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For Immediate Release: Press Contacts: Eileen Chambers, 312-294-3092 Photos Available By Request [email protected] April 2016 Calendar of Events Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, March 31, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2016, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Susanna Mälkki, conductor Gil Shaham, violin DEBUSSY Gigues, Images for Orchestra No. 1 BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Op. 35 Tickets: $34-$221 Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki conjures Rimsky-Korsakov's hauntingly melodious and stunningly orchestrated evocation of several tales told by the legendary heroine Scheherazade, represented by a dazzling solo violin. The violin takes center stage again as Gil Shaham plays Bartók's folksy Violin Concerto No. 2. Debussy's quirky Gigues, based on the well-known English sailor's chorus "The Keel Row," rounds out this colorful program. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Symphony Center Presents Sunday, April 3, 2016, 3:00 p.m. Powershares QQQ Piano Richard Goode, piano BACH Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major from The Well- Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870 BACH French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816 BACH Sinfonias Nos. 1-15, BWV 787-801 BACH Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major from The Well- Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 880 BACH Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 BACH Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971 Tickets: $21-$95 Richard Goode is hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth and expressiveness. His rare balance of mind and spirit makes him one of today's leading interpreters of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic piano repertoire. He returns to Symphony Center for an afternoon of selections by Johann Sebastian Bach. "Goode has so thoroughly entered into the spirit of the compositions he performs that you’d swear the composer himself was at the keyboard" (Toronto Globe and Mail). ___________________________________________________________________________________ Symphony Center Presents Tuesday, April 5, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Special Concert The Tallis Scholars Fourth Presbyterian Church Peter Phillips, director 126 East Chestnut Street BYRD Laetentur coeli TAVERNER Missa Western Wynde DAVY Salve regina BYRD Salve regina TALLIS Lamentations I FERRABOSCO Lamentations BYRD Vigilate Tickets: $35-$55 Since their founding over forty years ago, The Tallis Scholars have become the gold standard for Renaissance sacred music. Led by director and founder Peter Phillips, the revered a cappella group performs a concert of exquisite Renaissance and contemporary music. “Their immaculate intonation and accuracy were a given; their full, pure, clear sound, big enough to fill the hall, distinguished their performance” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, April 7, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016, 8:00 p.m. 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, Op. 17 Tickets: $36-$260 Riccardo Muti leads the CSO, Chicago Symphony Chorus and international superstars Ekaterina Gubanova, Paul Groves and Dmitry Belosselskiy in Berlioz's most romantic score, widely considered his greatest work. Romeo and Juliet is the French composer's tribute to his beloved Shakespeare and to Harriet Smithson, the Irish actress with whom he fell in love when she played the role of Juliet. Symphony Center Presents Sunday, April 10, 2016, 3:00 p.m. Powershares QQQ Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Chamber Music Christian Tetzlaff, violin Tabea Zimmerman, viola Clemens Hagen, cello BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60 Tickets: $40-$116 Johannes Brahms' piano quartets are jewels of the beloved composer's output. This all-star ensemble presents all three of these rich and romantic masterpieces in one afternoon at Symphony Center. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, April 14, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2016, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 2016, 3:00 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor Rosa Feola, soprano TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest, Op. 18 TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet MAHLER Symphony No. 4 in G Major Tickets: $36-$260 Riccardo Muti conducts two of Tchaikovsky's most romantic and vividly dramatic overtures inspired by two of Shakespeare's greatest dramas: Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest. Completing the concert is one of Mahler's most charming and best-loved works, the enchanting Fourth Symphony, featuring sparkling soprano Rosa Feola. There is a Classic Encounter preconcert lecture on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Learn more and purchase tickets here. Once Upon a Symphony Saturday, April 16, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, 11:45 a.m. Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Megan Wells, master storyteller Goldilocks and the Three Bears Tickets: $17 The brazen young Goldilocks stumbles upon a quaint cottage, finds that the door is unlocked and goes inside to explore. Little does she know it belongs to three bears and they're on their way home! Through this story, children will experience the wide and wonderful world of the forest through Goldilocks' eyes and playfully explore some of the boundaries and responsibilities that come with growing older. Goldilocks is presented in Collaboration with Chicago Children's Theatre. Symphony Center Presents Sunday, April 17, 2016, 3:00 p.m. Powershares QQQ Orchestras Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons, conductor SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 (Leningrad) Tickets: $41-$155 The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra has made regular guest appearances in the most important musical capitals and music festivals around the world. One of the most outstanding podium personalities of our time, Mariss Jansons brings the orchestra to Chicago for a performance of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Civic Orchestra of Chicago Sunday, April 17, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Open Rehearsal Civic Orchestra of Chicago Riccardo Muti, conductor VERDI The Four Seasons from I vespri Siciliani Free and open to the public; tickets are required. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, April 21, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, conductor Ambrogio Maestri, baritone (Sir John Falstaff) Eleonora Buratto, soprano (Alice Ford) Luca Salsi, baritone (Ford) Rosa Feola, soprano (Nannetta) Saimir Pirgu, tenor (Fenton) Daniela Barcellona, mezzo-soprano (Mistress Quickly) Laura Polverelli, mezzo-soprano (Meg Page) Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, tenor (Bardolfo) Luca Dall’Amico, bass (Pistola) Saverio Fiore, tenor (Dr. Caius) Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe, chorus director VERDI Falstaff Tickets: $36-$260 Riccardo Muti's cycle of Giuseppe Verdi's three Shakespearean operas culminates in performances of Falstaff. With his incomparable musicianship, command of style and unique understanding of Verdi's genius, Maestro Muti will make Falstaff both a memorable highlight of the season and a crowning achievement of his Verdi performances in Chicago. Singing the title role is Ambrogio Maestri, "the most sought after Falstaff singer of his time" (The New York Times). Symphony Center Presents Friday, April 22, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Jazz Brad Mehldau Trio Brad Mehldau, piano Larry Grenadier, bass Jeff Ballard, drums Tickets: $28-$89 Ever pushing the envelope, the Brad Mehldau Trio combines classically influenced melodies with resounding grooves. Whether they're playing original compositions, dusting off familiar standards or bringing the songs of Radiohead, Nick Drake and Sufjan Stevens into the jazz fold, their personal imprint is instantly recognizable. "Everything gravitates towards the trio’s signature sound...sassy and swaggering, full of optimistically strutting spirit" (BBC Music). Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, April 28, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2016, 8:00 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bernard Haitink, conductor Till Fellner, piano MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482 STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64 Tickets: $34-$221 Former CSO Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink returns to Symphony Center with a program including Till Fellner as soloist in Mozart's sunny Piano Concerto No. 22. Haitink, an eminent Strauss conductor, also leads the Orchestra in a majestic performance of Strauss' epic An Alpine Symphony. "Out of the lowest depths of the orchestra, murmurs arise, daylight gathers in the brasses, and then, wham! The sun appears in full orchestral blaze. Dawn arrives in Richard Strauss' An Alpine Symphony, and so begins music's most vividly depicted mountainous ascent" (The New York Times). Chicago Symphony Orchestra Saturday, April 30, 2016, 11:00 a.m. Family Matinee Series Saturday, April 30, 2016, 12:45 p.m. Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Scott Speck, conductor Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater, guest artists Kimberly Han, piano Spanish Rhythm and Dance BIZET Suite from Carmen GIMÉNEZ Intermedio from El baile de