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Chicago Symphony Center Celebrates the Holiday Season

November 22, 2024 Fred Cummings Chicago Symphony Orchestra

This season, Chicago Symphony Center transforms into Chicago’s home for the holidays as it decks the halls for concertgoers to experience a festive array of seasonal concerts and special offerings in November and December, 2024.

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MAC Presents Salt Creek Ballet’s, “The Nutcracker,” with New Philharmonic on December 14 -15, 2024

November 19, 2024 Fred Cummings McAninch Arts Center,  New Philharmonic,  Salt Creek Ballet

This holiday season, the Salt Creek Ballet’s, The Nutcracker, under the direction of Artistic Directors Erica De La O and

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Milwaukee’s Festival City Symphony Presents “Festival Carols & Bells,” Holiday Pajama Jamboree, a Free Family-Friendly Concert

November 15, 2024 Fred Cummings Milwaukee Festival City Symphony

Milwaukee’s Festival City Symphony is inviting families, classical music lovers, and children of all ages to its annual Holiday Pajama Jamboree on Wednesday, December 4, 2024

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Singer-Songwriter Ben Folds to Perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on June 16, 2025

November 15, 2024 Fred Cummings Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) recently announced that singer-songwriter Ben Folds will return to Symphony Center to perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Steven Reineke, on Monday, June 16, 2025.

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Auditorium Philms Concert Series Kicks Off Holiday Season with “Love Actually” in Concert for One-Night Only, December 7, 2024

November 14, 2024 Fred Cummings Chicago Philharmonic,  The Auditorium

The Auditorium and the Chicago Philharmonic announced the latest installment in its Auditorium Philms Concert Series, a multi-media experience presenting iconic films brought to life with scores performed in concert, with the holiday favorite Love Actually. 

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Mead Composer-Curator Daniel Bernard Roumain Hosts Opening Program of CSO MusicNOW

October 29, 2024 Fred Cummings Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) announced that their acclaimed contemporary music series CSO MusicNOW will continue in the 2024/25 season with a November 24, 2024, program hosted by Mead Composer-Curator Daniel Bernard Roumain titled “Voices of Migration & Innovation.”

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Riccardo Muti Opens Next Residency with Missy Mazzoli World Premiere

March 26, 2022 Patrick Curran

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Music Director Riccardo Muti returns to Chicago in March and April to lead the symphony orchestra in works by Mazzoli, Mahler, Bruckner, Britten, Strauss and Schumann during two weeks of subscription concerts.

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CYSO’s “Listen to the Future” Gala Raises More Than $680,000

March 26, 2022 Patrick Curran

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) hosted its 2022 Gala “Listen to the Future,” celebrating CYSO’s 75th Anniversary season at the Marriott Marquis Chicago, 2121 S. Prairie Ave., Saturday, March 12.

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Illinois Phil’s Christina Salerno Named ICO Executive Director of the Year

February 20, 2022 Vickie Moore

The Illinois Council of Orchestras (ICO) has bestowed a major award upon Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) naming IPO’s Christina Salerno as the 2022 Executive Director of the Year. 

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