Joyce DiDonato & the CSO
Schedule
Sat Sep 20 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60604 | Chicago, IL
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Kick off the new season in style! Superstar mezzo-soprano and 2025/26 CSO Artist-in-Residence Joyce DiDonato joins Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and the CSO for a celebratory program of vocal pieces by Richard Strauss and Georges Bizet, stirring overtures by Weber and Wagner and selections from Mendelssohn’s enchanting A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Walk the red carpet and toast to the start of another incredible season.Enhance your concert experience with a Symphony Ball gala package, including a private preconcert reception for patrons and sponsors in Buntrock Hall and postconcert dinner and dancing at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. For more information, please email [email protected] or call 312-294-3185.
This benefit event raises funds to support the multifaceted work of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association — not only its industry-leading artistic programs but also its educational and community engagement initiatives that nurture tens of thousands of people in Chicago and around the world annually.
Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider conductor
Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano
Program
Weber Overture to Oberon
Mendelssohn Selections from A Midsummer Night's Dream
R. Strauss Wiegenlied
R. Strauss Morgen!
R. Strauss Zueignung
Bizet Habanera from Carmen
Wagner Overture to Tannhäuser
Sponsors
The Artist in Residence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is made possible through a generous gift from James and Brenda Grusecki.
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Where is it happening?
220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60604Event Location & Nearby Stays:
