The Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Wheaton College
2025-2026 Performances
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra returns to Wheaton College’s beautiful Edman Memorial Chapel on October 10, 2025, for three performances. We are happy to host the Orchestra and bring the best of Chicago to Wheaton.
Friday, October 10 | 7:30 p.m.
Hadelich, Dvořák & Brahms 2
Dvořák expertly weaves the heartbeat of Czech folk dances into his soulful Violin Concerto. It’s a perfect vehicle for Augustin Hadelich, who “conveys the music’s rousing energy, while somehow maintaining a breezy lilt” (The New York Times). Framing the program are Kodály’s whirlwind portrait of Hungarian village life and the rustic warmth of Brahms’ Second Symphony.
Friday, February 13 | 7:30 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, Himari & Mozart Jupiter
Sensational teen Himari illuminates Bruch’s First Violin Concerto in her CSO subscription debut. Blacknificent 7 composer Joel Thompson’s To See the Sky, “a shifting palette of grooves, colors and moods” (Bachtrack), and Mozart’s electrifying Jupiter Symphony frame the program.
Friday, March 27 | 7:30 p.m.
Muti Conducts Tchaikovsky & Rota
Experience the sweeping elegance of Tchaikovsky’s Polish Symphony, a work brimming with dance-like vitality and imperial grandeur. Riccardo Muti and the CSO also delve into the evocative world of Nino Rota — composer of The Godfather and The Leopard — capturing the drama, lyricism and charm of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated composers.
Wheaton College and the CSO Partnership
Since its first performance at Wheaton College in 1960, the CSO has performed in Edman Memorial Chapel more than 25 times. Consistently rated as one of the world’s most respected orchestras, the CSO is expanding its engagement with west-suburban audiences hoping to reach new generations with the glory of symphonic music. Read a feature article at CSO Sounds & Stories about this new partnership. >>
Purchase Tickets
Tickets can be purchased at the CSO website, by calling 312.294.3000, or at the Symphony Center Box Office at 220 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Tickets for these performances are not available from the Wheaton College Ticket Office.