CELEBRATE Shakespeare IN Music AT SYMPHONY CENTER
As part of the Shakespeare 400 Chicago celebration, the CSO showcases William Shakespeare’s vast and timeless influences on music.
APRIL 5
The Tallis Scholars
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | 126 EAST CHESTNUT STREET
Peter Phillips director Program to include: Byrd Laetentur coeli Taverner Missa Western Wynde Tallis Lamentations I Led by director and founder Peter Phillips, the revered a cappella group performs a concert of exquisite Renaissance and contemporary music.
APRIL 7–9
Muti Conducts Berliozs Romeo and Juliet
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti conductor Ekaterina Gubanova mezzo-soprano Paul Groves tenor Dmitry Belosselskiy bass Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Berlioz Romeo and Juliet
APRIL 14–24
Muti Conducts Tchaikovsky& Mahler
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti conductor Rosa Feola soprano Tchaikovsky The Tempest Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Mahler Symphony No. 4
APRIL 21–26
Muti Conducts Verdis Falstaff
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti conductor Verdi Falstaff For complete cast, visit cso.org.
JUNE 12
Yo-Yo Ma with Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: A Distant Mirror
A Distant Mirror explores the musical worlds and contemporary resonances of the 16th and 17th centuries, including the impact of the period’s most celebrated literary figures, Shakespeare and Cervantes.