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2010/11 SEASON CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF EVENTS AUGUST Symphony Center Presents Saturday, August 21, 2010, 8 p.m. Special Concert Herbie Hancock’s The Imagine Project Herbie Hancock, piano Greg Phillinganes, piano Pino Palladino, bass Lionel Loueke, guitar Vinnie Colaiuta, drums Kristina Train, vocalist Symphony Center Presents Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 8 p.m. Special Concert Louis, A Silent Film with Live Musical Performance (world premiere) Wynton Marsalis, trumpet Cecile Licad, piano Marcus Printup, trumpet Vincent Gardner, trombone Wycliffe Gordon, trombone Sherman Irby, alto saxophone Kurt Bacher, saxophones Victor Goines, saxophone and clarinet Ted Nash, saxophone and flute Dan Nimmer, piano Carlos Henriquez, bass Ali Jackson, drums Arnold Kinsella, Jr., percussion Andy Farber, conductor SEPTEMBER Free Concert in Pilsen Thursday, September 16, 2010, 7 p.m. Benito Juarez Community Academy Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2150 S. Laflin St. Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor México 2010 STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28 GALINDO Sones de mariachi MÁRQUEZ Danzón 2 MONCAYO Huapango

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Page 1: 2010/11 EASON HRONOLOGICAL VENTS · 2010/11 Season, Page 3 of 30 OCTOBER Symphony Ball Saturday, October 2, 2010, 7 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin MOZART

2010/11 SEASON CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF EVENTS

AUGUST Symphony Center Presents Saturday, August 21, 2010, 8 p.m. Special Concert Herbie Hancock’s The Imagine Project Herbie Hancock, piano Greg Phillinganes, piano Pino Palladino, bass Lionel Loueke, guitar Vinnie Colaiuta, drums Kristina Train, vocalist

Symphony Center Presents Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 8 p.m. Special Concert Louis, A Silent Film with Live Musical Performance (world

premiere) Wynton Marsalis, trumpet Cecile Licad, piano Marcus Printup, trumpet Vincent Gardner, trombone Wycliffe Gordon, trombone Sherman Irby, alto saxophone Kurt Bacher, saxophones Victor Goines, saxophone and clarinet Ted Nash, saxophone and flute Dan Nimmer, piano Carlos Henriquez, bass Ali Jackson, drums Arnold Kinsella, Jr., percussion Andy Farber, conductor

SEPTEMBER Free Concert in Pilsen Thursday, September 16, 2010, 7 p.m. Benito Juarez Community Academy Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2150 S. Laflin St. Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor México 2010 STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28 GALINDO Sones de mariachi MÁRQUEZ Danzón 2 MONCAYO Huapango

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Free Concert for Chicago Sunday, September 19, 2010, 5:30 p.m. Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor Festa Muti

VERDI Overture to La forza del destino LISZT Les préludes, Symphonic Poem No. 3 TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet

RESPIGHI Pines of Rome

Civic Orchestra of Chicago Monday, September 20, 2010, 8 p.m. Civic Orchestra of Chicago Cliff Colnot, conductor SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63 RAVEL Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloe

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, September 23, 2010, 8 p.m. Friday, September 24, 2010, 8 p.m. Festa Muti Saturday, September 25, 2010, 8 p.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor Mario Zeffiri, tenor Kyle Ketelsen, bass-baritone Gérard Depardieu, narrator Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe, director BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 BERLIOZ Lélio, or The Return to Life, Op. 14b

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, September 30, 2010, 8 p.m. Friday, October 1, 2010, 8 p.m. Festa Muti Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor HAYDN Symphony No. 39 in G Minor MOZART Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183 MOZART Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K. 338 HAYDN Symphony No. 89 in F Major

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OCTOBER Symphony Ball Saturday, October 2, 2010, 7 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin MOZART Symphony No. 24 in C Major, K. 338 BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, October 3, 2010, 3 p.m. Special Concert Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán México 2010

Symphony Center Presents Monday, October 4, 2010, 7 p.m. MusicNOW Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Harris Theater for Music and Dance Cliff Colnot, conductor 205 E. Randolph Dr. Mason Bates and Anna Clyne, hosts Isabelle Demers, organ Festa Muti ENRICO CHAPELA Li Po México 2010 MARCOS BALTER Vision Mantra ANNA CLYNE Steelworks ANA LARA Bhairav MASON BATES Digital Loom

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Harry Bicket, conductor HAYDN Symphony No. 39 in G Minor MOZART Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183 MOZART Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K. 338 HAYDN Symphony No. 89 in F Major

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, October 7, 2010, 8 p.m. Friday, October 8, 2010, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, October 9, 2010, 8 p.m. México 2010 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Asher Fisch, conductor WAGNER Centennial March CHÁVEZ Sinfonía india (Symphony No. 2) BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (Eroica)

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Symphony Center Presents Friday, October 8, 2010, 8 p.m. Jazz Series Chick Corea Trio Chick Corea, piano and keyboards Christian McBride, bass Brian Blade, drums

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, October 10, 2010, 7 p.m. Special Concert Chucho Valdés with the Afro-Cuban Messengers Chucho Valdés, piano

Symphony Center Presents Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 8 p.m. Orchestra Series Mariinsky Orchestra Valery Gergiev, conductor The Soviet Arts Experience Denis Matsuev, piano RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, October 14, 2010, 8 p.m. Friday, October 15, 2010, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, October 16, 2010, 8 p.m. Sunday, October 17, 2010, 3 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez, conductor WEBERN Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1 MAHLER Symphony No. 7

Symphony Center Presents Friday, October 15, 2010, 8 p.m. Special Concert A Tribute to Chavela Vargas Buika, vocals México 2010 Lila Downs, vocals

Afterwork Masterworks Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 6:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra Gil Shaham, conductor and violin HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Hob. VIIa:4 BARBER Adagio for Strings MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 (Turkish)

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, October 21, 2010, 8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, North Central College Chicago Symphony Orchestra Naperville, IL Gil Shaham, conductor and violin HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Hob. VIIa:4 HARTMANN Concerto funebre for Solo Violin and String Orchestra BARBER Adagio for Strings MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 (Turkish)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Friday, October 22, 2010, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, October 23, 2010, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Gil Shaham, conductor and violin HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Hob. VIIa:4 HARTMANN Concerto funebre for Solo Violin and String Orchestra BARBER Adagio for Strings MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 (Turkish)

Symphony Center Presents Friday, October 22, 2010, 8 p.m. Jazz Series Hugh Masekela, trumpet and flugelhorn

Hallowed Haunts Saturday, October 23, 2010, 3 p.m. Civic Orchestra of Chicago Alastair Willis, conductor Brett Rowe, piano BACH Toccata in D Minor, BWV 565 (orch. Stokowski) MUSSORGSKY A Night on Bald Mountain BERLIOZ “March to the Scaffold” from Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 LISZT Totentanz for Piano and Orchestra MUSSORGSKY “The Hut on Hen’s Legs” from Pictures from an

Exhibition (orch. Ravel) WAGNER “Ride of the Valkyries” from Die Walküre

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, October 24, 2010, 3 p.m. Piano Series András Schiff, piano SCHUMANN Waldszenen, Op. 82 SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 SCHUMANN Kinderszenen, Op. 15 SCHUMANN Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, October 28, 2010, 8 p.m. Friday, October 29, 2010, 8 p.m. The Soviet Arts Experience Chicago Symphony Orchestra Jaap van Zweden, conductor Measha Brueggergosman, soprano JOHN LUTHER ADAMS Dark Waves MAHLER Four Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Saturday, October 30, 2010, 7:30 p.m. Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Chicago Symphony Orchestra University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Jaap van Zweden, conductor Measha Brueggergosman, soprano JOHN LUTHER ADAMS Dark Waves MAHLER Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65

Symphony Center Presents Saturday, October 30, 2010, 8 p.m. Special Concert Ravi Shankar 90th Birthday Celebration Ravi Shankar, sitar Anoushka Shankar, sitar

Civic Orchestra of Chicago Sunday, October 31, 2010, 6:30 p.m. Civic Orchestra of Chicago The Soviet Arts Experience Jaap van Zweden, conductor SHOSTAKOVICH Chamber Symphony for Strings in C Minor, Op. 110a TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64

NOVEMBER Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, November 4, 2010, 8 p.m. Friday, November 5, 2010, 8 p.m. Saturday, November 6, 2010, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Scott Hostetler, English horn Christopher Martin, trumpet Paul Jacobs, organ COPLAND Quiet City COPLAND Organ Symphony COPLAND Orchestral Variations COPLAND Appalachian Spring (complete)

Kraft Family Matinee Series Saturday, November 6, 2010, 11 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.

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Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sarah Hatsuko Hicks, conductor Lookingglass Theatre Company, guest artists “Into the Big Green Meadow,” featuring: PROKOFIEV Selections from Symphony No. 1 (Classical) PROKOFIEV Selections from Summer Day, Children’s Suite PROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, November 7, 2010, 3 p.m. Piano Series Marc-André Hamelin, piano HAYDN Variations in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6 MOZART Sonata in A Minor, K. 310 LISZT “Gondoliera,” “Canzone,” and “Tarantella” from Venezia e Napoli FAURÉ Nocturne No. 6, Op. 63 ALKAN Symphonie for Solo Piano

(from 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys, Op. 39, Nos. 4-7)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, November 11, 2010, 8 p.m. Saturday, November 13, 2010, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Antonio Pappano, conductor Jonathan Biss, piano MOZART Symphony No. 23 in D Major, K. 181 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 (Italian)

Beyond the Score Friday, November 12, 2010, 1:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sunday, November 14, 2010, 3 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Antonio Pappano, conductor Gerard McBurney, narrator and host MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 (Italian)

Symphony Center Presents Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 8 p.m. Chamber Music Series Pinchas Zukerman, violin and viola Yefim Bronfman, piano MOZART Violin Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 454 BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 (Spring) BRAHMS Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 120

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, November 18, 2010, 8 p.m. Saturday, November 20, 2010, 8 p.m. Sunday, November 21, 2010, 3 p.m. Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Vladimir Feltsman, piano TURNAGE Texan Tenebrae (U.S. premiere, CSO co-commission) BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 9 in E Minor

Friday Night at the Movies Friday, November 19, 2010, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra Richard Kaufman, conductor HERRMANN Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho

Symphony Center Presents Friday, November 26, 2010, 4 p.m. Special Concert Vienna Boys Choir

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Friday, November 26, 2010, 8 p.m. Saturday, November 27, 2010, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez, conductor Robert Chen, violin DEBUSSY Symphonic Fragments from The Martyrdom

of Saint Sebastian LIGETI Violin Concerto RAVEL Mother Goose Suite DEBUSSY La mer

Symphony Center Presents Saturday, November 27, 2010, 3 p.m. Special Concerts Sunday, November 28, 2010, 3 p.m. Mazowsze

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DECEMBER

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, December 2, 2010, 8 p.m. Friday, December 3, 2010, 8 p.m. Saturday, December 4, 2010, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez, conductor Christine Brewer, soprano Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano Lance Ryan, tenor Mikhail Petrenko, baritone Paul Jacobs, organ Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe, director SCHOENBERG Transfigured Night, Op. 4 JANÁČEK Glagolitic Mass

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, December 5, 2010, 3 p.m. Piano Series Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano MESSIAEN Preludes CHOPIN Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60 CHOPIN Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31 RAVEL Miroirs

Symphony Center Presents Monday, December 6, 2010, 7:30 p.m. Special Concerts Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 7:30 p.m. Fourth Presbyterian Church Chanticleer 126 E. Chestnut St. “A Chanticleer Christmas”

Afterwork Masterworks Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 6:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra Xian Zhang, conductor Stephen Hough, piano TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 (Mozartiana) TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, December 9, 2010, 8 p.m.

Saturday, December 11, 2010, 8 p.m.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Xian Zhang, conductor Stephen Hough, piano TCHAIKOVSKY Concert Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 56 TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 (Mozartiana) TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Friday, December 10, 2010, 1:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Xian Zhang, conductor Stephen Hough, piano TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 75 (first

movement, uncompleted) TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 (Mozartiana) TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44

Symphony Center Presents Friday, December 10, 2010, 8 p.m. Jazz Series Esperanza Spalding’s Chamber Music Society Esperanza Spalding, bass and vocals Regina Carter’s Reverse Thread Regina Carter, violin

Civic Orchestra of Chicago Sunday, December 12, 2010, 3 p.m. Civic Orchestra of Chicago Xian Zhang, conductor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 BARTÓK Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19

Symphony Center Presents Monday, December 13, 2010, 7 p.m. MusicNOW Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Harris Theater for Music and Dance Cliff Colnot, conductor 205 E. Randolph Dr. Cynthia Yeh, percussion Mason Bates and Anna Clyne, hosts EDMUND CAMPION Corail DEREK BERMEL Three Rivers PAOLA PRESTINI Spell JASON ECKARDT Tangled Loops STEVEN MACKEY Micro-Concerto

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, December 16, 2010, 3 p.m. Friday, December 17, 2010, 1:30 p.m. México 2010 Saturday, December 18, 2010, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass GABRIELI Canzon duodecimi toni GABRIELI Sonata, pian e forte GABRIELI Canzon septimi toni BACH Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 (arr. Crees) GRAINGER Lincolnshire Posy (arr. Higgins) WAGNER Tristan Fantasy (arr. Jeurissen) REVUELTAS Sensamayá (arr. Roberts) PROKOFIEV Three Scenes from Romeo and Juliet (arr. Kreines)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Friday, December 17, 2010, 7 p.m. Welcome Yule! Saturday, December 18, 2010, 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. Sunday, December 19, 2010, 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2010, 7 p.m. Thursday, December 23, 2010, 1 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe, conductor and director Welcome Yule! Children’s Ensemble Welcome Yule! Dance Ensemble

JANUARY Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, January 6, 2011, 8 p.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011, 8 p.m. The Soviet Arts Experience Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sir Mark Elder, conductor Stephen Hough, piano LIADOV Baba-Yaga, Op. 56 LIADOV The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62 TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100

Beyond the Score Friday, January 7, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sunday, January 9, 2011, 3 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Soviet Arts Experience Sir Mark Elder, conductor Gerard McBurney, narrator and host PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, January 13, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, January 14, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 15, 2011, 8 p.m. Sunday, January 16, 2011, 3 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Juanjo Mena, conductor Renaud Capuçon, violin RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales KORNGOLD Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 (Pathétique)

Symphony Center Presents Friday, January 14, 2011, 8 p.m. Jazz Series Allen Toussaint’s The Bright Mississippi Allen Toussaint, piano and guitar Don Byron, clarinet Nicholas Payton, trumpet

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, January 20, 2011, 8 p.m. Saturday, January 22, 2011, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin, conductor ELGAR In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

Friday Night at the Movies Friday, January 21, 2011, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra Timothy Brock, conductor Chaplin’s The Gold Rush

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, January 27, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, January 28, 2011, 8 p.m. Saturday, January 29, 2011, 8 p.m. Monday, February 7, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Mitsuko Uchida, conductor and piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413 MOZART Divertimento in B-flat Major, K. 125b [137] MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467

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Kraft Family Matinee Series Saturday, January 29, 2011, 11 a.m. & 12:45 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Mei-Ann Chen, conductor Jackson Evans, actor “From the City to the Country,” featuring selections from: GERSHWIN An American in Paris BERNSTEIN On the Town COPLAND Down a Country Lane COPLAND Appalachian Spring BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 (Pastoral)

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, January 30, 2011, 3 p.m. Chamber Music Series Yo-Yo Ma, cello Emanuel Ax, piano Anthony McGill, clarinet Robert Chen, violin Susan Synnestvedt, violin Robert Hanford, violin Jaime Gorgojo, violin Catherine Brubaker, viola Rami Solomonow, viola Gabriel Cabezas, cello BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69 BRAHMS Trio in A Minor for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 114 MENDELSSOHN Allegro moderato ma con fuoco from Octet in E-flat

Major for Strings, Op. 20 SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47

Symphony Center Presents Monday, January 31, 2011, 7 p.m. MusicNOW Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Harris Theater for Music and Dance André de Ridder, conductor 205 E. Randolph Dr. Mouse on Mars, Electronica duo Brad Miner, Live PA MARTIN MATALON Las siete vidas de un gato Mouse on Mars skik field, part 1, part 2 and 11

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FEBRUARY

Symphony Center Presents Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 8 p.m. Orchestra Series The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor CANCELED Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano WAGNER Overture to Tannhäuser BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2 STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, February 3, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, February 4, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 Mitsuko Uchida, conductor and piano SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47 Leonard Slatkin, conductor

The Soviet Arts Experience Saturday, February 5, 2011, 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra MOZART Divertimento in B-flat Major, K. 137 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 11, K. 413 Mitsuko Uchida, conductor and piano SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47 Leonard Slatkin, conductor

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Symphony Center Presents Friday, February 4, 2011, 8 p.m. Jazz Series Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Wynton Marsalis, trumpet and artistic director Kenny Rampton, trumpet Marcus Printup, trumpet Ryan Kisor, trumpet Chris Crenshaw, trombone Vincent Gardner, trombone Elliot Mason, trombone Victor Goines, saxophone and clarinet Ted Nash, saxophone and flute Walter Blanding, saxophone and clarinet Sherman Irby, saxophone and clarinet Joe Temperley, saxophone and clarinet Carlos Henriquez, bass Ali Jackson, drums Dan Nimmer, piano Program to be announced from the stage.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, February 10, 2011, 8 p.m.

Friday, February 11, 2011, 1:30 p.m. The Soviet Arts Experience Saturday, February 12, 2011, 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, conductor Vadim Repin, violin SIBELIUS Finlandia, Op. 26 TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 6 in E-flat Minor, Op. 111

Symphony Center Presents Friday, February 11, 2011, 8 p.m. Special Concert Blues at the Crossroads: The Robert Johnson Centennial Concert featuring Big Head Todd and the Monsters,

David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Hubert Sumlin, Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, February 13, 2011, 3 p.m. Piano Series Paul Lewis, piano SCHUBERT Sonata in C Major, D. 840 (Reliquie) SCHUBERT Three Piano Pieces, D. 946 SCHUBERT Sonata in D Major, D. 850

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Symphony Center Presents Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 8 p.m. Chamber Music Series Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone Ivari Ilja, piano The Soviet Arts Experience FAURÉ “Automne,” Op. 18, No. 3 FAURÉ “Sylvie,” Op. 6, No. 3 FAURÉ “Après un rêve,” Op. 7, No. 1 FAURÉ “Fleur jetee,” Op. 39, No. 2 TANEYEV “Lyudi spyat,” Op.17, No.10 TANEYEV Menuet, Op. 26, No. 9 TANEYEV “Zimnïy put’,” Op. 32, No. 4 TANEYEV “Stalaktitï,” Op. 26, No. 6 TANEYEV “B’yotsya serdtse bespokoynoye,” Op. 17, No. 9 LISZT “I’ vidi in terra angelici costume” from Three Sonnets of Petrarch LISZT “Pace non trovo” TCHAIKOVSKY Six Romances, Op. 73

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, February 17, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, February 18, 2011, 8 p.m. Saturday, February 19, 2011, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano STRAVINSKY Divertimento, Suite from The Fairy’s Kiss BORODIN Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83

Symphony Center Presents Monday, February 21, 2011, 7 p.m. Special Concert Kodo One Earth Tour: 30th Anniversary

Afterwork Masterworks Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 6:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin SALONEN Violin Concerto (CSO co-commission) SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, February 24, 2011, 8 p.m. Saturday, February 26, 2011, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin DEBUSSY Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun SALONEN Violin Concerto (CSO co-commission) SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43

Friday Night at the Movies Friday, February 25, 2011, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra Richard Kaufman, conductor A Tribute to Roger Ebert

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, February 27, 2011, 3 p.m.

Piano Series Evgeny Kissin, piano LISZT Etude No. 9 in A-flat Major (Ricordanza) LISZT Sonata in B Minor LISZT “Funérailles” from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses LISZT “Vallée d’Obermann” from Années de pèlerinage,

Book 1 (Suisse) LISZT “Gondoliera,” “Canzone” and “Tarantella” from Venezia e Napoli

Civic Orchestra of Chicago Monday, February 28 , 2011, 8 p.m. Civic Orchestra of Chicago Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor SIBELIUS “Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari” and

“Lemminkäinen’s Return” from Four Legends of the Kalevala, Op. 22 SCRIABIN The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54

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MARCH

Symphony Center Presents Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 8 p.m. Chamber Music Series Scharoun Ensemble of the Berliner Philharmoniker Aleksandar Ivic, violin Rachel Schmidt, violin Micha Afkham, viola Richard Duven, cello Peter Riegelbauer, bass Alexander Bader, clarinet Markus Weidmann, Bassoon Stefan de Leval Jezierski, Horn Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Baird Dodge, violin Ni Mei, violin Li-Kuo Chang, viola Brant Taylor, cello J. Lawrie Bloom, clarinet William Buchman, bassoon James Smelser, horn BEETHOVEN Sextet in E-flat Major, Op. 71 MENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat Major for Strings, Op. 20 BEETHOVEN Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, March 3, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2011, 8 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2011, 3 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor WAGNER Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg DONATONI Esa (In cauda V) BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7 in E Major

Symphony Center Presents Friday, March 4, 2011, 8 p.m. Special Concert The Chieftains with Paddy Moloney and Special Guests

Once Upon a Symphony Saturday, March 5, 2011, 10 a.m. & 11:45 a.m.

The Ugly Duckling Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Megan Wells, storyteller

Program to include pieces by Copland, Respighi, and Saint-Saëns

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A Concert to End Polio Monday, March 7, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Special Benefit Concert Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra James DePreist, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin BERLIOZ The Corsair Overture, Op. 21 STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 KREISLER Liebesfreud

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Friday, March 11, 2011, 8 p.m. Special Concert Chicago Symphony Orchestra Helmuth Rilling, conductor Alexandra Coku, soprano Birgit Remmert, mezzo-soprano James Taylor, tenor Markus Eiche, baritone Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe, director MENDELSSOHN Elijah, Op. 70

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, March 13, 2011, 3 p.m.

Piano Series Yuja Wang, piano RACHMANINOV Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42 SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958 SCRIABIN Selected Poems and Etudes MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain (arr. Chernov) MENDELSSOHN Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61

(arr. Rachmaninov) SAINT-SAËNS Danse macabre, Op. 40 (arr. Horowitz)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, March 17, 2011, 8 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2011, 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Charles Dutoit, conductor John Sharp, cello Kenneth Olsen, cello Katinka Kleijn, cello BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 PENDERECKI Concerto grosso for Three Cellos and Orchestra ELGAR Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (Enigma)

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Beyond the Score Friday, March 18, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sunday, March 20, 2011, 3 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Charles Dutoit, conductor Gerard McBurney, narrator and host Larry Yando, actor Kelly O'Sullivan, actor Ross Lehman, actor John Goodwin, piano ELGAR Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (Enigma)

Symphony Center Presents Monday, March 21, 2011, 7 p.m. MusicNOW Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Harris Theater for Music and Dance Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor 205 E. Randolph Dr. Yuan-Qing Yu, violin Mason Bates and Anna Clyne, hosts ANNA CLYNE Spangled Unicorn (world premiere, MusicNOW

commission) NATHAN DAVIS Like Sweet Bells Jangled MASON BATES Stereo is King (world premiere, MusicNOW

commission) KAIJA SAARIAHO Graal théâtre

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, March 24, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2011, 1:30 p.m. The Soviet Arts Experience Saturday, March 26, 2011, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Charles Dutoit, conductor Evgeny Kissin, piano SIBELIUS Suite from Karelia, Op. 11 GRIEG Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 STRAVINSKY Petrushka

Symphony Center Presents Friday, March 25, 2011, 8 p.m. Jazz Series An Evening with Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard Branford Marsalis, saxophones Terence Blanchard, trumpet

Symphony Center Presents Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 8 p.m. Orchestra Series St. Petersburg Philharmonic Yuri Temirkanov, conductor The Soviet Arts Experience Alisa Weilerstein, cello RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 (From the New World)

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, March 31, 2011, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2011, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Kurt Masur, conductor Louis Lortie, piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major (Romantic)

APRIL

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, April 3, 2011, 3 p.m. Piano Series Leif Ove Andsnes, piano BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 (Waldstein) BRAHMS Four Ballades, Op. 10 SCHOENBERG Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, April 7, 2011, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2011, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 7 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor Aleksandrs Antonenko, tenor (Otello) Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano (Desdemona) Nicola Alaimo, baritone (Iago) Barbara Di Castri, mezzo-soprano (Emilia) Juan Francisco Gatell, tenor (Cassio) Michael Spyres, tenor (Roderigo) Paolo Battaglia, bass (Montano) Eric Owens, bass (Lodovico) David Govertsen, bass (A herald) Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe, director Chicago Children’s Choir Josephine Lee, artistic director VERDI Otello

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Friday, April 8, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Soviet Arts Experience Riccardo Muti, conductor CHERUBINI Overture in G Major LISZT Les préludes, Symphonic Poem No. 3 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47 Symphony Center Presents Friday, April 8, 2011, 8 p.m. Special Concert Max Raabe & Palast Orchester: A Night in Berlin Max Raabe, vocals

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, April 10, 2011, 3 p.m. Piano Series Jonathan Biss, piano JANÁČEK Sonata (From the Street, October 1, 1905) SCHUMANN Kreisleriana, Op. 16 SCHUBERT Sonata in A Major, D. 959

Civic Orchestra of Chicago Monday, April 11 , 2011, 8 p.m.

Civic Orchestra of Chicago Erik Nielsen, conductor Amanda Majeski, soprano

WAGNER A Faust Overture WEBER “Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle” from Der Freischütz SCHOENBERG Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16 WEBER “Wie nahte mir der Schlummer…Leise, leise” from

Der Freischütz BERLIOZ Selections from The Damnation of Faust, Op. 24 Hungarian March Dance of the Sylphs Dance of the Will-o’-the-Wisps Ride to the Abyss

Symphony Center Presents Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 8 p.m. Orchestra Series Orchestre National de France Daniele Gatti, conductor Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano DEBUSSY Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun RAVEL Piano Concerto in G Major STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Symphony Center Presents Friday, April 15, 2011, 8 p.m. Jazz Series Dianne Reeves, vocals Peter Martin, music director and piano Romero Lubambo, guitar Reginald Veal, bass Terreon Gully, drums

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Program to feature songs by Joan Armatrading, Mary Chapin Carpenter,

Tracy Chapman, Eartha Kitt, and Joni Mitchell

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Friday, April 15, 2011, 8 p.m. Carnegie Hall, New York Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor Aleksandrs Antonenko, tenor (Otello) Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano (Desdemona) Nicola Alaimo, baritone (Iago) Barbara Di Castri, mezzo-soprano (Emilia) Juan Francisco Gatell, tenor (Cassio) Michael Spyres, tenor (Roderigo) Paolo Battaglia, bass (Montano) Eric Owens, bass (Lodovico) David Govertsen, bass (Herald) Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe, director Chicago Children’s Choir Josephine Lee, artistic director VERDI Otello

Symphony Center Presents Saturday, April 16, 2011, 8 p.m. Special Concert Dr. Ralph Stanley and His Clinch Mountain Boys Cherryholmes

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Saturday, April 16, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Carnegie Hall, New York Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor Gérard Depardieu, narrator Kyle Ketelsen, bass-baritone Mario Zeffiri, tenor Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe, director BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 BERLIOZ Lélio, or The Return to Life, Op. 14b

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sunday, April 17, 2011, 2 p.m. Carnegie Hall, New York Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor CHERUBINI Overture in G Major LISZT Les préludes, Symphonic Poem No. 3 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, April 17, 2011, 3 p.m. Chamber Music Series Yuri Bashmet, viola The Soviet Arts Experience Evgeny Kissin, piano SCHUBERT Sonata in A Minor, D. 821 (Arpeggione) BRAHMS Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 120 SHOSTAKOVICH Viola Sonata, Op. 147

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, April 21, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2011, 1:30 p.m. The Soviet Arts Experience Saturday, April 23, 2011, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra James Conlon, conductor Leonidas Kavakos, violin GOLIJOV New Work (CSO co-commission) SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Symphony Center Presents Friday, April 22, 2011, 8 p.m. Jazz Series The Count Basie Orchestra with special guests the Marcus Roberts Trio Marcus Roberts, piano Roland Guerin, bass Jason Marsalis, drums

Afterwork Masterworks Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra Nicholas McGegan, conductor Eugene Izotov, oboe Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Glenn Edgerton, artistic director Amy Briggs, piano

CORELLI Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 6, No. 4 MARCELLO Oboe Concerto in C Minor MENDELSSOHN Prelude in E Minor, Op. 35, No. 1 / ALKAN Prelude Op. 31, No. 8: Chanson de la folle au bord de la mer (Choreography by Alejando Cerrudo: Blanco) MARTINŮ Toccata e due canzone, H. 311

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, April 28, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2011, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2011, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Nicholas McGegan, conductor Eugene Izotov, oboe Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Glenn Edgerton, artistic director Amy Briggs, piano

VIVALDI Concerto alla rustica in G Major for Orchestra, RV 151 MARCELLO Oboe Concerto in C Minor CORELLI Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 6, No. 4 VIVALDI Oboe Concerto in F Major, RV 455 MENDELSSOHN Prelude in E Minor, Op. 35, No. 1 / ALKAN Prelude Op. 31, No. 8: Chanson de la folle au bord de la mer (Choreography by Alejando Cerrudo: Blanco) MARTINŮ Toccata e due canzone, H. 311

MAY

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, May 1, 2011, 3 p.m. Chamber Music Series Quasthoff Liebeslieder Project Sylvia Schwartz, soprano Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano Michael Schade, tenor Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone

Malcolm Martineau, piano Justus Zeyen, piano SCHUMANN Spanische Liebeslieder, Op. 138 BRAHMS Leibeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52 BRAHMS Selected Vocal Quartets BRAHMS Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 65

Civic Orchestra of Chicago Sunday, May 1, 2011, 3 p.m. South Shore Cultural Center Civic Orchestra of Chicago 7059 S. South Shore Dr. Edwin Outwater, conductor Gareth Johnson, violin MOZART Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 BARBER Violin Concerto, Op. 14 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, May 5, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2011, 8 p.m.

The Soviet Arts Experience Saturday, May 7, 2011, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor RANDS Danza Petrificada (world premiere, CSO commission) STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 PROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet

Kraft Family Matinee Series Saturday, May 7, 2011, 11 a.m. & 12:45 p.m. Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Duain Wolfe, conductor Hubbard Street 2, guest artists On the Waves of Sound,” featuring: HANDEL Selections from Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major BEETHOVEN “Scene by the Brook” from Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral) J. STRAUSS Jr. On the Beautiful Blue Danube GROFÉ “Cloudburst” from Grand Canyon Suite GLAZUNOV “Hail” from The Seasons: Winter RESPIGHI “The Trevi Fountain at Midday” from Fountains of Rome J. STRAUSS Jr. Thunder and Lightning Polka BRITTEN “Storm” from Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes SMETANA Selections from The Moldau

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, May 8, 2011, 3 p.m. Piano Series Arnaldo Cohen, piano BACH Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 (arr. Busoni) NEPOMUCENO Air from Suíte antiga, Op. 11 GNATTALI Valsa No. 7 LEVY Valsa Lenta No. 4 BRAGA Corrupio (Valsa capriccio) NAZARETH Odeon NAZARETH Apanhei-te cavaquinho LISZT Rhapsodie espagnole CHOPIN Scherzos Nos. 1-4, Opp. 20, 31, 39, 54

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor HINDEMITH Symphony in E-flat RANDS Danza Petrificada (world premiere, CSO commission) STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, May 12, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 2011, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor Yo-Yo Ma, cello BATES The B-Sides, Five Pieces for Orchestra and Electronica SCHUMANN Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129 STRAUSS Aus Italien, Op. 16

MusicNOW Presents Friday, May 13, 2011, 9 p.m. Redmoon Theater Mercury Soul with Mason Bates 1463 W. Hubbard St. Mason Bates, CSO Mead Composer-in-Resident Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tickets: $20

Once Upon a Symphony Saturday, May 14, 2011, 10 a.m. & 11:45 a.m.

The Ugly Duckling Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Megan Wells, storyteller

Program to include pieces by Copland, Respighi, and Saint-Saëns

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, May 19, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, May 20, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2011, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Ludovic Morlot, conductor Christopher Martin, trumpet DUTILLEUX Symphony No. 2 (Le double) JOLIVET Concertino for Trumpet TOMASI Trumpet Concerto ROUSSEL Suite No. 2 from Bacchus and Ariadne, Op. 43

Symphony Center Presents Friday, May 20, 2011, 8 p.m. Jazz Series A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson featuring Chicago Jazz Ensemble with special guest Jon Faddis Dana Hall, director Christ Universal Temple Ensemble Fred Nelson III, director Terisa Griffin, vocalist Queenie Lenox, vocalist

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Symphony Center Presents Sunday, May 22, 2011, 3 p.m. Piano Series Paul Lewis, piano SCHUBERT 12 Waltzes, D. 145 SCHUBERT Four Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899 SCHUBERT Hungarian Melody in B Minor, D. 817 SCHUBERT Sonata in G Major, D. 894

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, May 26, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2011, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bernard Haitink, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano SCHUMANN Overture to Manfred, Op. 115 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453 BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98

Civic Orchestra of Chicago Sunday, May 29, 2011, 3 p.m. Civic Orchestra of Chicago Cliff Colnot, conductor Julia Bentley, mezzo-soprano CANTELOUBE Chants d’Auvergne STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

JUNE

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, June 2, 2011, 8 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2011, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2011, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 5, 2011, 3 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Bernard Haitink, conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 9 in D Major

Symphony Center Presents Friday, June 3, 2011, 8 p.m. Jazz Series Charles Lloyd + Zakir Hussain Charles Lloyd, saxophone and flute Zakir Hussain, tabla Jason Moran, piano Reuben Rogers, bass Eric Harland, drums

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Symphony Center Presents Friday, June 10, 2011, 8 p.m. United Sounds of America: Bill Charlap, piano New York City Kurt Elling, vocals Bill Charlap, piano Ken Peplowski, clarinet Jeremy Pelt, trumpet Jimmy Greene, tenor saxophone Peter Washington, bass Kenny Washington, drums Suzanne Vega, guitar and vocals Tom Paxton, guitar and vocals Richard Julian, guitar and vocals Gerry Leonard, guitar Mike Visceglia, bass

Symphony Center Presents Saturday, June 11, 2011, 8 p.m. United Sounds of America: Arlo Guthrie, guitar and vocals Route 66 Vance Gilbert, guitar and vocals Eliza Gilkyson, guitar and vocals Other guest artists to be announced

Symphony Center Presents Sunday, June 12, 2011, 7 p.m. United Sounds of America: A night in Treme (The Musical Majesty of New Orleans) New Orleans Donald Harrison, alto saxophone and vocals Rebirth Brass Band Dr. Michael White, clarinet Big Sam Williams, trombone and vocals James Andrews, trumpet Wendell Pierce, narrator

Symphony Center Presents Thursday, June 16, 2011, 8 p.m. United Sounds of America: Kirk Whalum, tenor saxophone Memphis William Bell, vocals Wendy Moten, vocals Other guest artists to be announced

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Symphony Center Presents Friday, June 17, 2011, 8 p.m. United Sounds of America: Marshall Crenshaw, guitar and vocals Detroit Special Guest Regina Carter, violin Bettye LaVette, vocals Brendan Benson, guitar Mick Collins, guitar and vocals Barry Harris, piano Wayne Kramer, guitar Amp Fiddler, keyboards and vocals

Ralphe Armstrong, bass Ali Jackson, drums

Symphony Center Presents Saturday, June 18, 2011, 8 p.m. United Sounds of America: Alejandro Escovedo, guitar and vocals Austin Roky Erickson, guitar and vocals Butch Hancock, guitar and vocals David Pulkingham, guitar and vocals Stephen Barber, keyboards/vocals Cindy Cashdollar, dobro and guitar Joel Guzman, accordion/vocals Glenn Fukunaga, bass Chris Searles, drums

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This calendar is current as of March 29, 2011. Artists and programs are subject to change; for updated program information and to order tickets, please visit cso.org or call 312-294-3000. All concerts take place in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, unless otherwise noted. Public Relations Contacts: Rachelle Roe, [email protected], 312-294-3090 Maggie Berndt, [email protected], 312-294-3092