Spas The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, considered by many music critics to be one of the best in the world, presents concerts at Symphony Center in the South Loop. The season runs from October through June. Season overview Season highlights include a focus on Mozart, including a retrospective of the composer's last three symphonies. The Ameritech Jazz Series features such performers as Billy Taylor and Keith Jarrett. And to celebrate the centennial year of Duke Ellington's birth, the CSO and Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra are performing side by side under the batons of Barenboim and Wynton Marsalis.
Subscriptions make up most of the ticket sales and go quickly.
Single tickets are not as hard to come by as Lyric Opera of Chicago ducats, however. The terrace level, behind the orchestra, is cheaper yet the sound is warm and well blended. If the concert is sold out, all is not lost. They are available for the face value. Riskier is going to Symphony Center and see who's selling unused tickets on the street.