Season Schedule
A blockbuster season awaits, and we don’t want YOU to miss a single note as we welcome our new Music Director Taichi Fukumura! From crowd-pleasing Pops concerts to world-class artists including violinist Braimeh Kanneh-Mason, 2022 Van Cliburn Medal Winner Anna Geniushene and rising star Aristo Sham, the artistry of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra will shine. We are excited to welcome back former Music Directors Alastair Willis and Ken Lam as we continue to celebrate the excellence of the ISO!
Now is the time for current season ticket holders to renew their tickets and keep their same seats. Renewals due by Friday, August 30, 2024. Concert schedule is listed below for your convenience. Click the learn more button below to check out the various season ticket packages we offer.
Festive Fanfare (SO)
Taichi Fukumura, Music Director | Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Violin
Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue – Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto – Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Friday, October 18, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
UIS Performing Arts Center, Springfield, IL
Concert Comments @ 6:30 PM
Saturday, October 19, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
ISU Center for the Performing Arts, Normal, IL
Concert Comments @ 6:30 PM
Paris Impressions (SO)
Alastair Willis, Conductor
Selections from Franck Symphony in D minor
Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Stravinsky Firebird – Petrushka – Rite of Spring
Poulenc Les Biches
Ravel La Valse and more!
Friday, November 8, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
UIS Performing Arts Center, Springfield, IL
Concert Comments @ 6:30 PM
Saturday, November 9, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
ISU Center for the Performing Arts, Normal, IL
Concert Comments @ 6:30 PM
Holiday Pops in the Heartland (P)
Taichi Fukumura, Music Director
Celebrate the holidays with festive music & holiday songs!
Friday, December 13, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
UIS Performing Arts Center, Springfield, IL
Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
ISU Center for the Performing Arts, Normal, IL
Spectacle of Light (CO)
Taichi Fukumura, Music Director
Garrop Spectacle of Light – Haydn Symphony No. 6 “The Morning” – Mozart Symphony No. 39
Friday, January 17, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL
Coda Conversations will immediately follow the performance
Saturday, January 18, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, IL
Coda Conversations will immediately follow the performance
Romantic Reflections (SO)
Ken Lam, Conductor | Aristo Sham, Piano
Tian Gift – Brahms Symphony No. 3 – Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 – Liszt Les Preludes
Friday, February 7, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
UIS Performing Arts Center, Springfield, IL
Concert Comments @ 6:30 PM
Saturday, February 8, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
ISU Center for the Performing Arts, Normal, IL
Concert Comments @ 6:30 PM
Magical Music of Harry Potter (P)
Taichi Fukumura, Music Director
Experience the wondrous world of Harry Potter through LIVE music.
Friday, March 7, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
UIS Performing Arts Center, Springfield, IL
Saturday, March 8, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
ISU Center for the Performing Arts, Normal, IL
Serenade of Strings (CO)
Taichi Fukumura, Music Director
Akutagawa Tryptique for Strings – Still Danzas de Panama – Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
Friday, April 4, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL
Coda Conversations will immediately follow the performance
Saturday, April 5, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, IL
Coda Conversations will immediately follow the performance
Passion & Pulse (SO)
Taichi Fukumura, Music Director | Anna Geniushene, Piano
Nabors Pulse – Ravel Piano Concerto in G – Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Friday, May 2, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
UIS Performing Arts Center, Springfield, IL
Concert Comments @ 6:30 PM
Saturday, May 3, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
ISU Center for the Performing Arts, Normal, IL
Concert Comments @ 6:30 PM
[ Dates & Program are subject to change]