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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Guerrero Leads Fandangos & Enigma Variations
Oct 15-17, 2026
Overview
Few contemporary violin concertos have made a splash with audiences like Arturo Márquez’s Fandango, which won a 2024 Latin Grammy. Composed for Anne Akiko Meyers, this riotously colorful work is a salute to the Spanish dance form and its New World offshoots. Framing the program are Roberto Sierra’s contemporary meditation on two 18th-century fandangos and Elgar’s musical portraits of family and close friends — some tender, others gently mocking.
Program
Sierra
Fandangos
Márquez
Fandango
Elgar
Enigma Variations
Performers
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Preconcert Conversation
Explore the music in a free preconcert conversation featuring Stephen Alltop in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The talk will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.
Preconcert Dining
Explore Chicago Symphony Center’s on-site dining options for a seamless preconcert experience. Preorder a Sound Bites meal to enjoy in the Rotunda before the concert — or make a reservation to dine at the Thomas Club, offering a prix fixe menu featuring traditional American fare and a spectacular view of Lake Michigan.
Sponsors & Partners
The appearance of Giancarlo Guerrero is made possible by the Juli Plant Grainger Fund for Artistic Excellence.
The appearance of Anne Akiko Meyers is made possible by the Grainger Fund for Excellence.
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Inside the Music
About the music
Arturo Márquez wrote "Fandango" at the prompting of violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. "I had known this music since I was a child," he says, "listening to it in the cinema, on the radio and listening to my father, a mariachi violinist."
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CSO musicians
Edward Elgar had little success as a composer until he wrote Variations on an Original Theme ("Enigma"), Op. 36
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Guest conductors
In February, conductor Giancarlo Guerrero found himself on perhaps the biggest stage of his career: at Super Bowl LX in San Francisco, for the halftime show with Latin music superstar Bad Bunny.
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