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Evanston Symphony Orchestra

Lawrence Eckerling, Music Director

Evanston Symphony Orchestra Announces 74th Season Featuring Beethoven 250

August 15, 2019, Evanston, IL — The Evanston Symphony Orchestra’s 74th season, titled “Great Composers”, will include four subscription concerts at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall in Evanston, all conducted by Music Director Lawrence Eckerling, and featuring virtuoso soloists prominent on the national scene. All concerts are on Sunday afternoons at 2:30 PM and good subscription seats are still available.The year 2020 marks world-wide celebrations to honor the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven.

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Holiday Concerts Venue:

Evanston Township High School Auditorium

1600 Dodge Avenue, Evanston
See map.

Tickets

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

Advance Sales

$42 Adult, $36 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.

At the Door Sales

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

2026–2027 SERIES SUBSCRIPTION

Buy Mid-Season Subscription
Three-concert Subscription

$111.75 Adults, $99.00 Seniors, $15 Students

Ticket Pricing and Box Office Info

Program

Program Notes

The ESO’s celebration of the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven will span both this season and our following 75th Diamond Anniversary season. The “Emperor” concerto marked the culmination of Beethoven’s heroic period, and will provide Inna Faliks an ESO sequel to her much praised interpretation of the Beethoven Third Concerto. The program begins with Beethoven’s final overture, a tribute to Handelian pomp and glory, and concludes with Beethoven’s most serene and lyrical symphony, the “Pastoral.”

Subscription Series Concerts Venue:

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.

Advance Sales

$42 Adult, $36 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.

At the Door Sales

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

2026–2027 SERIES SUBSCRIPTION

Buy Mid-Season Subscription
Three-concert Subscription

$111.75 Adults, $99.00 Seniors, $15 Students

Ticket Pricing and Box Office Info

Soloist

Musical Insights

Free Pre-Concert Preview Series!

Musical Insights Icon

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, Tierra Whetstone, Mezzo Soprano, at Musical Insights. She and our Maestro Lawrence Eckerling will explore the May concert program in depth.
May 21, Friday, at 1:30 pm

Merion’s Crystal Ballroom

529 Davis St, Evanston.
FREE and open to the public.

Please RSVP to 847-570-7815.

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

Program Notes

Details about the cancellation for our ticket holders will be posted here as information becomes available.

Subscription Series Concerts Venue:

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.

Advance Sales

$42 Adult, $36 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.

At the Door Sales

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

2026–2027 SERIES SUBSCRIPTION

Buy Mid-Season Subscription
Three-concert Subscription

$111.75 Adults, $99.00 Seniors, $15 Students

Ticket Pricing and Box Office Info

Soloist

Musical Insights

Free Pre-Concert Preview Series!

Musical Insights Icon

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, Adé Williams, violin, at Musical Insights. She and our Maestro Lawrence Eckerling will explore the April concert program in depth.
April 2, Friday, at 1:30 pm

Merion’s Crystal Ballroom

529 Davis St, Evanston.
FREE and open to the public.

Please RSVP to 847-570-7815.

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

Program Notes

George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F has retained its pre-eminent status as the most popular American piano concerto since its 1925 premiere, and is a specialty of virtuoso Jeffrey Biegel. Another American classic favorite, Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite, had its 1931 premiere in Chicago, and the clip-clop rhythm of its “On the Trail” movement was actually inspired by the sounds of pile drivers along Lake Shore Drive. George Walker’s lovely Lyric for Strings and Jonathan Newman’s short rock-inspired overture round out this all-American program.

Subscription Series Concerts Venue:

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.

Advance Sales

$42 Adult, $36 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.

At the Door Sales

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

2026–2027 SERIES SUBSCRIPTION

Buy Mid-Season Subscription
Three-concert Subscription

$111.75 Adults, $99.00 Seniors, $15 Students

Ticket Pricing and Box Office Info

Soloist

Musical Insights

Free Pre-Concert Preview Series!

Musical Insights Icon

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, Winston Choi, piano, at Musical Insights. He and our Maestro Lawrence Eckerling will explore the February concert program in depth.
February 12th, Friday, at 1:30 pm

Merion’s Crystal Ballroom

529 Davis St, Evanston.
FREE and open to the public.

Please RSVP to 847-570-7815.

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

Program Notes

Our 74th season opens with a program combining Nordic masterpieces with the talents of Mindy Kaufman, Solo Piccolo and Flute of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, who will solo in both Vivaldi’s best known piccolo concerto and Carl Nielsen’s Flute Concerto. Two masterpieces by Finland’s Jan Sibelius will open and close the concert: Finlandia and the passionate First Symphony.

Program

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Subscription Series Concerts Venue:

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.

Advance Sales

$42 Adult, $36 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.

At the Door Sales

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

2026–2027 SERIES SUBSCRIPTION

Buy Mid-Season Subscription
Three-concert Subscription

$111.75 Adults, $99.00 Seniors, $15 Students

Ticket Pricing and Box Office Info

Soloist

Musical Insights

Free Pre-Concert Preview Series!

Musical Insights Icon

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, Irina Muresanu, violin, at Musical Insights. She and our Maestro Lawrence Eckerling will explore the October concert program in depth.
October 16, Friday, at 1:30 pm

Merion’s Crystal Ballroom

529 Davis St, Evanston.
FREE and open to the public.

Please RSVP to 847-570-7815.

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

Program Notes

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