Save the date! Celebrate with us at Symphony Ball on September 21, 2024!
5:30 PM Preconcert celebration with red carpet experience at Symphony Center Private preconcert reception for Gala Patrons
6:30 PM Concert
Postconcert Gala Dinner, dancing and festivities will be held at The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago immediately following the concert. Transportation will be provided.
This benefit event will raise funds to support the multifaceted work of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association — not only its industry-leading artistic programs but also its educational and community engagement initiatives that reach thousands of people in Chicago and around the world.
Guests gather on the red carpet for Symphony Ball on Sept. 23, 2023.
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CSOA President Jeff Alexander; Women's Board members Shelley Ochab, Judy Feldman, Lynn Singer and Sandy Rusnak, and Symphony Ball CSO Trustee Co-chair Roderick Branch
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Juan Solana, Rosalind Jackson, Veronika Rockova and Roland Jacobs
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Standing ovation for guest violinist Leonidas Kavakos
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Symphony Ball decor by VH Designs
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CSO Trustee Toni-Marie Montgomery
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Nancy Hess and Bob Waibel with CSO Associate Concertmaster Stephanie Jeong and CSO violin Matous Michal
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Women's Board member Rene Alphonse and her husband Philip Alphonse
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John Kelly and CSO Principal Percussion Cynthia Yeh
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Women's Board members at Symphony Ball on Sept. 23, 2023