Preconcert Conversation in Chicago

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Preconcert Conversation

At Symphony Center

Chicago Loop, Chicago

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🎻"The acoustics are so good" — Google review

⏰Arrive 75 minutes early to grab a seat

Get inside Mahler's head before the music starts. Host Carl Grapentine unpacks the composer's sprawling, emotional final symphony in a free 30-minute talk that turns first-timers into informed listeners.

free pre-concert talk

classical music education

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Mahler symphony

Symphony Center

220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60604, USA

Free

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