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Let music astound you at Symphony Center! The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2025/26 Season awaits.

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This week on #CSOradio, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider leads Poulenc’s Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings, and Timpani and Saint-Saëns’s Symphony No. 3, featuring organ soloist Cameron Carpenter. Tune in tonight on @WFMTclassical!
https://t.co/bwUWVwuFOo

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra family mourns the loss of Samuel Magad, who served as a member of the first violin section from 1958 until 2007, including 35 years as concertmaster, the position he held longer than any other player in the CSO's history.
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Happy birthday, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky! Enjoy a playlist of CSO recordings of several of the composer’s works — including selections from his Sleeping Beauty Suite, First Piano Concerto and Fourth Symphony, all featured on the upcoming 2026/27 Season. https://t.co/AfUnAixDG0

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Recorded in Tokyo’s Kioi Hall, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet presents Apex: a colorful blend of old and new. Stream the album now on all major platforms, or purchase a copy at https://t.co/tLV9T9DVoF

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Congratulations to Cheryl Frazes Hill, associate director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, who celebrates 50 seasons with the Chorus in 2025/26! She joined as a singer in 1976 and was appointed to the conducting staff by founder Margaret Hillis in 1987. https://t.co/dJvJYGK1Ok

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Last November, Natalie Merchant, @chicagosymphony, and @ChiChildTheatre brought Cabinet of Wonder, a multimedia arts and education project, to the web. This month, Merchant brings the project to the Chicago stage https://t.co/zcsEndbXE8

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Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and explore a selection of new and archival articles that feature AANHPI members of the CSO, as well as guests to the Orchestra Hall stage.
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Hometown legend @herbiehancock helps culminate Chicago’s 15th Anniversary @intljazzday celebrations at tonight’s All-Star Concert. But long before he was winning Grammy Awards, he was an 11-year-old preparing to play with the CSO.

Learn more: https://t.co/Il1CKUcFoj

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Wishing a very happy 90th birthday to the legendary Indian conductor Zubin Mehta — a frequent and favorite guest conductor in Chicago since 1986!
https://t.co/k73fWn1hYI

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This year, Chicago serves as the Global Host City for the 15th annual International Jazz Day on April 30. Learn more about the weeklong schedule of celebrations — including events at Symphony Center from May 1-3. @IntlJazzDay @UNESCO https://t.co/mx9cRxkCJl

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra family joins the music world in mourning the loss of American conductor, pianist and composer Michael Tilson Thomas, who enjoyed a remarkable partnership with the Orchestra and Chorus over the course of more than 50 years.
https://t.co/pfqYPg479U

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Enjoy a playlist of Chicago Symphony Orchestra recordings of selected symphonies, concertos and ballet suites by Sergei Prokofiev, in honor of the composer’s 135th birthday! 🎉 https://t.co/45TvlcXPho

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Happy birthday, Florence Price! 🎶 Read about the moment she became the first Black female composer to have a large-scale composition performed by a major American orchestra, when the CSO and Frederick Stock premiered her Symphony No. 1 in E minor in 1933. https://t.co/Gr6odgHYMm

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We are so grateful to have mezzo-soprano @JoyceDiDonato as our 2025/26 Artist-in-Residence! Look back on all that has happened so far during her tenure in Chicago — from magnetic performances in Orchestra Hall to community outreach and advocacy projects.
https://t.co/HZXNFrlgH1

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Happy birthday to composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rachmaninov! Enjoy a playlist of his works as recorded by the CSO — including Isle of the Dead, which the Orchestra performs in upcoming concerts April 9-12.
https://t.co/E5WCnkXN1I

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Legendary French conductor Pierre Boulez served the CSO as principal guest conductor and conductor emeritus for over two decades. Celebrate the 101st anniversary of his birth with a playlist of selections from his recordings with the Orchestra. 🎉
https://t.co/pBk7QdFBz2

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Ludwig van Beethoven revolutionized nearly ever musical form he touched, from string quartets to symphonies. 200 years after his death, the CSO commemorates his legacy with a series of concerts throughout the 2026/27 Season.
https://t.co/mW7C3obgn1

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra returns to its summer home at the @RaviniaFestival for the 90th anniversary of its residency starting July 11, including the Ravinia debut of Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä! 🎉
https://t.co/JVRi7nWCGV

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Four Primo artists are featured in the @ChicagoSymphony’s 2026/27 season! @BeatriceRana performs Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with conductor Dima Slobodeniouk @DeltaSierra_1, @RandallGoosby plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 with conductor Karina Canellakis @KCanellakis, @JamesGaffigan conducts Schumann Symphony No. 4, Mozart “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” and Prokofiev Symphony-Concerto with Alisa Weilerstein and @WyntonMarsalis makes his annual Chicago appearance with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra @JazzDotOrg in his valedictory season as Artistic Director.

Beatrice Rana, piano
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
February 4–7, 2027

Randall Goosby, violin
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3
February 19–21, 2027

James Gaffigan, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Schumann: Symphony No. 4
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto
March 18–20, 2027

Wynton Marsalis
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
April 23, 2027

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Robert Kahn has been named CSO Assistant Conductor for the 2026/27 Season, in collaboration with the Solti Foundation U.S. — congratulations!
https://t.co/DS80EpHqc5