By Judy Carmack Bross
A brass quintet of musicians from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago performs outside of Symphony Center as guests arrive on the red carpet at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Symphony Ball.
Symphony Ball guests received not only a red carpet welcome but also a brass quintet salute as they arrived last Saturday at Symphony Center—all prelude to a mellifluous gala when the Women’s Board of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra raised over 1.1 million. A preconcert champagne toast for all concert goers celebrated the Symphony’s artistic education and community engagement programs and honored Music Director Riccardo Muti’s 13th year of collaboration with the CSO.
Zell Music Director Riccardo Muti greets CSO Principal Trumpet Esteban Batallán at the post-concert dinner at Symphony Ball. xx |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Symphony Ball Co-Chairs: CSOA Trustee John Aalbregtse and his wife and CSOA Women’s Board member Dora Aalbregtse (Wilmette, Ill.)
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Symphony Ball Co-Chairs John and Dora Aalbregtse greet Jennifer Gunn, who holds The Dora and John Aalbregtse Piccolo Chair in the CSO.
CSOA Board Chair Mary Louise Gorno welcomes guests to the post-concert gala and program as part of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Symphony Ball. |
 CSOA President Jeff Alexander offers welcome remarks at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Symphony Ball. |
CSOA Women’s Board member Dora Aalbregtse and her husband CSOA Trustee John Aalbregtse chaired the post-concert Ball at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, attended by nearly 350 guests.
Guests at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Symphony Ball enjoy a post-concert dinner at the Four Seasons.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by Zell Music Director Riccardo Muti perform at the Symphony Ball concert. |
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by Zell Music Director Riccardo Muti perform at the Symphony Ball concert. |
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by Zell Music Director Riccardo Muti performed music by Coleridge-Taylor, Mozart and Tchaikovsky at the Symphony Ball concert.
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A brass quintet of musicians from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago performs outside of Symphony Center as guests arrive on the red carpet at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Symphony Ball. |
CSO Associate Concertmaster Stephanie Jeong stands to acknowledge the Symphony Ball audience at the start of the concert. xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx |
The Symphony Ball concert opened with Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s recently discovered work Solemn Prelude. The program continued with Muti and the CSO joined by renowned pianist Yefim Bronfman in Mozart’s Piano Concert No. 22 before concluding with Tchaikovsky’s symphonic poem Francesca de Rimini.
Guests at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Symphony Ball enjoy a preconcert champagne toast in Grainger Ballroom. |
Guests at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Symphony Ball enjoy a preconcert champagne toast in Grainger Ballroom. |
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Renowned pianist Yefim Bronfman performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22 with the CSO and Zell Music Director Riccardo Muti at the Symphony Ball concert.
Guests at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Symphony Ball enjoy a preconcert reception in Buntrock Hall. |
Guests at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Symphony Ball walk the red carpet outside of Symphony Center. |
Sponsors of the event included: Abbott, ITW, Sidley Austin, Zell Family Foundation, Dora and John Aalbregtse, Jenner & Block, Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz, The Negaunee Foundation, Cathy and Bill Osborn, Sharon and Charles Angell, Bank of America, Mayer Brown and Steve and Megan Shebik.
Photos by Todd Rosenberg Photography.
