Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest Open 91st Season

The Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest opens its 91^st season on Sunday, October 2, at 4 p.m. at Concordia University’s Chapel in River Forest.  The program features pianist Winston Choi in Brahms Concerto #1 and also includes Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2, which is full of Ukrainian folk melodies.  The award-winning Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest is led by Music Director Jay Friedman. 

A preconcert lecture will begin at 3 p.m.  Free parking is available in the parking structure at Bonnie Brae and Thomas.  Everyone in attendance must wear a mask at the concert.  Tickets are $30 ($27 if ordered online before concert day), and students through college are admitted free of charge.  A subscription for all four season concerts is available for $100.  To order tickets and for more information visit SymphonyOPRF.org.  For more information, email theSymphonyOPRF@gmail.com or call 708-218-2648. 

The program is supported in part by grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, the Oak Park Area Arts Council in partnership with the Village of Oak Park, the American Rescue Plan Act, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.