College Night at the CSO is a semiannual event for college students that includes a preconcert pizza dinner, Q&A session with a CSO musician and concert with a $15 student ticket.
Please note that student ticket policies apply for all College Night orders.
2024/25 Season College Nights
Saturday, November 16
Liszt & Bruckner 3
Experience the grandeur of Bruckner’s Third Symphony, with its awed silences and towering brass chorales. Francesco Piemontesi brings power and panache to Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto.
Saturday, April 5
Canellakis Conducts Rachmaninov
Karina Canellakis presents Sibelius’ majestic portrait of the sea, Dvořák’s tone poem about a dove’s prophetic song and Rachmaninov’s sumptuous, autumnal masterpiece. Learn more »
Student tickets become available March 6.
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College Night Schedule
5:30 | Pizza and cookies
Buntrock Hall & 2nd floor Rotunda
Beginning at 5:30, students are invited to enjoy complimentary cookies and pizza. Seating is available on a limited basis in Buntrock Hall and on the second floor of the Rotunda. Meet new people, participate in CSO Student Ambassador-led activities or just have a conversation with your group. Refreshments served while supplies last, until 7:30.
6:30 | Q&A
Buntrock Hall
A CSO Student Ambassador leads a preconcert conversation with a CSO musician. Learn more about the evening’s program and what it means to be a member of the CSO.
7:30 | Concert
Orchestra Hall
Enjoy a concert performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Founded in 1891, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistently hailed as one of the greatest orchestras in the world.
Learn more about the College Night experience. This visual narrative takes readers through the College Night experience, from buying tickets to concert time.