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IPO’s Concertmaster Azusa Tashiro along with Elizabeth Huffman, violin; Nick Munagian, viola; and Jacob Hannegan, cello, perform an eventing of all Beethoven.

Enjoy this musical REunion of Rich East High School jazz luminaries led by pianist Valerie Nicholson as they embark on a sizzling and swank program.

Enjoy a woodwind program featuring some ever popular selections from Broadway musicals and perhaps even a special surprise.

A fan favorite of our past summer series, the Marques Carroll Quartet returns to keep the bold and passionate tradition of jazz alive while pushing into new and exciting territory.

The 48th IPO season opens in thundering fashion at 5:30PM October 25th, 2025, with a resounding performance of one of music’s most celebrated and well-known works, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. The evening leads off with his Prometheus Overture as well as one of the world’s best-known and most regularly performed violin concertos, performed by Sphinx artist and Chicago native, Ade Williams.

The nighttime sky will never look the same after a concert of this nature! Climb aboard our audio version of the U.S.S. Enterprise as IPO takes you on an auditory adventure with Star Trek Through The Years (arranged by Calvin Custer), a compilation of some of the series’ most notable musical pieces. John Williams’ E.T. Adventures on Earth contributes to this out of this world evening, as does the closing number, Gustav Holst’s The Planets which takes the audience on a journey throughout all the known planets of the Solar System seen from Earth at the time of its writing, and their corresponding astrological character. A video accompaniment with visuals by Adrian Wyard adds to this other worldly experience.

Celebrate the holidays with IPO at our long-running, family friendly tradition! Performing a collection of some of the season’s favorites, the IPO Holiday Festival is a great way to celebrate with friends and family alike. Alongside the award winning orchestra, the Chicago Community Chorus will lend their thunderous talents to the evening’s program.

In an evening custom built for Valentine’s Day, world renowned pianist Anastaysia Poff, wife of IPO’s esteemed Gibb Music Director Stilian Kirov, takes center stage to lead this romantically tinged program. The performance will include Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture in C major along with Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto and her husband Richard Schumann’s Symphony No. 4.

Welcome spring with one of classical music’s most recognizable works, Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Antonín Dvořák’s cheerful and melodic piece for string orchestra, Serenade in E major op. 22 is known for its light, graceful character, often described as idyllic and peaceful.

They call it Tinsel Town for a reason! Hollywood has birthed some of classical music’s most beloved compositions and IPO brings them to life this evening. Some of the silver screen’s most precious gems are in line for this bombastic night.