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February 2027 Concert

2:30 pm
Sunday, February 14, 2027

GREAT ROMANTICS

Two leading works of Russian ­Romanticism follow Dmitri Shostakovich’s vibrant and energetic Festive Overture, composed for the Bolshoi Ballet in 1954. Sergei Rachmaninoff was recovering from debilitating writer’s block when he worked on his Piano Concerto No.2 in 1900 and 1901. He beat back his demons to compose one of the most popular — and lushly ­romantic — piano works of all time. ­Dynamic pianist Winston Choi, who heads the Piano Program at ­Roosevelt University, plays with the ESO. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, an orchestral tour de force based on tales from The Thousand and One Nights, is one of the most popular and electrifying works in the orchestral repertoire. This performance, featuring Concertmaster Julie Fischer, commemorates her decade in the chair.

Program

Musical Insights Free Pre-Concert Preview the Friday before this concert.
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  • Shostakovich
  • Festive Overture
  • Rachmaninoff
  • Piano Concerto No. 2

    Winston Choi, piano

  • Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Scheherazade

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston
See map.

TICKETS

All tickets are assigned seating.
Please call 847-864-8804 for wheelchair accessible tickets.

At this time, masks, vaccinations and testing are no longer required to attend ESO concerts or events. As always, we ask that if you are sick, please stay home to prevent the spread of illness. (read more detail).

Advance Sales

$42 Adult, $36 Seniors, $5.00 Full-Time Student

At the Door Sales

$47 Adult, $41 Seniors, $5.00 Full-Time Student

Children Free

Children 12 and younger are admitted absolutely FREE, but must have an assigned seat.
Please call 847.864.8804 or email tickets@evanstonsymphony.org for all orders with children’s tickets.

Soloist

Winston Choi, piano

 

Musical Insights

Free Pre-Concert Preview Series!

February 6th, Friday, at 1:30 pm

Enhance your concert experience with a sneak preview — Composers come alive and their passions take center stage when ESO Maestro Lawrence Eckerling takes you on an insider’s tour of the history and highlights behind the music.

Meet our soloist, Albert Cano Smit, piano, at Musical Insights. He and our Maestro Lawrence Eckerling will explore the February concert program in depth.

Friday, February 6th at 1:30 pm,
Merion’s Crystal Ballroom at
529 Davis St, Evanston.
FREE and open to the public.
Please RSVP to 847-570-7815.

The Merion
Light refreshments will be served and casual tours of apartments will be available after the program.

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