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Visiting Artists
Trifonov finishes his performance of a piano concerto in a performance with the the CSO.

Meet the guest artists and ensembles from all over the world that come to Chicago's own Symphony Center.

Guest Artists

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Sean Jones
Trumpet
J.D. Steele
Musical director
Chicago Jazz Orchestra
Ensemble
Ron Carter's Foursight Quartet
The Blue Note Quintet
Ensemble
Eliades Ochoa
Guitar and vocals
Brad Mehldau
Piano
Renee Rosnes
Piano
Gerald Clayton
Piano
Herbie Hancock
Jeff Ballard
Drums
Makaya McCraven
Drums
Payton Crossley
Drums
Joel Ross
Vibraphone
Kendrick Scott
Drums
Larry Grenadier
Bass
Ron Carter
Bass
Matt Brewer
Bass
Christian McBride
Bass
Karen Cargill
Mezzo-soprano
Capathia Jenkins
Vocals
Mari Eriksmoen
Soprano
Ashley Dixon
Mezzo-soprano
Ying Fang
Soprano
Christian Gerhaher
Baritone
Lucas Meachem
Baritone
Matthew Polenzani
Tenor
John Relyea
Bass
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha
Soprano
Gregory Porter
Vocals
Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mezzo-soprano
Issachah Savage
Tenor
Ashley Brown
Soprano
Jasmine Barnes
Composer and soprano
Samara Joy
Vocals
Dianne Reeves
Vocals
Jimmy Greene
Saxophone
Immanuel Wilkins
Saxophone
Joe Lovano
Saxophone
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Michael Alpert
Vocals, guitar, accordion and violin
Judy Bressler
Vocals and percussion
Dan Brown
Speaker
Jasmin Cardenas
Adapter and storyteller
Brian Cheney
R.J. Foster
Actor
Visda Goudarzi
Assistant Professor of Audio Arts and Acoustics at Columbia College Chicago
Terri Hemmert
Classic Encounter Lecturer & Host
Merritt Janson
Actor
David Joseph
Actor
Stevi Marks
MYA choral director
Meagan McNeal
Co-host and vocals
Billy Ocasio
CEO, National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
Emo Phillips
Special Guest
Dawn Schuette
Partner at Threshold Acoustics
Yoko Shimomura
Composer
Matthew Stevens
guitar
Anna Xambó
Experimental Electronic Music Producer and Researcher
Naseer Shamma
Oud
Gregory Vajda
Monica Rebholz
Shawn Pfautsch
Narrator
Shermann ‘Dilla’ Thomas
Co-host
Julia Coronelli
Harp
Lorin Sklamberg
Vocals and accordion
Jerome Fifer
’53 – 2022 CYSO Alumni Award Winner
Julia Wolfe
Composer
Davin Youngs
Sound Healing Artist
Anya Plotkin
Production stage manager
Jessica Donaldson
Wardrobe assistant
Overture Council
The CSO's young professionals organization
Robbie Ellis
Host
Jonathan McCormick
Director, Education & the Negaunee Music Institute
Irene Taylor Trust
Felix Mayes
Narrator
LaRob K. Rafael
Host of WFMT's Weekend Mornings
Rachel Steele
Multidisciplinary Artist and Composer
Bahar Badieitabar
Oud (Iran)
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