Chicago Opera Theater Music Director Lidiya Yankovskaya leads musicians from the CSO in a program highlighting composer-performers, including three-time Grammy Award-nominated violinist and composer Curtis Stewart. His stunning new violin concerto for string orchestra, Embrace, incorporates testimonies by members of the Chicago community while his work Of Love — a collection of compositions to cherish life, time and lifetimes — serves as a personal requiem. This program features two world premieres — an additional work by Stewart and a new work by CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery.

Enhance your concert experience with these additional events.

Preconcert Performance

Arrive early to enjoy a special preconcert performance by D-Composed, a Chicago-based chamber music collective formed in 2017 and led by their mission to uplift and empower society through the power of Black composers.

Postconcert Experience

Enjoy casual afterparties and meet-and-greets with the artists and discover new ways to immerse yourself in the imaginative musical worlds of today's most innovative composers.