Herbie Hancock

Oct 26, 2025
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Overview

A living legend, always looking forward

After Herbie Hancock’s 2024 performance at Symphony Center, the Chicago Tribune hailed him as “one of music’s most catalytic forces,” seamlessly navigating his vast catalog with playfully electric energy and charm. In his 85th year and 15th appearance on the stage of Orchestra Hall, he remains the epitome of innovation — constantly evolving his sound and discovering new ways to communicate through music.

Photo by Danny Clinch.

Schedule
Performers
Piano and keyboards
James Genus
Bass

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Sponsors & Partners

Funding for educational programs during the 2025/26 Season of SCP Jazz has been generously provided by Dan J. Epstein, Judith Guitelman and the Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation.


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Jazz icon Herbie Hancock marks another milestone this month: the 70th anniversary of his debut at Orchestra Hall. At age 11, after winning a CSO Youth Auditions, he appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 5, 1952.
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Eleven-year-old Herbie Hancock was a CSO Youth Auditions winner and appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on a Young People’s Concert at Orchestra Hall on February 5, 1952.
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