Classical Event Details

Brandenburg Concertos

Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago and nearby North Shore venues | Saturday, December 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM CST

When

Saturday, December 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM CST

Where

Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Chicago, Chicago metro

Address

205 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601

Performance Run Time: Approximately 1 hour and 55 minutes, including intermission. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos stand at the pinnacle of Baroque musical art. His addictive melodic ideas, his consummate contrapuntal technique, and his instrumental ingenuity combine in works that have gained true musical immortality. These six masterpieces unfailingly provide spiritual fulfillment for music lovers of all faiths and beliefs, inspiring strength at year’s end and a vision of the brightest future. Now a special Harris Theater holiday tradition, the performance features the complete Brandenburg Concertos — with the incomparable musicians of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center sharing the works in a different order each year for audiences to hear them anew. Program: Bach | Brandenburg Concertos (1720) Performing Artists: Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord Aaron Boyd, violin Stella Chen, violin Julian Rhee, violin Arnaud Sussmann, violin/viola Paul Neubauer, viola Milena Pájaro-Van de Stadt, viola Edward Arron, cello Mihai Marica, cello Jonathan Swensen, cello Anthony Manzo, double bass Demarre McGill, flute Tara Helen O'Connor, flute Randall Ellis, oboe Stephen Taylor, oboe Juri Vallentin, oboe Jake Thonis, bassoon David Byrd-Marrow, horn Eric Reed, horn Caleb Hudson, trumpet