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Evanston Symphony Orchestra

Lawrence Eckerling, Music Director

Announcing Our 2026–2027 Season

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Celebrating Beethoven’s Brilliance
Great Romantics
Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
A Mass for Peace

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October 18, 2026

Celebrating Beethoven’s Brilliance

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February 14, 2027

Great Romantics

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April 4, 2027

Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony

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May 23, 2027

A Mass for Peace

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Musical Insights

Free Pre-Concert Preview Series!

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Enhance your concert experience with a sneak preview — Composers come alive and their passions take center stage when ESO Maestro Lawrence Eckerling takes you on an insider’s tour of the history and highlights behind the music.

Merion’s Crystal Ballroom

529 Davis St, Evanston.
FREE and open to the public.

Please RSVP to 847-570-7815.

Light refreshments will be served and casual tours of apartments will be available after the program.

Latest News

Evanston Symphony Orchestra offering special holiday show for people with special needs, by Chris Gillock

Dec. 14 performance will welcome those who vocalize, move and have different ways of experiencing music

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So Long, John Russell—and Thanks!

Retired ESO timpanist John F. Russell was born in ­Gloucester, England. His parents worked in a nursing home there ­until an American relative in Cicero offered his father work and housing.

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June 2025 concert videos

Please enjoy these wonderful videos from our June concert. 

Ko-Eun Yi playing Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major.

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Not Associated With Any Emperor

Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770-1827) fifth and final piano concerto was commissioned by Archduke Rudolf, his friend and student. Beethoven began writing the piece in 1809, but the Napoleonic Wars made this difficult as Napoleon’s armies invaded Vienna.

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Wagner
From Rivals to Lovers

Overcome by despair for his forbidden love and betrayal of his uncle, King Marke, Tristan casts his sword to the ground and allows himself to be impaled by his former friend’s sword.

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Special Inclusive Holiday Performance

The ESO is proud to announce a new Very Special concert. Like the regular Evanston Symphony Holiday concert, this also takes place on December 14th at Evanston Township High School. This 45-minute concert welcomes those who vocalize, move, and have diverse ways of experiencing music.

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