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György Ligeti

Brian Blade

Leila Josefowicz

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FRI/FEB 9/7:30 PM Contempo: Jazz Double Bill with Imani Winds, Ensemble Dal Niente, Daniel Pesca, piano, and Craig Taborn, piano6:30 PM lecture with the composers and Berthold Hoeckner

Marta Ptaszyńska: Poetic Impressions for wind quintet and piano Reena Esmail: The Light Is the Same Augusta Read Thomas: Bassoon Concertino Jazz set with Craig Taborn

Logan Center/Performance Hall$25/$10 students

FRI /FEB 16/7:30 PM/LIGETI SERIES Third Coast Percussion and Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano 6:30 PM lecture with Jennifer Iverson

György Ligeti: Continuum Christopher Cerrone: The Goldbeater’s Skin (Chicago premiere) G. Ligeti: Poème Symphonique (for 100 metronomes) G. Ligeti: Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedüvel (With Pipes, Drums, Fiddles)

Logan Center/Performance Hall$38/$10 students

SUN/FEB 18/2 PM/CHICAGO DEBUTChristoph Prégardien, tenor, and Julius Drake, piano Poetische Tagebuch

An afternoon of songs by Franz Schubert set to poetry by Ernst Schulze

Mandel Hall $38/$10 students

FRI/MAR 2/7:30 PM/CHICAGO DEBUTQuatuor Ebène6:30 PM lecture with John Lawrence

Haydn: Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2 “Fifths” Fauré: Quartet in E minor, Op. 121 Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 “Harp”

Mandel Hall $38/$10 students

MON/MAR 5/4:30–6 PMPierre-Laurent Aimard Lecture-Demonstration

Logan Center/Performance Penthouse$10/Free

TUE/MAR 6/7:30 PM/LIGETI SERIES Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano6:30 PM lecture with Seth Brodsky

György Ligeti: Etudes Beethoven: Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”

Logan Center/Performance Hall$38/$10 students

FRI/OCT 6/7:30 PM/CHICAGO DEBUTBarokksolistene with Bjarte Eike, violinAn Alehouse Session

A lively evening of music and humor of the 17th-century English tavern, with works by Henry Purcell and his contemporaries

International House$38/$10 students

SAT/OCT 7/7:30 PMAnat Cohen Tentet with special guest Robbie FulksOded Lev-Ari, music director

Logan Center/Performance Hall$38/$10 students

FRI/OCT 20/7:30 PM/LIGETI SERIES Arditti Quartet6:30 PM lecture with Anthony Cheung

Bartók: String Quartet No. 3 György Ligeti: String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes” G. Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2 Bartók: String Quartet No. 4

Mandel Hall $38/$10 students

FRI/OCT 27/7:30 PM Contempo: The Young and Brilliant with Talea Ensemble6:30 PM talk with the artists and Seth Brodsky

Music by young, international composers with a worldwide presence: Vito Zuraj, Justyna Kowalska-Lason, Nicolai Worsaae, Christian Mason, and Ondřej Adámek

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FRI/NOV 3/7:30 PM Leila Josefowicz, violin, and John Novacek, piano Sibelius: Valse Triste, Op. 44 Prokofiev: Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 Kaija Saariaho: Calices Mahler: Adagietto Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Sonata

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Anat Cohen

Bjarte Eike

Rachel Calloway

FRI/NOV 10/7:30 PM/LIGETI SERIES Imani Winds, Ensemble Dal Niente, and guestsGyörgy Ligeti Chamber Music

Six Bagatelles Viola Sonata Three Pieces for Two Pianos Horn Trio

Logan Center/Performance Hall$38/$10 students

FRI/NOV 17/7:30 PM/CHICAGO DEBUTamarcord6:30 PM lecture with Robert Kendrick 500th Anniversary of theProtestant Reformation

Luther and Music: works by Martin Luther, Johann Walter, Josquin des Prez, and Johann Sebastian Bach

Rockefeller Chapel$38/$10 students

FRI/DEC 1/7:30 PM Brad Mehldau TrioBlues and Ballads

Logan Center/Performance Hall$38/$10 students

FRI/JAN 19/7:30 PM René Marie & Experiment in TruthSound of Red

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SUN/JAN 21/2 PMThe Boston CamerataThe Play of Daniel: A Medieval Masterpiece Revisited

Rockefeller Chapel$38/$10 students

SUN/JAN 28/2 PMAlexander Melnikov, piano Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87

Mandel Hall $38/$10 students

FRI/FEB 2/7:30 PM/LIGETI SERIES Eighth Blackbird and Amadinda6:30 PM lecture with Sam Pluta

György Ligeti: Galamb Borong Aurél Holló: 39–The Dream of the Manichaeian–beFORe JOHN3 Lukas Ligeti: new work Steve Reich: Mallet Quartet G. Ligeti: Touches bloquées; En Suspens; Fanfares S. Reich: Sextet

Logan Center/Performance Hall$38/$10 students

FRI/APR 6/7:30 PM Ulysses Owens Jr.’s Songs of Freedom featuring vocalists Theo Bleckmann, Alicia Olatuja, Joanna MajokoAn exploration of the 1960s through three prolific artists—Joni Mitchell, Abbey Lincoln, and Nina Simone

Julie and Parker Hall Annual Jazz Concert

Logan Center/Performance Hall$38/$10 students

SUN/APR 8/2 PMPhilharmonia Baroque with Nicholas McGegan, director, and Sherezade Panthaki, sopranoSessions: Italian Baroque Music from the Jewish Ghetto

A program highlighting Salamone Rossi and his contemporaries, such as Claudio Monteverdi, in a vivid, interactive, and fascinating presentation, followed by a reception with the artists

Logan Center/Performance Hall$38/$10 students

FRI/APR 20/7:30 PM/CHICAGO DEBUTMontrose Trio6:30 PM lecture with Bradley Spiers

Turina: Trio in B minor, Op. 76 Beethoven: Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 Mendelssohn: Trio in C minor, Op. 66

Mandel Hall $38/$10 students

SUN/APR 22/2 PM Contempo: Echoes of the Earth with International Contemporary EnsembleReflections on nature by George Crumb, Harrison Birtwistle, Mario Davidovsky, Toru Takemitsu, Pauline Oliveros, Krzysztof Penderecki

Logan Center/Performance Hall$25/$10 students

FRI/APR 27/7:30 PM Contempo: Tomorrow’s Music Today I Works by Jack Hughes, Pierce Gradone, Tim Page, and Aaron Helgeson

Logan Center/Performance HallFree admission

FRI/MAY 4/7:30 PM Contempo: Tomorrow’s Music Today IIWorks by Joungbum Lee, Alican Çamci, and Igor Santos

Logan Center/Performance HallFree admission

FRI/MAY 11/7:30 PM Imani Winds with Cory Smythe, piano, and gospel choir 6:30 PM talk with the artists and Michael Dawson A Change Is Gon’ Come

Frederic Rzewski: Sometimes Vijay Iyer: Bruits Henry Threadgill: New work (world premiere) Traditional, arr. Jeff Scott: American spiritualsSam Cooke, arr. Imani Winds: A Change Is Gonna Come

Logan Center/Performance Hall$38/$10 students

THU/MAY 17/7:30 PM Brian Blade & The Fellowship BandLogan Center/Performance Hall$38/$10 students

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Experience today’s leading artists and enjoy a range of musical genres, including a season-exclusive exploration of the life and music of György Ligeti.

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Don Michael Randel Ensemble in Residence Imani Winds

Alexander Melnikov

Quatuor Ebène

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