For Immediate Release: Press Contacts: October 21, 2013 PR@CSO.org Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090 Photos Available By Request Maggie Berndt, 312-294-3092

LEGENDARY BAND CHICAGO TO PERFORM WITH THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

JANUARY 25 AND 28, 2014 AT SYMPHONY CENTER

Tickets on Sale Thursday, October 24

CHICAGO — A collaboration featuring two of Chicago's most beloved musical icons will take

place when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra welcomes Chicago to Symphony Center for

two special performances on Saturday, January 25 and Tuesday, January 28, 2014, both at

7:30 p.m.

Chicago with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will be led by conductor Richard Kaufman

and will include some of the bands most well-known hits including “If You Leave Me Now,”

“(I've Been) Searchin’ So Long” and “Saturday in the Park.”

Chicago recently released a single, “America,” a soaring grassroots anthem about restoring

the American dream. The new hit-in-the-making takes Chicago back to their roots of

impeccable musicianship, blended with the political awareness that was so prevalent during

the group's early days.

Chicago is one of the longest running and most successful pop/rock-n-roll groups in history,

and is the highest charting American band on Billboard Magazine’s list of Top 100 artists of

all time, boasting the #13 spot. Founded in 1967, Chicago has toured every year since. The

band currently consists of Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane, Jimmy Pankow, and Walt

Parazaider (who have been with the band since its origins in 1967); Jason Scheff (since

1985); Tris Imboden (since 1990); Keith Howland (since 1995); Lou Pardini (since 2009,

though he toured with the band in 1999 and 2007); and Walfredo Reyes (since 2012).

94.7 WLS is the presenting sponsor of Chicago with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, October 24 at 10 a.m.

Tickets can be purchased by phone at 312-294-0000 or 800-223-7114, online at cso.org and

in-person at the Symphony Center Box Office (220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago).

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Program and Ticket Details Chicago Symphony Orchestra Saturday, January 25, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Special Concert Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 7:30 p.m. CHICAGO with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chicago Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Richard Kaufman, conductor

Tickets: $50–$250

Tickets for all CSOA concerts can be purchased by phone at 800-223-7114 or 312-294-3000; online at cso.org, or at the Symphony Center box office: 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604. Discounted student tickets for select concerts can be purchased, subject to availability, online in advance or at the box office on the day of the concert. For group rates, please call 312-294-3040. Artists, programs and prices are subject to change. About the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (cso.org) The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is consistently hailed as one of the greatest orchestras in the world. Its music director since 2010 is Riccardo Muti, one of the preeminent conductors of our day. The venerable Pierre Boulez is the CSO’s Helen Regenstein Conductor Emeritus. Celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma is the CSO’s Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant.

The renowned musicians of the CSO annually perform more than 150 concerts, most at Symphony Center in downtown Chicago and, in the summer, at the suburban Ravinia Festival. The CSO also appears in other U.S. cities, and frequently tours internationally. Since its founding in 1891, the Orchestra has made 56 international tours, visiting 28 countries on five continents. At home and on tour, tickets are always in high demand and frequently sold out; occasional performances and rehearsals are free.

People around the globe also hear the sounds of the Orchestra, as well as the acclaimed Chicago Symphony Chorus, through CSO Radio broadcasts and webcasts worldwide and through CSO Resound, a best-selling record label. Recordings by the CSO have won 62 Grammy Awards®. Through its Institute for Learning, Access, and Training, the CSO offers a variety of youth, community and education programs, all of which are based on the concept of Citizen Musicianship, using and promoting the power of music to contribute to our culture, our communities, and the lives of others. The CSO is part of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA), which also includes the Chorus, as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a unique training orchestra. Through its Symphony Center Presents series, the CSOA offers dozens of performances each year by internationally known guest artists of jazz, pop, contemporary, world, and classical music. Deborah F. Rutter, a highly regarded arts executive, is the CSOA’s president.