Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, December 5, 2026 at 7:30pm CST
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Donald Schleicher, conductor; Lena Ying-Ting Wong, graduate assistant conductor; Wanxinyi Huang, viola (Northwestern Concerto Competition winner)
John Corigliano’s Promenade Overture opens the concert, an inventive piece with surprising staging. Northwestern Concerto Competition winner Wanxinyi Huang joins the orchestra for an arrangement of Elgar’s emotional Cello Concerto in E Minor. Concluding the concert is Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, a work that took the composer 21 years to complete.
John Corigliano, Promenade Overture
Edward Elgar (viola arr. Lionel Tertis), Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
Buy TicketsPick-Staiger Concert Hall
Address
50 Arts Cir Dr
Evanston, IL 60208
United States
About
Pick-Staiger is a 972-seat hall located in the Arts Circle on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The main lobby entrance for concerts is on the west side of the building (revolving and regular doors). Since its inception in 1975, the hall has functioned as both a classroom and performance facility for Bienen School of Music performing ensembles, faculty recitals, festivals, and professional guest artists.
