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Open Heart

Name: Open Heart
Start: 2026-01-19T19:00:00
Location: The Auditorium

Chicago Sinfonietta

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This year’s MLK Tribute Concert beats with the spirit of compassion, courage, and community. We honor the revolutionary achievements of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a Chicago trailblazer who in 1893 performed the first successful open-heart surgery—just months before Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” premiered. A pioneer and founder of the first Black-owned hospital in America, Dr. Dan’s legacy reminds us that opening hearts is both a me...

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Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)

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