Civic Orchestra Season 2026/27

The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s acclaimed training ensemble, continues to expand its presence beyond Orchestra Hall, with a series of free performances in community venues. Principal Conductor Ken-David Masur returns for his eighth season. Meanwhile, several maestros make their debuts, such as Michael Sanderling, chief conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra; Tianyi Lu, first-prize winner at the 2020 Sir Georg Solti International Conductors' Competition; CSO Assistant Conductor Robert Kahn, and Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, music director of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.