April 2027 concerts in Illinois

Illinois Symphony Orchestra

Silks, Strings, & Serenade

7:30 PM · First Presbyterian Church / Second Presbyterian Church

Springfield, IL

• Zare: La Zebu Forte Overture
• Dun: Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa
• Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22

Illinois Symphony Orchestra

Silks, Strings, & Serenade

7:30 PM · First Presbyterian Church / Second Presbyterian Church

Springfield, IL

• Zare: La Zebu Forte Overture
• Dun: Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa
• Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22

Chicago Philharmonic

Chicago In Concert

7:30 PM · The Auditorium

Chicago, IL

• Kander: Chicago: Overture

Evanston Symphony Orchestra

Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony

2:30 PM · Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

Evanston, IL

• Respighi: Fontane di Roma, P.106
• Violin Concerto No. 10
• Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78

Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Don Juan & Nielsen 2

7:30 PM · Symphony Center

Chicago, IL

• Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV156
• Nielsen: Symphony No. 2, FS29, Op. 16

Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven & Shostakovich

Time TBA · Hemmens Cultural Center

Elgin, IL

• Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest

ECHOES OF ETERNITY: Celebrating Beethoven's Legacy!

4:00 PM · Concordia University

River Forest, IL

• Beethoven: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 112
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven & Shostakovich

Time TBA · Hemmens Cultural Center

Elgin, IL

• Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Music of the Baroque

Minkowski Returns

7:30 PM · North Shore Center for the Performing Arts; Harris Theater

Skokie, IL

• Charpentier: Te Deum, for 8 voices, chorus, and orchestra, H.146
• Haydn: Mass for soloists, chorus, organ, and orchestra in D minor, Hob.XXII:11
• Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C major, K.314

Music of the Baroque

Minkowski Returns

7:30 PM · North Shore Center for the Performing Arts; Harris Theater

Skokie, IL

• Charpentier: Te Deum, for 8 voices, chorus, and orchestra, H.146
• Haydn: Mass for soloists, chorus, organ, and orchestra in D minor, Hob.XXII:11
• Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C major, K.314

New Philharmonic

New Philharmonic - 50th Celebration

7:30 PM · McAninch Arts Center

Glen Ellyn, IL

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
• Copland: Lincoln Portrait, for speaker and orchestra

Quincy Symphony Orchestra

Grand Exhibition

2:30 PM · QJHS Morrison Theater

Quincy, IL

• Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
• Strauss: Festmusik der Stadt Wien, for brass and timpani, TrV286
• Michelle Isaac - Newly commissioned work
• +1 more

New Philharmonic

New Philharmonic - 50th Celebration

3:00 PM · McAninch Arts Center

Glen Ellyn, IL

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
• Copland: Lincoln Portrait, for speaker and orchestra

Illinois Symphony Orchestra

Fate Now Conquers

7:30 PM · UIS Performing Arts Center / ISU Center for the Performing Arts

Springfield, IL

• Simon: Fate Now Conquers
• Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV243
• Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

7:30 PM · Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Champaign, IL

• Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Illinois Symphony Orchestra

Fate Now Conquers

7:30 PM · UIS Performing Arts Center / ISU Center for the Performing Arts

Springfield, IL

• Simon: Fate Now Conquers
• Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV243
• Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Once Upon a Symphony: The Elves and the Shoemaker

Time TBA · Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago, IL

Northbrook Symphony Orchestra

From Silence to Springtime

4:00 PM · Sheely Center for the Performing Arts

Northbrook, IL

• Leone: Ater Silentium for cello and orchestra
• Bruch: Kol Nidrei: Adagio on Hebrew Melodies, for cello and orchestra, Op. 47
• Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D.485