FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Enjoy one of the finest orchestras in the Midwest, under the direction of world-class guest conductors Lawrence Renes, Xian Zhang, and Robert Spano.

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Lawrence Renes, Conductor
June 26 | 8 p.m. | Musical Arts Center
Through his work with many of the world’s finest orchestras, Lawrence Renes has established a reputation for innovative programming and dynamic performance.

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Intermission
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

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Xian Zhang, Conductor
July 17 | 8 p.m. | Musical Arts Center
Associate conductor of the New York Philharmonic and a winner of the Maazel/Vilar Conductors’ Competition, Xian Zhang is one of the top young conductors in the world.

Strauss: Don Juan
Stravinsky: Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss
Elgar: Enigma Variations

Robert Spano, Conductor
July 31 | 8 p.m. | Musical Arts Center
Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano is internationally recognized as one of the brightest and most imaginative conductors of his generation.

Higdon: Blue Cathedrals
Ravel: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

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SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Cliff Colnot, Conductor

Relish two great concerts directed byCliff Colnot, principal conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s contemporary MusicNOW series and of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.

July 8 | 8 p.m. | Musical Arts Center
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture and Symphony No. 2

August 5 | 8 p.m. | Musical Arts Center
Shostakovich: Largo Symphony No. 6 and
W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”

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