Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Announces the 2018-19 Season

IPO Announces 2018-2019 Season

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Stilian Kirov, announces its 2018-19 season of seven concerts with featured guest violinsts, Simone Porter and Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Robert Chen. Additional guest artists include pianist William Wolfram who returns to join the orchestra for the March 2019 concert, along with Bulgarians Nadejda Tsanova and Peter Makedonski and American soprano D'Ana Lombard. Performances will take place at Ozinga Chapel on the campus of Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights.

October 20, 2018 - 5:30PM

41st Season Opening Night

AMERICAN ORIGINALS

BERNSTEIN

Candide Overture

GERSHWIN

American in Paris

KORNGOLD

Violin Concerto

Simone Porter, Violin

COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE

World Premiere

Act II, an Opening Night post-concert event will celebrate the new season with dinner and dancing at Midlothian Country Club,

beginning at 7:30PM.

November 17, 2018 - 7:30PM

CHAMBER GEMS:

A MUSICAL JOURNEY

ELGAR

Serenade

SHOSTAKOVICH

Piano Concerto No. 1

Nadejda Tsanova, Piano

Peter Makedonski, Trumpet

NERUDA

Concerto in E-flat

GRIEG

Holberg Suite

December 8, 2018 - 3:00PM

HANDEL'S MESSIAH

Seasonal classic with full choir.

February 9, 2019 - 7:30PM

THE WORLD BEYOND: WHERE MUSIC AND NATURE MEET

“Out of this world” live orchestral music set to spectacular video footage from actual NASA space explorations.

WILLIAMS

The Mission Theme

DEBUSSY

La Mer

ESTACIO

Borealis and Wondrous Light

Solaris

March 16, 2019 - 7:30PM

RUSSIAN ROMANTICS

TCHAIKOVSKY

Piano Concerto No. 2

William Wolfram, Piano

COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE

World Premiere

RACHMANINOFF

Symphony No. 2

Wolfram holds a bronze medal from the prestigious Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow.

April 27, 2019

FROM WIT TO WONDER:

A MOZART CELEBRATION

MOZART

Marriage of Figaro Overture

MOZART

Violin Concerto No. 5

Robert Chen, Violin

MOZART

Symphony No. 41

"Jupiter"

May 18, 2019 - 7:30PM

EVENING GLOW:

THE MAGIC OF RICHARD STRAUSS

STRAUSS

Last Four Songs

D'Ana Lombard, Soprano

STRAUSS

Rosenkavalier Suite

STRAUSS

Till Eulenspiegel

COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE

World Premiere

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

CLASSICAL EVOLVE

COMPOSER COMPETITION

Help shape the future of classical music. Listen to IPO rehearse and perform the three finalists' compositions, then vote for your favorite. Audience favorite combines with judges panel votes to name the 2019-20 IPO Composer in Residence.

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