Come join the fun and see us perform at Navy Pier!

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of America's legendary Route 66, experience the heroic grandeur of Beethoven, and discover Dvořák's all-too-rarely performed masterpiece, filled with rich orchestral colors, lyrical beauty, and spirited Czech rhythms.

Join us on a musical journey through space and time. Travel back to Handel, forward through cinema, and beyond to Holst's monumental orchestral portrait of the planets.

Hear the overture that inspired Berlioz, then join us on a thrilling psychological and musical journey through the vivid imagination of an artist consumed by passion.

Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary with great music by American composers!

Enjoy this with a friend! Debussy based this on the poem of his close friend, Ravel commemorated friends who died in WWI, and Elgar represented each of his friends with a variation.

Mozart’s sublime music with Brahms’s dramatic masterpiece!

Magnificent puppets from the animal kingdom and an exciting musical finale!

A treasured tragic love story along with comedy songs performed by WFMT's Robbie Ellis!

Dvorak said this symphony "must be capable of stirring the world" with its dramatic power and deep emotion.

Come join the fun and see us perform at Navy Pier!

A beautiful and heartfelt masterful violin concerto with this passionate and powerful symphony.

These composers expanded the boundaries of classical music: Bates includes electronics, Gershwin incorporates jazz, and Beethoven changed the course of music history.

The clock ticks and chimes in our next 100 years with a charming and joyous symphony by Haydn along with the sensual and riveting hit by Ravel that showcases the orchestra.

The finale to this Century Celebration Season concludes with a world premiere, amazing violin virtuoso, and a monumental symphony with an epic ending!

Enjoy the music of Louis Armstrong, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin. The celebration continues at this after-party speakeasy, but you might need a password to get your drink!

Join us as we celebrate 100 years of music making! In our impressive history, Grainger was once a soloist and Stravinsky was once a guest conductor!