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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Piccolo Play & Adagio for Strings
Oct 3-4, 2025
Overview
Pergolesi’s sacred masterpiece, the Stabat Mater, is filled with gorgeous, spine-tingling music that explores the nature of grief, hope and healing. These emotions also course through Barber’s sublime Adagio for Strings and Carlos Simon’s Fate Now Conquers, a high-spirited tribute to Beethoven. CSO Piccolo Jennifer Gunn solos as the mercurial protagonist in Thea Musgrave’s Piccolo Play.
Program
Simon
Fate Now Conquers
Barber
Adagio for Strings
Musgrave
Piccolo Play
Pergolesi
Stabat Mater
Performers
Extras
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Preconcert Dining
Enhance your concert experience by dining at the Thomas Club, offering a prix fixe menu featuring traditional American fare for a seamless preconcert dining experience. Reservations | Learn more and view the menu
Preconcert Conversation
Explore the music in a free preconcert conversation featuring Robbie Ellis in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The talk will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.
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