The Chicago Symphony Orchestra in October announced the launch of 18/29, a subscribers’ club for music lovers ages 18 to 29. 18/29 members can personally design a CSO concert series subscription for $18 to $29 per ticket, depending on seat location. Eighteen concert dates are available to choose from, and subscribers can pick anywhere from three to all eighteen CSO performances.
Program participants can choose from performances by such superstar artists as Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zukerman, Radu Lupu and Gil Shaham, all with the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 18/29 subscribers will also receive a 10 percent discount on CDs, books and other merchandise from The Symphony Store. Subscribers must choose at least three concerts, with two tickets maximum per concert. Proof of age (in the form of a driver’s license, passport, student ID with birthdate, etc.) is required.
Also available are subscriptions to ClassicEncounter, a series designed to introduce new audiences to classical music and live orchestral performance. Prior to each concert, series subscribers mingle over drinks and hors d’oeuvres supplied by Symphony Center’s acclaimed restaurant Rhapsody. Within this relaxed and convivial atmosphere, WXRT DJ Terri Hemmert and CSO Vice President for Artistic Planning Martha Gilmer provide background on the music to be performed that evening as well as offering stories about the composers, conductors and musicians and answering any questions posed by the attendees. Each ClassicEncounter series is four concerts long, and the dates are pre-selected. The Spring series is available for purchase (March 13, April 3, May 1 and May 22); the Fall series is currently in session. Package prices for the Spring series (includes all four concerts) range from $70 to $165, depending on seat location. ClassicEncounter is available to first-time CSO subscribers only.
For more information or to purchase a subscription to 18/29 or ClassicEncounter, please contact the CSO Subscription office at (312) 294-3030 or visit www.cso.org/subscribe. |
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