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

Guest chorus director
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Kyle Dickson
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Roberto Kalb
Conductor
Conductor
Artistic director (Uniting Voices Chicago)
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Musical director
Conductor
Conductor
Guest chorus director
Conductor
Conductor
Choir director
Conductor
Conductor
Civitas Ensemble
CSO Brass Quintet
Ensemble
Eighth Blackbird
Soloists
Guadagnini String Quartet
Members of International Contemporary Ensemble
Guest Artist
Meridian String Quartet
Ron Carter's Golden Striker Trio
Students from The Theatre School at DePaul University
Vocal ensemble
The Plymouth Ensemble
The Voices of Midwest Young Artists Conservatory
Ensemble
Trillium Ensemble
Vocal ensemble
Guitar and vocals
Russell Malone
Guitar
Percussion
Sarathy Korwar
Drums
Percussion (Cyprus)
Vibraphone
Pirashanna Thevarajah
Percussion
Esme Arias-Kim
Violin, Winner of the 2023 Crain-Maling CSO Young Artists Competition
Henry Auxenfans
Violin
Violin
Brett Yang & Eddy Chen
Violins
Tom Farmer
Bass
Amanda Forsyth
Cello
Violin
Violin
Semi-finalist (junior division) of the 2022 Sphinx Competition
Julimar Gonzalez Leon
Violin
Andrei Ioniţă
Cello
Cello
Bass (United States)
Inbal Segev
Cello
Violin
Composer and violin
Conductor and violin
Violin (Spain)
Cello
Pinchas Zukerman
Violin
Cynthia Anderson
Soprano
Anastasia Antropova
Alto Soloist
Composer and soprano
Soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Vocals and guitar
Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Simbryt Whittington Dortch
Vocals
Vocals
Soprano
Vocalist
Composer and bass-baritone
Mezzo-soprano
Vocals
Bass-baritone
Mezzo-soprano
Baritone
Vocals (United States)
Vocalist
Countertenor
Soprano
Paula Murrihy
Mezzo-soprano
Miles Mykkanen
Tenor
Bass and vocals
Susanna Phillips
Soprano
Vocalist
Catherine Russell
Vocalist
Baritone
Jenny Schuler
Soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Michael Sumuel
Bass-baritone
Mezzo-soprano
Bass-baritone
Oboe, Chicago Musical Pathways Fellow
Tenor Saxophone
Arun Ghosh
Clarinet
Zachary Good
Clarinet, Civic Fellowship Alum
Saxophone
Saxophone
Clarinet
Saxophones
Julian Velasco
Saxophone
Alto saxophone
Tenor saxophone
Composer
Vocals, guitar, accordion and violin
Oud (Iran)
Vocals and percussion
Speaker
Adapter and storyteller
Brian Cheney
Sound engineer
Jessica Donaldson
Wardrobe assistant
Associate director
Jerome Fifer
’53 – 2022 CYSO Alumni Award Winner
Narrator
Visda Goudarzi
Assistant Professor of Audio Arts and Acoustics at Columbia College Chicago
Classic Encounter lecturer & host
Irene Taylor Trust
Director
Stevi Marks
MYA choral director
Narrator
Jonathan McCormick
Director, Education & the Negaunee Music Institute
Co-host and vocals
Members of the Brave Old World
Music director, saxophone and piano
Billy Ocasio
CEO, National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
The CSO's young professionals organization
Storyteller
Emo Phillips
Special Guest
Anya Plotkin
Production stage manager
WFMT-FM host
Monica Rebholz
Co-host and vocals
Tsimbl and bass clarinet
Producer
Maria Schneider
Conductor and composer
Dawn Schuette
Partner at Threshold Acoustics
Yoko Shimomura
Composer
Vocals and accordion
Clarinet and mandolin
Multidisciplinary Artist and Composer
Matthew Stevens
guitar
Scenic, lighting and production designer
Costume designer
Gregory Vajda
Composer
Experimental Electronic Music Producer and Researcher
Director
Special Guest