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

Trumpet
Adam O’Farrill
Trumpet
Mitsuto Suzuki
Composer
Mead Composer-Curator and Violin
Mead Composer-Curator
Conductor
Stephen Alltop
Conductor
Conductor
Guest chorus director
Conductor
Bob Mecozzi
Conductor
Brian Hillhouse
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
MET Opera Orchestra
Conductor
Conductor
Choir director
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Jhonatan Roldan-Ramirez
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Artistic director, Uniting Voices Chicago
Kenny Lee
Conductor
Conductor
Mark Iwinski
Conductor
Conductor
Michael Mulcahy
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Guest Chorus Director
Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor and piano
Conductor
Oberlin Conservatory
Conductor
Conductor
Musical director
Stewart Bailey
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director, Joffrey Ballet
Conductor
Composer-conductor
Conductor
Guest chorus director
Conductor
Imre Kollár
Conductor (Budapest)
Guest chorus director
Guest chorus director
Conductor
Conductor
Ahmed Alabaca
Conductor
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School Wind Symphony
Bogdán Ballet
(Budapest)
Carl Sandburg High School Wind Symphony
Chicago Jazz Ensemble
Civitas Ensemble
Credo Festival Orchestra
CSO Brass Quintet
Ensemble
Guadagnini String Quartet
Hespèrion XXI
La Capella Reial De Catalunya
Meridian String Quartet
Ron Carter's Golden Striker Trio
Siavash Orchestra
Students from the Kenwood Academy Music Department
Students from The Theatre School at DePaul University
Symphony Orchestra 220
Vocal ensemble
The Plymouth Ensemble
The Voices of Midwest Young Artists Conservatory
Ensemble
Trillium Ensemble
Vocal ensemble
Victor J. Andrew High School
Guitar and vocals
Leandro Pellegrino
Guitar
Guitar
Rafael Barata
Drums
Gene Coye
Drums
Sarathy Korwar
Drums
Allan Mednard
Drums
Vibraphone
Pirashanna Thevarajah
Percussion
Rodrigo Villalón
Drums
Steelpan
Winner of the Crain-Mailing Young Artists Competition.
Violin
Brett Yang & Eddy Chen
Violins
Tom Farmer
Bass
Violin
Violin
Hahn, Hilary FY25
Cello
Junius Paul
Bass
Treble viol and director
Violin
Composer and violin
Conductor and violin
Cello
James Genus
Bass
Tarus Mateen
Bass
Marc Johnson
Bass
Hadrien Feraud
Bass
Rashaan Carter
Bass
Chloe Agnew
Vocalist
Journey Allison
Vocals
Composer and soprano
Soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Devin DeSantis
Vocalist
Mezzo-soprano
Simbryt Whittington Dortch
Vocals
Vocals and guitar
Vocals and piano
Soprano
Mónika Fischl
Soprano (Budapest)
Mezzo-soprano
Piano and Vocals
Composer and bass-baritone
Bass-baritone
Mezzo-soprano
Soprano
Baritone
Mezzo-soprano
Vocals
Leah Dexter
Vocals
Contralto
Paula Murrihy
Mezzo-soprano
Miles Mykkanen
Tenor
Bass and vocals
Soprano
Countertenor
Catherine O’Connell
Vocalist
Susanna Phillips
Soprano
Martin Piskorski
Tenor (Vienna)
Sarah Ponder
Vocals
Mezzo-soprano
Homayoun Shajarian
Vocals
Bass-baritone
Andrea Tierra
Vocals
Sarah Vander Ploeg
Vocals
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
Alto saxophone
Devin Daniels
Saxophone
Saxophone and flute
Mark Turner
Saxophone
Shlomi Cohen
Saxophone
Angel Alday
Composer
The Chicago High School for the Arts
Vocals, guitar, accordion and violin
Director
Narrator
Sound engineer
Special Guest
Families of Purpose Over Pain
Narrator
Matthew Gardiner
Dancer
Michael Gardiner
Dancer
Katie Grennan
Fiddle
Classic Encounter lecturer & host
Musicians from The Irene Taylor Trust
Narrator
Narrator
Jimmy Moore
Guitar, Tin whistles
Storyteller
The CSO's young professionals organization
Storyteller
Narrator
Sean Ryan
Uilleann pipes
Scenic, lighting and production designer
Trinity Irish Dancers
John Williams
Accordion, Concertina
Sound Healing Artist
Clara Frantzen
Composer
Oak Park & River Forest High School
Jaime García-Añoveros
Composer
Northside College Prep
Zachary Guo
Composer
Deerfield High School
Malik Muhammad
Composer
Muhammad University
Sylvia Pine
Composer
Homeschool
Pipa
Founder and Artistic Director, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre