February 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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1 For Immediate Release: Press Contacts: January 7, 2014 Rachelle Roe, Photos Available By Request Michael Mason, February 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS The following listings are current as of January 7, For the most updated and complete program information, please click the links below or visit cso.org. All concerts take place in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center unless otherwise noted. Artists, programs and prices are subject to change. Please note: Below are changes made to programs since the most recent announcements about those programs were made: Anna Clyne s The Lost Thought replaces Postponeless Creature on Feb. 3 MusicNOW program Trifonov Replaces Schoenberg with Debussy on Feb. 9 SCP Piano Series Recital Pierre Boulez Replaced by Cristian Macelaru, Matthew Aucoin, and Marcelo Lehninger on Feb. 20 Mar. 1 Programs Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma replace Hillborg commission with Brahms sonata on February 21 SCP Chamber Program Saturday, February 1, 2014, 8:00 p.m. Riccardo Muti, conductor Yo-Yo Ma, cello Giovanni Sollima, cello SCHUBERT Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200 SOLLIMA Antidotum Tarantulae Concerto for Two Cellos and Orchestra [CSO Commission, World Premiere] SCHUBERT Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 (Tragic) Tickets: $45 $280 An orchestra must reach deeply when playing the music of Schubert. It is pure music there is great intimacy and great reflection. When you experience a Schubert symphony, you come out of the hall enriched, says Riccardo Muti. Throughout the CSO s 2013/14 season, Maestro Muti and the CSO traverse the complete Schubert symphonies, beginning with the Third and Fourth Symphonies, which bookend a program that also includes the world premiere of Giovanni Sollima s Double Cello Concerto, a CSO commission. CSO Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant Yo-Yo Ma and the composer are the soloists.

2 In the Park with Civic Sunday, February 2, 2014, 3 p.m. Washington Park Refectory Civic Orchestra of Chicago: MusiCorps 5531 S. Russell Drive Members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago Chicago, IL Tickets: These performances are free; no tickets are required. Chamber ensembles from the Civic Orchestra perform free concerts in neighborhoods across Chicago as part of the In the Park with Civic series. In February, wind, brass, string and percussion ensembles perform on Sunday, February 2, at 3 p.m. in Washington Park; Saturday, February 8, at 11 a.m. at the North Park Village Nature Center; Sunday, February 16, at 3 p.m. in Indian Boundary Park; Saturday, February 22, at 11 a.m. in Kosciuszko Park; and Sunday, February 23, at 3 p.m. in the National Museum of Mexican Art. For more information about In the Park with Civic performances, call Symphony Center Presents Monday, February 3, 2014, 7 p.m. MusicNOW: Folk Songs Musicians from the Harris Theater for Music and Dance Robert Moody, conductor 205 E. Randolph Drive Mason Bates, Mead Composer-in-Residence Anna Clyne, Mead Composer-in-Residence BATES String Band MATALON Traces II (World premiere) CLYNE The Lost Thought Tickets: $10 $25 Curated by Mason Bates and Anna Clyne, the CSO s two Mead Composers-in-Residence, and led by Principal Conductor Cliff Colnot, MusicNOW provides a rare opportunity to experience concerts completely dedicated to music by living composers. This MusicNOW concert features new works by Clyne and Bates, as well as the world premiere of Martin Matalon s Traces II for solo viola and live electronics. Argentinian composer Martin Matalon is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, le prix de L Institut de France Académie des Beaux Arts, the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and a Fulbright scholarship to France. Matalon lives and works in Paris, where he recently collaborated with L Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM) on a series of scores for the films of Luis Bunuel.

3 Thursday, February 6, 2014, 8 p.m. Friday, February 7, 2014, 8 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2014, 8 p.m. Riccardo Muti, conductor Rosa Feola, soprano Antonio Poli, tenor Riccardo Zanellato, bass Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe, chorus director SCHUBERT Overture in the Italian Style in C Major, D. 591 MORRICONE Voices from the Silence SCHUBERT Mass No. 5 in A-flat Major, D. 678 Tickets: $32 $214 Maestro Muti leads the CSO s first-ever performance of Schubert s Overture in the Italian Style in C Major and his Mass No. 5 in A-flat Major. Italian composer Ennio Morricone s Voices from the Silence, also a first CSO performance, was written to commemorate the events of September 11, 2001, and was first performed in the U.S. at the United Nations in 2007, conducted by the composer. Maestro Muti led the world premiere at the Ravenna Festival, which commissioned the piece. Both the Schubert Mass and Voices from the Silence feature the Chicago Symphony Chorus. Saturday, February 8, 2014, 11 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Alien Invasion: Orchestra from Planet X Members of the Cristian Macelaru, conductor Magic Circle Mime Company Program to include: MILLER Overture to Planet X COPLAND Variation on a Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring GILLIS Symphony X, (Big D) COPLAND Hoe-Down from Rodeo GOTTSCHALK Symphony No.1 ANDERSON The Typewriter WILLIAMS The Flying Theme from E.T.: The Extra- Terrestrial Tickets: $6 $57 Conductor Cristian Macelaru and members of the take the audience on a journey to answer the question of what happens when musical worlds collide. Joined by Magic Circle Mime Company and special extra-terrestrial guests, the program brings important musical concepts to life in a sci-fi thriller featuring a program of works by American composers.

4 In the Park with Civic Saturday, February 8, 2014, 11 a.m. North Park Village Nature Center Civic Orchestra of Chicago: MusiCorps 5801 N. Pulaski Road Members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago Chicago, IL Tickets: These performances are free; no tickets are required. Chamber ensembles from the Civic Orchestra perform free concerts in neighborhoods across Chicago as part of the In the Park with Civic series. In February, wind, brass, string and percussion ensembles also perform on Sunday, February 16, at 3 p.m. in Indian Boundary Park; Saturday, February 22, at 11 a.m. in Kosciuszko Park; and Sunday, February 23, at 3 p.m. in the National Museum of Mexican Art. For more information about In the Park with Civic performances, call AIC Chamber Music Art Institute of Chicago Fullerton Hall Sunday, February 9, 2014, 2 p.m. Meridian String Quartet Cornelius Chiu, violin Kozue Funakoshi, violin Weijing Wang, viola Daniel Katz, cello BRAHMS String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat Major BARTÓK String Quartet No. 6 Tickets: $17 $27 The popular CSO Chamber Music series at The Art Institute of Chicago offers a wonderful opportunity for arts lovers to explore connections between visual art and classical music. The musical portion of the program is introduced with a discussion and slide presentation given by Art Institute curators, and following the performance, patrons receive a guided gallery tour featuring artworks relating to the concert s theme. In this concert, the Meridian String Quartet performs quartets by Bartók and Brahms as part of an exploration of wild animal energy and escape in the paintings of Eugene Delacroix. Symphony Center Presents Piano Series Sunday, February 9, 2014, 3 p.m. Daniil Trifonov, piano STRAVINSKY Serenade in A Major DEBUSSY Selections from Images, Book 1 RAVEL Selections from Miroirs SCHUMANN Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Tickets: $20 $78 Prodigiously talented young pianist Daniil Trifonov, just 22 years old, makes his Symphony Center recital debut after making a solo appearance at the 2011/12 Chicago Piano Day as part of the Keys to the City Piano Festival and his highly praised CSO debut in the 2012/13 season. Winner of both the 2011 Rubenstein and Tchaikovsky competitions, Trifonov s program is highlighted by Schumann s Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 a set of 12 studies that are as technically demanding as they are lush and expressive. Also on the program are selections from Ravel s Miroirs, Stravinsky s Serenade in A Major and and selections from Book One of Debussy s Images.

5 Symphony Center Presents Chamber Music Series Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 8 p.m. Joshua Bell, violin Sam Haywood, piano Program to include: TARTINI Violin Sonata in G Minor (The Devil's Trill) BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96 STRAVINSKY Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss for Violin and Piano Tickets: $35 $111 Last heard at Symphony Center in January 2012, violinist Joshua Bell returns for another recital performance with pianist Sam Haywood. Among his many accolades, Bell recently won the Diapason d or award from France s Diapason magazine for his most recent recording, French Impressions. For this performance, Bell will play Tartini s Devil s Trill Sonata, inspired by the composer s dream of a violin performance by the Devil, followed by Beethoven s 10 th Violin Sonata and a divertimento from Stravinsky s one-act ballet, The Fairy s Kiss. Thursday, February 13, 2014, 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Nicholas McGegan, conductor Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano HANDEL Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 6, No. 1 VIVALDI Alma oppressa from La fida ninfa PORPORA Oh volesser gli Dei Dolci, freschi aurette from Polifemo HASSE Or la nube procellosa from Artaserse BROSCHI Qual guerriero in campo armato from Idaspe J.C. BACH Symphony in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 6 HAYDN Symphony No. 100 in G Major, (Military) Tickets: $31 $214 Nicholas McGegan leads a program featuring a distinctive set of baroque operatic arias performed by mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux, mostly chosen from arias made popular by the famous 18th-century castrato Farinelli. Alongside these examples of vocal fireworks by Porpora, Hasse and Broschi, McGegan leads the CSO in Bach s Sinfonia in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 6, Handel s Concerto Grosso in C Major, Op. 6, No. 1 and Haydn s Symphony No. 100 in G Major (Military) on February 13 and 18. The Haydn symphony is also examined in a Beyond the Score presentation on February 14 and 16.

6 Beyond the Score Friday, February 14, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 16, 2014, 3 p.m. Nicholas McGegan, conductor Gerard McBurney, creative director HAYDN Symphony No. 100 in G Major (Military) Tickets: $24 $130 The astoundingly prolific, witty and inventive Joseph Haydn is frequently referred to as the father of the symphony. Conductor and baroque music expert Nicholas McGegan leads this presentation of Haydn s Military Symphony, the eighth of the 12 so-called London symphonies, which would be the composer s final contributions to that genre. This exploration takes audiences to late-18th-century London, a bustling metropolis whose newly-wealthy citizens were eagerly seeking the latest cultural delights. Symphony Center Presents Jazz Series Saturday, February 15, 2014, 8 p.m. The Spring Quartet Jack DeJohnette, drums Joe Lovano, saxophone Esperanza Spalding, bass Leo Genovese, piano Gregory Porter, vocals Tickets: $30 $95 The SCP Jazz series offers a special Saturday night performance of the newly formed all-star DeJohnette- Lovano-Spalding-Genovese Quartet consisting of two of jazz s old guard: 2012 NEA Jazz Master, Chicago native and legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette and multiple Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Joe Lovano, paired with two of jazz s stellar younger generation: 2011 Best New Artist Grammy-winning bassist Esperanza Spalding and Argentinian pianist Leo Genovese. Though this performance marks the first time that these four artists have all performed together, they are no strangers to collaboration. The evening opens with the Symphony Center debut of soul and jazz vocalist Gregory Porter. He burst onto the scene in 2010 with his breakthrough debut album, Water, which received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2011; his 2012 follow-up, Be Good, boasts a 2013 Grammy nomination for Best Traditional R&B performance for Real Good Hands.

7 In the Park with Civic Sunday, February 16, 2014, 3 p.m. Indian Boundary Park Civic Orchestra of Chicago: MusiCorps 2500 W. Lunt Ave Members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago Chicago, IL Tickets: These performances are free; no tickets are required. Chamber ensembles from the Civic Orchestra perform free concerts in neighborhoods across Chicago as part of the In the Park with Civic series. In February, wind, brass, string and percussion ensembles also perform on Saturday, February 22, at 11 a.m. in Kosciuszko Park; and Sunday, February 23, at 3 p.m. in the National Museum of Mexican Art. For more information about In the Park with Civic performances, call Civic Orchestra of Chicago Monday, February 17, 2014, 8 p.m. Civic Orchestra of Chicago Nicholas McGegan, conductor BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 BRAHMS Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11 Tickets: This performance is free, but tickets are required. The Civic Orchestra of Chicago season continues with Nicholas McGegan, music director of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, making his Civic debut with a program of works for smaller ensemble that evoke the intimacy of chamber music. The program includes Bach s Orchestral Suite No. 3 and Brahms Serenade No. 1. In addition to his concentration on the Baroque era, McGegan has written extensively about Brahms music and he led Brahms two Serenades with the Philharmonia Baroque on period-accurate instruments for a recording released in December Symphony Center Presents Special Concert Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 8 p.m. Soweto Gospel Choir Tickets: $20 $62 The internationally renowned Soweto Gospel Choir, winner of two Grammy Awards, brings an inspirational program that blends African gospel, Negro spirituals, reggae, and popular music to Symphony Center. Founded in 2002 and drawing members from the many churches in and around Soweto, South Africa, the choir combines earthy rhythms and rich harmonies in both a cappella numbers and songs backed by their four-piece band and percussion section. Their energetic dancing and colorful costumes make this concert a feast for the eyes and ears.

8 Thursday, February 20, 2014, 8 p.m. Friday, February 21, 2014, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 22, 2014, 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Jennifer Zetlan, soprano Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano Cristian Macelaru, conductor DEBUSSY Jeux RAVEL Trois poèmes de Mallarmé STRAVINSKY Three Japanese Lyrics STRAVINSKY Two Poems of Balmont STRAVINSKY Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo STRAVINSKY Berceuses du Chat STRAVINSKY Suite from Pulcinella STRAVINSKY Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra Tickets: $27 $214 Conductor Cristian Macelaru launches the CSO on a two-week celebration of Pierre Boulez, Helen Regenstein Conductor Emeritus of the. Boulez, one of the great revolutionaries of 20 th -century music, has long been known for his innovative programming. He selected Macelaru to lead the CSO in a program that juxtaposes Debussy s Jeux and Ravel s Trois poèmes de Mallarmé with several of Stravinsky s works: Three Japanese Lyrics, Two Poems of Balmont, Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo, Berceuses du Chat, Suite from Pulcinella and the Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra. Symphony Center Presents Chamber Music Series Friday, February 21, 2014, 8 p.m. Yo-Yo Ma, cello Emanuel Ax, piano BRAHMS Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38 BRAHMS Sonata in D Major, Op. 78 for Cello and Piano BRAHMS Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99 Tickets: $76 $195 Due to preparation time constraints, Anders Hillborg s The MAX Duo, a new work for cello and piano commissioned for Emanuel Ax s Brahms Project, will not receive its premiere on the February 21 Symphony Center Presents Chamber Series program. Instead, pianist Emanuel Ax and cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform Brahms Sonata in D Major, Op. 78 in addition to the two Brahms sonatas originally on the program, the Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38 and the Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99.

9 In the Park with Civic Saturday, February 22, 2014, 11 a.m. Kosciuszko Park Civic Orchestra of Chicago: MusiCorps 2732 N. Avers Avenue Members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago Chicago, IL Tickets: These performances are free; no tickets are required. Chamber ensembles from the Civic Orchestra perform free concerts in neighborhoods across Chicago as part of the In the Park with Civic series. In February, wind, brass, string and percussion ensembles also perform on Sunday, February 23, at 3 p.m. in the National Museum of Mexican Art. For more information about In the Park with Civic performances, call In the Park with Civic Sunday, February 22, 2014, 3 p.m. National Museum of Mexican Art Civic Orchestra of Chicago: MusiCorps 1852 W. 19 th Street Members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago Chicago, IL Tickets: These performances are free; no tickets are required. Chamber ensembles from the Civic Orchestra perform free concerts in neighborhoods across Chicago as part of the In the Park with Civic series. For more information about In the Park with Civic performances, call All-Access Chamber Music Buntrock Hall Access Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Lei Hou, violin Qing Hou, violin Lawrence Neuman, viola Kenneth Olsen, cello Andrew Patner, host RAVEL String Quartet STRAVINSKY Three Pieces for String Quartet BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor Tickets: This event is SOLD OUT. A limited number of returned tickets may be available at the Box Office. Please call for more information. The s All-Access Chamber series features intimate performances in a casual format and the opportunity to hear observations and ideas about the music from the CSO musicians themselves. These free concerts are designed to introduce classical music to new audiences by offering insight on composers whose works will be presented on CSO subscription concerts. This performance takes place in Symphony Center s Buntrock Hall and features string quartets by Ravel, Stravinksy, and Beethoven.

10 Thursday, February 27, 2014, 8 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2014, 8 p.m. Saturday, March 1, 2014, 8 p.m. Matthew Aucoin, conductor Marcelo Lehninger, conductor J'nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements STRAVINSKY Eight Instrumental Miniatures RAVEL Chansons madécasses STRAVINSKY Concertino STRAVINSKY Pribaoutki STRAVINSKY Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra RAVEL Une barque sur l'océan RAVEL Alborada del gracioso Tickets: $28 $210 The CSO s two-week celebration of Pierre Boulez continues with a program lead by two up-andcoming conductors selected by Boulez. CSO Solti conducting apprentice Matthew Aucoin and Marcelo Lehringer lead the Orchestra in a program that includes Stravinsky s Symphony in Three Movements and Eight Instrumental Miniatures; Ravel s Chansons madécasses; and Stravinsky s Concertino, Pribaoutki and the Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra. Ravel s Une barque sur l océan and Alborada del gracioso closes the program. Bank of America is the Global Sponsor of the. CSO Tuesday series concerts are sponsored by United Airlines. The Symphony Center Presents Jazz series is sponsored by BMO Harris Bank. Media Sponsors: Downbeat, WBEZ, Chicago Sun-Times. Sponsorship of the Music Director for performances on February 1, 6, 7, and 8 is provided in part by a generous gift from the Zell Family Foundation. MusicNOW receives funding through a leadership challenge grant from Irving Harris Foundation, Joan W. Harris. Major support is also provided by Cindy Sargent and the Sally Mead Hands Foundation. MusicNOW Media Sponsors: WBEZ, RedEye, The Onion and Metromix The Civic Orchestra of Chicago is sponsored in part by Chase. TICKETS for all 2013/14, Symphony Center Presents and Civic Orchestra of Chicago concerts can be purchased by calling CSO ticketing services at or , online at cso.org, or by visiting the Symphony Center box office at 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL Discounted student tickets can be purchased, subject to availability, online in advance or at the box office on the day of the concert. For group rates, please call Artists, programs and ticket prices are subject to change. # # # Press Contact: pr@cso.org