Past Concerts
CANCELLED Debussy and Brahms
Following the mandates issued by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker regarding the COVID-19 global pandemic, we have cancelled all concert dates through May 3, 2020, which includes Ainsworth Concerts for Youth March 17-20, Free Public Open Rehearsal April 3, Debussy & Brahms April 4-5 and Season Finale: The Planets May 2-3. Click here for more information.
Mariachi!
The ESO is excited to collaborate with Mariachi Acero for this one of a kind performance.
March 7 at 7:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
The Power of Fate: Verdi, Strauss & Wagner
Love, revenge, war, and reflection are all themes that come to life in this intense, heart-stopping performance.
February 8 at 7:30 pm
February 9 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Free Open Rehearsal: The Power of Fate
ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT.
Friday, February 7, 2020
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Rehearsal starts at 7:15 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Andrew Grams, conductor
Abbey Road: The Beatles
Join the ESO and Jeans ‘n Classics as they perform the best-selling Beatles album – Abbey Road
January 24 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theater for Music & Dance
January 25 at 7:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Magnificent Mozart
The ESO’s Magnificent Mozart gives the audience a glimpse into the brilliance that was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.
January 10 at 7:30 pm
Prairie Center for the Arts
January 11 at 7:30 pm
January 12 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Deck the Halls Holiday Concert
An Elgin Holiday Tradition! The ESO’s Deck The Halls Holiday Concert is a community sing-a-long for the entire family!
December 14 at 2:30 pm
December 14 at 7:30 pm
December 15 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
The Nutcracker
Local dancers and actors share the stage with seasoned professionals to create an inclusive production full of elaborate and enchanting surprises.
December 7 @ 2:00 pm
December 7 @ 7:00 pm
December 8 @ 2:00 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Bach & Dvořák
Imagine a jam session with some of the greatest composers of all time, and you would get this performance of Bach, Stravinsky, and Dvorak.
November 23 at 7:30 pm
November 24 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Bolero! Chabrier, Edwards & Ravel
This remarkable journey of music, culture, and fantasy will leave you with a deeper appreciation of the world around you.
November 2 at 7:30 pm
November 3 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
November 4 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theater for Music & Dance
Inside the Music: Ravel’s Mother Goose Ballet
November 1 at 7:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Join the ESO and Music Director Andrew Grams for a deeper look at Ravel’s Mother Goose Ballet with Inside The Music.
Bravo Broadway!
BRAVO BROADWAY! is an exciting and wildly popular evening of Tony-winning favorites performed by stars from the Broadway stage along with our very own Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
October 4 at 7:30 pm
Prairie Center for the Arts
October 5 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Symphony at 70
Join us in celebrating our 70th ANNIVERSARY SEASON with a pre & post show party!
September 14 starting at 6:00 pm
September 15 starting at 12:30 pm
Heritage Ballroom
Liszt & Rachmaninoff
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 70th season with Liszt & Rachmaninoff.
September 13 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theater for Music & Dance
September 14 at 7:30 pm
September 15 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Concert for the “Common Man”
May 4, 2019 at 7:30 pm
May 5, 2019 at2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Andrew Grams, conductor
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Mahler Adagio from Symphony No. 10
Copland Symphony No. 3
