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The House that Burnham Built
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti Make No Little Plans
Saturday, October 17, 2009
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s founder and first music director Theodore Thomas tapped architect Daniel Burnham to build a permanent home for his orchestra. Orchestra Hall was completed in 1904, and not even the visionary team of Thomas and Burnham could have anticipated the magnitude of CSO’s musical legacy that has thrilled audiences for more than a century. In honor of the centennial of Burnham’s great Plan of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra hosts a musical celebration at Symphony Center on Saturday, October 17, 2009.
On that day, patrons can enjoy tours of Symphony Center led by docents from the Chicago Architecture Foundation, small ensemble performances, a Chicago Symphony Orchestra “All-Access” chamber music concert, and a Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert led by Music Director Designate Riccardo Muti that will showcase the magnificent sound of our great Orchestra in Burnham’s glorious concert hall. The day ends with a post-concert, town hall-style meeting with Maestro Muti and Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association President Deborah Rutter, who will take questions from the audience and discuss some of the CSO’s plans for the next great chapter in its history.
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10:00 am – 12:00 pm:
Symphony Center Tours
- Tours staffed by Chicago Architecture Foundation Docents, CSO staff and Volunteers.
- Tour guides will be placed in various key locations around Symphony Center with “presentations” at each station taking place at specified times (last set of presentations at 11:45 am).
- Institute Performances by the Percussion Scholarship Group, winners of the The Crain-Maling Chicago Symphony Orchestra Youth Auditions and Civic Orchestra Chamber Ensemble will take place in Symphony Center’s Rotunda during this time.
- The tours are sold out.
11:30 am – 1:00 pm:
FREE All-Access Chamber Concert
Buntrock Hall
Lincoln Piano Quartet
Qing Hou, violin
Lawrence Neuman, viola
Kenneth Olsen, cello
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
Wynne Delacoma, host
Mozart - Piano Quartet in G Minor
Commentary
Schumann - Piano Quartet in E-flat Major
This event is sold out.
Seating for patrons with tickets is guaranteed until 15 minutes prior to performance. Stand-by patrons without tickets will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to availability.
3:00 pm – 5:30pm:
FREE Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concert and Town Hall Meeting
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Bruckner - Symphony No. 2
This concert is sold out.
Seating for patrons with tickets is guaranteed until 15 minutes prior to performance. Stand-by patrons without tickets will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to availability.
4:30 pm: Town Hall meeting begins and lasts approximately 1 hour. CSO concert ticket guarantees a seat for the meeting. Stand-by patrons seated on a first-come, first-served basis.
These events are recommended for children ages 8 and up.
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