck Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Prokofiev Sonata No. 4 in C Minor
Rachmaninov Thirteen Preludes, Op. 32
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MusicNOW: Companions
Monday, May 5, 7:00
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
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Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Cliff Colnot conductor
Members of Hysterica Dance Company
Mason Bates Mead Composer-in-Residence
Anna Clyne Mead Composer-in-Residence
Andrew Norman The Companion Guide to Rome
Anna Clyne Fits + Starts
Oscar Bettison Livre des Sauvages
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Haydn & Beethoven
May 8-10
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Labadie conductor
Marc-André Hamelin piano
Rigel Symphony No. 4
Haydn Piano Concerto No. 11 in D Major
Kraus Symphony in E Minor
Beethoven Symphony No. 1
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Adventures with Aladdin
Saturday, May 10, 11:00 am and 12:45 pm
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Edwin Outwater conductor
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Program to include:
Rimsky-Korsakov Selections from Sheherazade
Mussorgsky A Night on Bald Mountain
Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird
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Susanna Phillips and Eric Owens
Sunday, May 11, 3:00
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Susanna Phillips soprano
Eric Owens bass-baritone
John Bruce Yeh clarinet
Daniel Gingrich horn
Myra Huang piano
Program to include:
Schubert Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965
Schubert Auf dem Strom, D. 943
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Afterwork Masterworks®: Jurowski Conducts Strauss
Wednesday, May 14, 6:30
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Eugene Izotov oboe
Strauss Serenade in E-flat Major
Strauss Oboe Concerto
Strauss Metamorphosen
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Jurowski Conducts Strauss
May 15-17
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Eugene Izotov oboe
Dorothea Röschmann soprano
Strauss Serenade in E-flat Major
Strauss Metamorphosen
Strauss Oboe Concerto
Strauss Four Last Songs
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Emanuel Ax: The Brahms Project
Sunday, May 18, 3:00
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Emanuel Ax piano
Brahms Piano Sonata No. 2
Brahms Four Piano Pieces
Dean Hommage à Brahms [SCP Co-commission]
Mazzoli Bolts of Loving Thunder [SCP Co-commission]
Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
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Shostakovich Leningrad
May 22-24
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden conductor
Britten Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad)
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Shostakovich & Prokofiev
May 29-30
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden conductor
Alisa Weilerstein cello
Prokofiev Symphony-Concerto
Britten Suite on English Folk Tunes: A time there was…
Shostakovich Symphony No. 9
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Looks of a Lot Jason Moran and Theaster Gates
Friday, May 30, 8:00
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Theaster Gates designer and vocals
Jason Moran and the Bandwagon
Jason Moran piano
Tarus Mateen bass
Nasheet Waits drums
Ken Vandermark saxophones
Katie Ernst bass and vocals
Kenwood Academy Jazz Band
Gerald Powell director
Bethany Pickens assistant director
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden conductor
Shostakovich Five Fragments
Britten Sinfonia da requiem
Prokofiev Symphony No. 5
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Multimedia Magazine
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The 2014/15 Season is now on sale
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The CSO at The Morton Arboretum
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