American Writers Festival: America at 250: Untold Stories
American Writers Museum (AWM), the first and only U.S. museum dedicated to the history and impact of American writers, is pleased to announce the return…
National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen
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Navy Pier’s Independence Day Fireworks
Independence Day Fireworks Celebrate the Fourth of July with Navy Pier’s award-winning fireworks show the largest and longest display in our history. This year, we’re…
Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
Embark on an epic adventure to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: A New Hope! Experience the iconic film like never before as the…
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Timeless jazz, acclaimed ensemble The legendary Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and its trailblazing leader Wynton Marsalis return to Symphony Center, their home in Chicago.…
Alsop Conducts Adams, Copland & Marsalis
Jazz, blues and orchestral sounds converge in a rousing celebration of the American story. The CSO joins forces with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra…
Conrad Tao
In his 2023 CSO subscription debut, Conrad Tao gave a “dazzling, staggering” performance of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, wrote the Chicago Tribune, in which Tao…
Chris Thile & the CSO
Adding his trademark whimsical storytelling, instrumental virtuosity and ever-present sense of humor to Symphony Center’s America 250 tribute, Grammy Award-winning mandolinist Chris Thile returns for…
Gaffigan, Thibaudet & Bernstein
As part of the CSO’s tribute to 250 years of American history, Jean-Yves Thibaudet takes on the extravagant, jazz-infused piano solo in Leonard Bernstein’s The…
CSO Chamber Music: CSO Brass Quintet
As part of Symphony Center’s tribute to America’s 250th anniversary, the renowned CSO Brass Quintet presents a program highlighting the power and pageantry of brass…
Lincoln Portrait & Ellington Harlem
Aaron Copland’s timeless tribute to the nation’s 16th president anchors a powerful program spanning multiple generations of American composers. Chicago native and Tony Award-nominee Harry…
A Musical Tribute to John Williams & Steven Spielberg
Celebrate the legendary collaboration between composer John Williams and filmmaker Steven Spielberg as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra brings to life some of cinema’s most iconic…
America’s Blues Birthday Party
America’s Blues Birthday Party is an official America 250 event. It is a FREE, two-day outdoor celebration honoring 250 years of blues music, spanning various…
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