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1 season David Danzmayr, Music Director tickets from $25 the orchestral playing was spectacular (Chicago Classical Review) Season Sponsor

2 Saturday, October 19, 2013, 8pm It is a great pleasure for me to share with you the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra s exciting Season. During this season, the orchestra will perform a multitude of musical treasures some new and some well-known but all of which I am sure you will never forget! Michael Daugherty Deus ex Machina (Chicago premiere) Terrence Wilson, Piano Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade I am excited that the IPO will: be the only orchestra in the entire state of Illinois to perform a piece of exquisite American music on every one of our subscription concerts perform the beloved classics we all adore such as RimskyKorsakov s Scheherazade on Opening Night, Beethoven s Pastoral Symphony in November, and a suite from Prokofiev s Ballet Romeo & Juliet in May, just to name a few take its popular December pops show in a new direction with a delightfully entertaining multi-media project The Magical Music of Disney These are just a few highlights from a season that we have packed full of great music and superb soloists, and that showcases the tremendous talent of this orchestra. I hope you are as thrilled as I am about the many special concerts, projects, and initiatives we have in store for you, and look forward to sharing with you many evenings of joyous music-making. Together, let us make this the dawn of a new era for the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. Join us for Opening Night as estimable pianist, Terrence Wilson, performs the Grammy award-winning piano concerto of Michael Daugherty. Also not to be missed is Scheherazade the dramatic story of the Persian Queen and main character from The Arabian Nights. Terrence Wilson Saturday, November 16, 2013, 8pm William Bolcom Commedia for an (almost) 18th Century Orchestra Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 Alexandra Soumm, Violin Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Pastoral Yours sincerely, Austrian classics with an American twist! French violinist, Alexandra Soumm, makes her Chicago debut performing Mozart and Maestro Danzmayr leads the orchestra in Beethoven s popular Pastoral Symphony. Alexandra Soumm 2 (708)

3 Family Pops Concert Friday, December 20, 2013, 8pm Family Pops Concert* Saturday, December 21, 2013, 8pm Disney classics come to life in this magical multi-media experience. From Aladdin to The Little Mermaid, hear and see Disney favorites like never before! *The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust is the generous sponsor of this performance. Anna Lee friday, May 16, 2014, 8pm Saturday, May 17, 2014, 8pm Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Glazunov Violin Concerto Anna Lee, Violin Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite Two beloved works inspired by Shakespeare take center stage on the final concert of the season. Also, rising violin star, Anna Lee, makes her Chicago debut performing the beloved Glazunov Violin Concerto! Trevor O Riordan Saturday, February 15, 2014, 8pm Sunday, February 16, 2014, 6pm Golijov Sidereus Copland Clarinet Concerto Trevor O Riordan, Clarinet Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Pathetique The IPO performs a classic piece of musical Americana, a modern interpretation of Galileo s first treatise on stars, and one of the great musical masterworks of all time, all in one concert! Thomas Ridgway IPO Presents Introducing Presents, a new series from the IPO, featuring great music in an intimate environment! Hear the stellar musicians of the IPO and guest artists in chamber music and recital performances during the season! Saturday, January 18, 8pm Recital by Young Steinway Artist and Southland native, Thomas Ridgway, with IPO Chamber Players Saturday, March 22, 8pm A Musical Evening with the Danzmayrs Join IPO Music Director and pianist, David Danzmayr, his wife and opera singer, Kathrin Neubert, and select IPO musicians for an entertaining evening of arias and vocal works. Featuring music by Mozart, Barber, Strauss, and more. FRIENDS OF IPO (708)

4 Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra at Rialto Square Theatre Beginning this season, the IPO, in partnership with the renowned Rialto Square Theatre, will launch a new series at this storied Joliet venue. The orchestra, led by Maestro Danzmayr, will present three programs between December and May that are sure to delight and entertain audiences! Friday, December 20, 2013, 8PM The Magical Music of Disney Sunday, February 16, 2014, 6PM Copland and Tchaikovsky Friday, May 16, 2014 at 8PM West Side Story and Romeo & Juliet A Special Evening at the On Saturday, April 26, 2014, at 8pm, the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and Maestro Danzmayr will present a very special project at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park. The orchestra will make its downtown Chicago debut in a concert consisting of a United States premiere, a Chicago premiere, and a one-of-a-kind special collaboration with the much heralded Avalon Quartet. Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis featuring the Avalon Quartet Gunther Schuller Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (Chicago premiere) featuring the Avalon Quartet Alexander von Zemlinsky Symphony No. 1 (United States premiere) The Davee Foundation Avalon Quartet Alexander von Zemlinsky For more information, visit rialtosquare.com For more information, visit Harristheaterchicago.org 6 7 (815) E. Van Buren Street, Joliet (312) E. Randolph Street, Chicago

5 ExperIence The Passion! O IPO Box Office: (708) Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center Harlem Avenue, Frankfort Rialto Box Office: (815) E. Van Buren Street, Joliet Harris Box Office: (312) E. Randolph Street, Chicago For more information, visit (708) Artists Walk Park Forest, IL This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PARK FOREST, IL PERMIT # 377