Hughes Conducts Beethoven

Name: Hughes Conducts Beethoven
Start: 2026-06-07T14:00:00
Location: Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture

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Gregory Hughes, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, leads a bold and invigorating program that pairs two revolutionary symphonies. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9, full of wit, irony, and unexpected charm, opens the evening with a satirical twist on traditional symphonic form. In contrast, Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” closes the program—an enduring masterpiece that forever changed the course of classical music with its hero...

Program

Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 9

Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 Eroica

Participants

Gregory Hughes

Conductor

Lakeview Orchestra

Co-producer

Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture

Producer

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1 dates (7 Jun - 7 Jun)

Jun

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2:00 pm

Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

Chicago, IL, United States

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