For Immediate Release: May 14, 2015 Press Contacts: Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090 Photos Available By Request Eileen Chambers, 312-294-3092 [email protected]

June 2015 Calendar of Events

The following listings are current as of May 14, 2015. For the most updated and complete program information, please click the links below or visit cso.org. All concerts take place in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center unless otherwise noted. Artists, programs and prices are subject to change.

Please note: Below are changes made to programs since the most recent announcements about those programs were made:

 The 25th Anniversary of Corporate Night takes place Tuesday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. and features Sarah McLachlan with Members of the Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Sean O’Laughlin  June 1: Civic Orchestra of Chicago program has been updated.  June 24: CSO Morton Arboretum program has been updated

Symphony Center Presents Monday, June 1, 2015, 7 p.m. MusicNOW Myra Melford and John Zorn Harris Theater for Music and Dance Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 205 E. Randolph Drive Cliff Colnot, conductor Myra Melford, piano Mason Bates, Mead composer-in-residence Anna Clyne, Mead composer-in-residence

MELLITS Octet SALONEN Dichotomie ZORN Goetia MELFORD The Whole Tree Gone

Tickets: $26

The music of two avant-garde artists, John Zorn and Chicago native Myra Melford, takes this concert beyond the boundaries of classical music. Chicagoan Mark Mellits offers a powerful string octet that is complemented by an assertive solo piano work by Esa-Pekka Salonen, and the concert features an engaging visual element created by the Chicago-based Cinema Libertad.

This evening’s concert is made possible by a generous gift from Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett.

MusicNOW receives funding through a leadership challenge grant from Irving Harris Foundation, Joan W. Harris. Major support is provided by Cindy Sargent and Sally Mead Hands Foundation.

Pre- and postconcert entertainment provided by illmeasures. ______

Civic Orchestra of Chicago Monday, June 1, 8 p.m. Civic Orchestra of Chicago Ludovic Morlot, conductor Jennifer Koh, violin

Program to include: CLYNE The Seamstress RACHMANINOV Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Tickets: Free and open to the public, but tickets are required.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 6:30 p.m. Afterwork Masterworks Chicago Symphony Orchestra Ludovic Morlot, conductor Jennifer Koh, violin

CLYNE The Seamstress [World Premiere, CSO Commission] BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (Eroica)

Tickets: $26-$97

Chicago native Jennifer Koh, acclaimed for her “penetrating sound, myriad colorings and commanding technique” (The New York Times), returns to the CSO for the world premiere of a violin concerto by Mead Composer-in-Residence Anna Clyne. Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony moves from its famous funeral march to a brilliant scherzo and extraordinarily inventive set of variations.

Each Afterwork Masterworks concert begins at 6:30 and has no intermission. All ticketholders enjoy complimentary wine and an engaging Q&A session with the guest artists in the Grainger Ballroom after the concert.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, June 4, 2015, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2015, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Ludovic Morlot, conductor Denis Kozhukhin, piano

GERSHWIN An American in Paris RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand RAVEL La valse STRAVINSKY Jeu de cartes, Ballet in Three Deals

Tickets: $33-$249

Gershwin’s An American in Paris captures the heady glamour and colorful sound world of 1920s Paris— complete with taxi horns and a sultry blues melody played by muted trumpet. Cocky and urbane, Stravinsky’s Jeu de cartes depicts the precipitous rise and fall of a social climber. Complementing the program’s “city slickers” theme are Ravel’s ravishing La valse and jazz-inflected Piano Concerto for Left Hand, featuring Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin.

The June 4 concert is made possible by a generous gift from the Zell Family Foundation. ______

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Friday, June 5, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Beyond the Score® Sunday, June 7, 2015, 3 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Ludovic Morlot, conductor Gerard McBurney, creative director

RAVEL: A Portrait

Tickets: $25-$152

In a season in which the CSO plays an especially large number of pieces by this most beloved of French composers, Beyond the Score® responds with a musical and dramatic depiction of this complex, subtle, private, paradoxical and mysterious man who once declared: “My teacher in composition was Edgar Allan Poe … He taught me that true art is a perfect balance between pure intellect and emotion.”

Beyond the Score® is a musical experience like no other! Using live theater, stunning visual projections and orchestral excerpts played by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, each installment will immerse you in the compelling stories behind symphonic music. Stay after every concert for a special behind-the- scenes Q&A with Gerard McBurney, creative director of Beyond the Score.

Fridays+POST All Friday Beyond the Score concerts include POST, your after-concert lounge with CSO musicians, guest artists and music from DJ Justin Reed of illmeasures. Have a cocktail, mingle and discuss the production!

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, June 11, 2015, 8 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2015, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2015, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor

SCRIABIN The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54 [Symphony No. 4] TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

Tickets: $33-$220

Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony, based on Byron’s dramatic semiautobiographical poem is among the composer’s most brilliant and affecting inspirations. Its themes of tender love and exquisite longing find a perfect complement in Scriabin’s fervid Poem of Ecstasy. The extraordinarily colorful orchestration reverberates with sensuality and intimate emotion.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Saturday, June 14 at 1:30 p.m. Once Upon a Symphony Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra McAninch Arts Center College of DuPage The Little Red Hen Glen Ellyn, IL Susan Synnestvedt, violin Catherine Brubaker, viola Daniel Armstrong, bass Lily Emerson, actor

Once Upon a Symphony integrates vivid storytelling and music that depicts characters and the action of the story, with props, costumes and images created by Chicago Children’s Theatre. Sing, dance and play with musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Recommended for ages 3 to 5. Pre-concert activities, led by collaborating music educators, begin 45 minutes before the performance.

Tickets: $16 adult / $14 youth Available for purchase via atthemac.org, at the MAC box office or by calling 630-942-4000.

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Symphony Center Presents Monday, June 16, 2014, 7:30 pm Corporate Night Sarah McLachlan Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sean O’Laughlin, conductor

Concert-only tickets: $65 to $199 Preconcert dinner and concert package tickets: $200

The League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) celebrates its 25th annual Corporate Night on Monday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m. with special guest Melissa Etheridge performing with members of the CSO, led by conductor Sean O'Loughlin. Over the course of more than two decades as a performer and songwriter, Melissa Etheridge has earned her post as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most respected artists with numerous hits, such as "I'm the Only One," "Come to My Window" and "I Want to Come Over." ______

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, June 18, 2015, 8 p.m. Friday, June 19, 2015, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20, 2015, 8 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor

BATES Anthology of Fantastic Zoology [World Premiere, CSO Commission] TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64

Tickets: $33-$255

Riccardo Muti’s final installment in his cycle of the complete Tchaikovsky symphonies features the noble yet poignant Fifth, with its memorable horn solo and haunting waltz. This cherished masterwork is paired with the world premiere of Mead Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates’ Anthology of Fantastic Zoology. Based on the book by Luis Borges, it promises music inspired by fantastic creatures like sprites, nymphs, sirens, banshees and naga—to name only a few.

These performances are sponsored by an anonymous donor in honor of Patricia Dash and Doug Waddell for their excellence in music education through the Percussion Scholarship Program, now celebrating its 20th season. ______

Symphony Center Presents Friday, June 19, 2015, 8 p.m. Jazz Riffin' and Signifyin(g) on Richard Wright's Native Son , music director and drums Terell Stafford, trumpet Tim Warfield, Jr., saxophone , piano Rodney Whitaker, bass

Riffin' and Signifyin(g) on Richard Wright's Native Son (World Premiere, SCP commission)

Tickets: $24-$76

2015 marks the 75th anniversary of Richard Wright’s Native Son, one of the most important novels to come out of Chicago. To honor the occasion, the SCP Jazz series has commissioned the gifted drummer and composer Dana Hall to create a new work inspired by the novel that will combine music, visual imagery and text in a re-examination of the book’s major themes for today’s audiences.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, June 25, 7:30 p.m. The Morton Arboretum Chicago Symphony Orchestra 4100 Route 53 Richard Kaufman, conductor Lisle, IL Hollywood Heroes and Superheroes

MOROSS The Big Country Main Title TIOMKIN Theme from High Noon ELFMAN Batman Suite BERNSTEIN Theme from To Kill a Mockingbird BROUGHTON Young Sherlock Holmes CLINTON Shagadelic Suite, The Music of Austin Powers WILLIAMS Throne Room and End Title from Star Wars GOODWIN 633 Squadron HOLDRIDGE The Tuskegee Airmen WILLIAMS March from Midway COURAGE Star Trek Theme BERNSTEIN Airplane! Suite ELFMAN Spider-Man Suite

Tickets: $49*

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Friday, June 26, 7:30 p.m. The Morton Arboretum Chicago Symphony Orchestra 4100 Illinois Route 53 James Feddeck, conductor Lisle, IL STRAVINSKY Circus Polka STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird RACHMANINOV Symphony No. 2

Tickets: $40*

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Saturday, June 27, 7:30 p.m. The Morton Arboretum Chicago Symphony Orchestra 4100 Illinois Route 53 James Feddeck, conductor Lisle, IL Christopher Martin, trumpet

GLINKA Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila HAYDN Trumpet Concerto BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

Tickets: $40*

* CSO subscribers and members of The Morton Arboretum receive a discounted price.

Bank of America is the Global Sponsor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

The Symphony Center Presents Jazz Series is sponsored by Exelon

The SCP Piano series is generously sponsored by Judy and Verne Istock.

The CSO performances at Morton Arboretum are generously sponsored by Northwestern Medicine

The CSO performances at Morton Arboretum are generously supported by The JCS Fund of the DuPage Foundation

TICKETS for all 2014/15 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Center Presents and Civic Orchestra of Chicago concerts can be purchased by calling CSO ticketing services at 312-294-3000 or 800-223-7114, online at cso.org, or by visiting the Symphony Center box office at 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604. Discounted student tickets can be purchased, subject to availability, online in advance or at the box office on the day of the concert. For group rates, please call 312-294-3040. Artists, programs and ticket prices are subject to change.

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