Evanston Symphony Orchestra

06/04/2026

🎶 Go behind the music! 🎶

Want to enhance your concert experience? Join us for Musical Insights, our FREE Pre-Concert Preview Series! Watch composers come alive and their passions take center stage as ESO Maestro Lawrence Eckerling takes you on an insider’s tour of the history and highlights behind our upcoming program.

✨ Special Guest Alert: Meet our incredible soloist, violinist Nathan Amaral! He and Maestro Eckerling will explore the June concert program in depth, giving you an exclusive sneak peek before the big performance.

📅 When: Friday, June 5 at 1:30 PM
📍 Where: Merion’s Crystal Ballroom (529 Davis St, Evanston)
🎟️ Admission: FREE and open to the public!

☕ Stay after the program for light refreshments and casual tours of the beautiful Merion apartments!

📞 RSVP is required: Please call 847-570-7815 to reserve your spot today. See you there!

06/03/2026

Free hour of glorious music this Friday, June 5th. 1:30pm at THE MERION. Maestro Lawrence Eckerling, and violinist extraordinaire, Nathan Amaral, will play music from our upcoming concert plus some extra highlights. Don't miss out! Free refreshments, too!

06/03/2026

Meet Nathan Amaral, our amazing violin soloist at this Sunday’s concert. He will play Glazunov’s violin concerto with us. 2:30pm at Pick Staiger Concert Hall. Don’t miss this young star!https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/06/02/evanston-symphony-orchestra-season-ending-performance-nathan-amaral/

05/29/2026

A huge thank you to our concert sponsor, !

We are incredibly grateful for their generous support of our upcoming performance. Trulee is a vibrant part of our neighborhood, providing a modern and exceptional lifestyle for seniors right in the heart of Evanston. Their dedication to the local arts community is what makes events like this possible!

Please join us in thanking them and then join us for the music:
📅 Sunday, June 7th | 2:30 PM
📍 Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
🎶 Program: Carmen and The Firebird suites, featuring violinist .amaral.violin

05/22/2026

Great concert coming up on June 7th. Don’t miss it! https://evanstonsymphony.org/concert/june-2026-concert

05/19/2026

Composed in 1911, this work is a brilliant display of Coleridge-Taylor’s gift for melody and sophisticated orchestration. The four movements range from the graceful and whimsical to the deeply lyrical, capturing a unique blend of late-Romantic elegance and light-classical charm.

Our musicians had such fun bringing this vibrant, often-underperformed masterpiece to the stage. Watch the full performance here:

Evanston Symphony Orchestra, md Lawrence Eckerling Petite Suite de Concert Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

05/16/2026

Virtuosity in its purest form. 🎻✨

We are honored to welcome Nathan Amaral to the stage on June 7th. Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nathan’s journey has taken him to the world’s most prestigious halls, earning him a reputation as one of the most exciting violinists of his generation.

As the recipient of the Sphinx Organization’s 2024 Medal of Excellence, Nathan is celebrated not just for his technical brilliance, but for his profound artistry. He joins the ESO to perform Alexander Glazunov’s lyrical Violin Concerto in A-Minor—a masterpiece that demands both soulful expression and incredible precision.

Don’t miss this chance to hear a rising international star live right here in Evanston!

📍 Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
🗓 Sunday, June 7 | 2:30 PM

🎟 Link in bio for tickets.

05/11/2026

The ESO is holding auditions this summer for a new timpanist! See the details at https://evanstonsymphony.org/content/seeking-timpanist (photo by Yancey Hughes Photography)

05/06/2026

Check out the ESO and Jeffrey Biegel performing the Illinois premiere of Peter Boyer's 'Rhapsody in Red, White, & Blue' on Sunday, April 19, 2026 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.

Evanston Symphony Orchestra music director Lawrence Eckerling Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue by Peter BoyerCopyright © 2023 by Propulsive Music (BMI). All Rig...