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open event30decSalute To Vienna
With timeless music, dazzling costumes, breathtaking dance, stunning floral designs, Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert returns for its 25th performance to Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center with an unforgettable New Year’s celebration that will enchant and delight audiences of all ages. Freshly updated each year with a new cast and musical program, the exuberant music of Johann Strauss and his counterparts will spring to life in a joyful spectacle. Maestro Michael Zehetner, an expert in Vie...
Chicago Symphony Center, 220 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60604Saturday, December 30, 2023 from 2:30PM to 4:30PM -
open event13janTerence Blanchard: Film Scores LIVE!
Terence Blanchard: Film Scores LIVE! Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 7:30PM Auditorium Theatre Chicago Philharmonic Terence Blanchard Trumpeter, Pianist, Composer The E-Collective Quintet Scott Speck Conductor SEVEN-TIME GRAMMY WINNER & TWO-TIME OSCAR NOMINEE TERENCE BLANCHARD joins CHICAGO PHILHARMONIC, CONDUCTOR SCOTT SPECK, & THE E-COLLECTIVE for an evening showcasing the bandleader, trumpeter, and composer’s greatest works for film. Secure your tickets now. Terence Blanchard is a...
Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive Chicago, IL 60605Saturday, January 13, 2024 from 7:30PM to 9:30PM -
open event17febBlade Runner Live in Concert (US Premiere)
Experience Ridley Scott's multi-Academy Award®-nominated cult classic, Blade Runner (2007 Final Cut), on a vast HD screen while Vangelis' synthesizer-led score is performed by a Chicago Philharmonic chamber orchestra in sync with the 1982 motion picture. Blade Runner's film score has REVOLUTIONIZED the way we view synthesizers in music by utilizing the iconic Yamaha CS-80. Blade Runner was proof that synthesizers can convey deep emotions, create exceptional soundscapes, and enhance storytelli...
Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive Chicago, IL 60605Saturday, February 17, 2024 from 7:30PM to 10:00PM -
open event09marStardew Valley: Festival of Seasons (4:00 PM)
SOLD OUT! Coming to The Vic on March 9th, join Chicago Phil Chamber at Festival of Seasons and experience the magic of Stardew Valley like never before. Immerse yourself in the melodies of nature, as a chamber orchestra brings to life the music of Stardew Valley! Stardew Valley: Festival of Seasons is an intimate, immersive live concert featuring fresh arrangements of the most cherished songs from the game's mesmerizing soundtrack. Curated by ConcernedApe, the Chamber concert program wi...
The Vic Theatre, 3145 North Sheffield Avenue Chicago, IL 60657Saturday, March 9, 2024 from 4:00PM to 6:00PM -
open event09marStardew Valley: Festival of Seasons (8:00 PM)
SOLD OUT! Coming to The Vic on March 9th, join Chicago Phil Chamber at Festival of Seasons and experience the magic of Stardew Valley like never before. Immerse yourself in the melodies of nature, as a chamber orchestra brings to life the music of Stardew Valley! Stardew Valley: Festival of Seasons is an intimate, immersive live concert featuring fresh arrangements of the most cherished songs from the game's mesmerizing soundtrack. Curated by ConcernedApe, the Chamber concert program wi...
The Vic Theatre, 3145 North Sheffield Avenue Chicago, IL 60657Saturday, March 9, 2024 from 8:00PM to 10:00PM -
open event13aprBatman 1989 in Concert
Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic 1989 DC Superhero film, “Batman,” live in concert with Chicago Philharmonic! With the soundtrack composed by acclaimed composer Danny Elfman, it was the Batman 1989 score that made Elfman one of the biggest composers of Hollywood and established him as the top choice for comic book movie music. Elfman is known for his film scores for The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Mission Impossible (1996), Pla...
Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive Chicago, IL 60605Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 7:30PM to 10:00PM -
open event22junMarvel Studios’ Black Panther in Concert
Back by popular demand! After an electric sold-out debut in 2022, Chicago Philharmonic brings back Marvel Studios' Black Panther in Concert. In 2018, Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” quickly became a global sensation and cultural phenomenon, showing a new dimension of what Super Hero films could be. Rolling Stone raved, “The film lights up the screen with a full-throttle blast of action and fun. That’s to be expected. But what sneaks up and floors you is the film’s racial conscience and profo...
Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive Chicago, IL 60605Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 7:30PM to 10:30PM -
open event23junMarvel Studios’ Black Panther in Concert
Back by popular demand! After an electric sold-out debut in 2022, Chicago Philharmonic brings back Marvel Studios' Black Panther in Concert. In 2018, Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” quickly became a global sensation and cultural phenomenon, showing a new dimension of what Super Hero films could be. Rolling Stone raved, “The film lights up the screen with a full-throttle blast of action and fun. That’s to be expected. But what sneaks up and floors you is the film’s racial conscience and profo...
Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive Chicago, IL 60605Sunday, June 23, 2024 from 3:00PM to 6:00PM -
open event26octBram Stoker’s Dracula: Live in Concert (US Premiere)
Mark your calendars for October 26, 2024 as Chicago Philharmonic performs the American Premiere of Bram Stoker's Dracula in Concert. Experience Bram Stoker's Dracula like NEVER before with Polish master composer Wojciech Kilar's chillingly thrilling score as the film is projected above the orchestra in HD on a large screen. In 1992, two decades after THE GODFATHER (1972), Francis Ford Coppola was again looking for an European composer to write the music of his new film. According to Coppo...
Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive Chicago, IL 60605Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 7:30PM to 10:00PM
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– Wynne Delacoma, Chicago Classical Review
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Founded by musicians of the Lyric Opera Orchestra in 1989, The Chicago Philharmonic Society is a collaboration of over 200 of the highest-level classical musicians in the Midwest. Our orchestra, known as the Chicago Philharmonic, has been called one of the country’s finest symphonic orchestras. The brilliance of our structure is in our versatility – we curate the best ensemble for each concert from our exceptional pool of musicians, be it classical, jazz, pop, movie concerts, outreach programming, and everything else.