Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
In 2015 Pierre Boulez turns 90, and Beyond the Score celebrates with a phantasmagorical acoustic and theatrical journey through a lifetime of musical adventures, innovations and discoveries...
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Boulez At 90: Provisionally Definitive
Friday, Nov 14
7:30p
Bach Brandenburg Concertos
Thursday, Nov 20
8:00p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
Among Bach's most beloved and celebrated works, his six Brandenburg Concertos demonstrate some of the most daring and innovative instrumental scoring in the entire Baroque repertoire...
Lewis Plays Beethoven Emperor
Wednesday, Jan 7
6:30p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
"One of the finest Beethoven interpreters of his generation" (The New York Times), Paul Lewis returns to the CSO for Beethoven's most beloved and charming piano concerto...
Brahms Symphony No. 3: Free But Happy
Friday, Mar 27
7:30p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
In the summer of 1883, vacationing in the ancient German spa town of Wiesbaden, Brahms celebrated his recent 50th birthday by composing one of his mellowest and most open-hearted orchestral works...
Muti Conducts Tchaikovsky 6
Thursday, Feb 26
8:00p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
Tchaikovsky's soul-stirring masterpiece, the Sixth Symphony, is among the greatest landmarks in the symphonic repertoire...
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: Wynton Marsalis
Friday, Feb 13
8:00p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
The incomparable Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis pays homage to Duke Ellington and Count Basie, of course, but over the years has championed Latin and South African jazz and e...
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass
Thursday, Dec 18
3:00p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
Witness the staggering power, amazing precision and brilliant virtuosity that make the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass the best in the world...
Beethoven 5
Thursday, Feb 5
8:00p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
The opening "ba-ba-ba-BAH" of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is among the most recognizable moments in symphonic music...
Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert
Sunday, Dec 28
2:30p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
Celebrate the start of the New Year with an all-star cast of European singers, dancers, and full orchestra...
The Godfather
Tuesday, Feb 3
7:00p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
Symphony Center makes movie and music fans an offer they can't refuse-a live screening of Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece The Godfather with Members of the CSO playing Nino Rota's score...
Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
Friday, Mar 6
8:00p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
The Silk Road Ensemble, which brings together musicians and composers from more than 20 countries, comes to Symphony Center with founder and CSO Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant Yo-Yo Ma...
Hilary Hahn
Sunday, Apr 12
3:00p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
Two-time Grammy(c) Award-winner Hilary Hahn returns to Symphony Center to play works by Schumann, Debussy and Bach as well as selections from her acclaimed album, In 27 Pieces...
Salonen Conducts Messiaen
Thursday, May 21
8:00p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts to major 20th-century masterpieces for piano and orchestra...
Olli Mustonen
Sunday, Feb 22
3:00p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
"An extraordinary pianist for extraordinary music ... Mustonen's dazzling pianism is truly hypnotic" (Gramophone)...
MusicNOW: There Will Be Blood
Monday, Jan 19
7:00p
Chicago Symphony Center,
Chicago
The stunning score for the hit film There Will Be Blood, composed by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, is complemented by a poignant work by Anna Clyne incorporating Chicago street musicians...
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