Fall In Love With Music | Chicago Symphony

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Join the Chicago Symphony League for the annual Fall in Love with Music event, which celebrates the expressive power of music. The featured guests are conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and cellist Jian Wang, and they each join Chicago Symphony President Jeff Alexander in conversation. Learn more about the week’s concert program, Szeps-Znaider’s extensive history with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Wang’s thoughts on Dvořák’s heroic Cello Concerto before enjoying an exclusive duet performance.

Schedule
11:00 AM Guest Check-In
11:30 AM Luncheon
12:30 PM Program

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Proceeds from Fall in Love with Music benefit Chicago Symphony’s artistic, educational and community engagement programs.

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Fall in Love with Music Sponsors

Maestro Sponsor
Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation

Conductor Sponsors
Phyllis Dougherty
Mimi Duginger
Sarah Good and Mark Mosley
Steve and Missy Ravid
John and Penny Van Horn

Baton Sponsors
Allisa Gam
Mary and Michael Goodkind
Merle L. Jacob
Kathy Nordmeyer
Carol Nykiel
Jacqueline Sabian
John and Kathleen Solaro
Janice Young

Virtuoso Sponsors
Nancy A. Abshire
Jeff and Keiko Alexander
Peter and Nora Bouchard
Judy Das Gupta
Cheryl Istvan and Keith Daubenspeck
Ken and Darrelyn Marx
Claretta Meier
Kathleen Orr
Larry G. Simpson

Soloist Sponsor
Barbara Asner

Encore Sponsors
John and Janet Baar
Enrique and Elizabeth Beckmann
Renita M. Esayian
Fred Garzon
JoEllen Kerwin
Sid and Sharon Mitchell
Hilda Richards
Betty Smykal
Lois Wolff

Thank you to these generous sponsors for underwriting the afternoon’s festivities:

Invitations and Mailing
Carol Nykiel

Wine
Margo and Mike Oberman

Favors
Merle Jacob

Linens
Sarah Good

Contributions made by October 5, 2026.