Past performers of note include Dawn Upshaw, Chanticleer, the Traditional Orchestra of China, and Joshua Bell. The 1999-2000 season will feature the Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra, Emanuel Ax, Quartetto Gelato, and UK School of Music graduate Gregory Turay, who is now at the Metropolitan Opera. Student tickets are sold at discount prices with valid UK ID, both individually and by subscription. The Chamber Music Society of Central Kentucky offers a series of concerts featuring outstanding chamber music ensembles of national and international reputation. Most performances are held on campus at the Singletary Center for the Arts.
Tickets are available individually or by subscription.
A limited number of free tickets are available to students with a valid UK ID at the Singletary Center Ticket Office. The Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by George Zack and performs regularly in the Concert Hall of the Singletary Center for the Arts. The orchestra plays a varied repertoire and features outstanding guest soloists at each concert. Tickets are available individually or by subscription. A limited number of free tickets are available to students with a valid UK ID at the Singletary Center Ticket Office beginning on the Wednesday prior to each concert.