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Illinois Symphony Orchestra season opens with ‘Festive Fanfare’

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Beatrice Bonner

Published October 17, 2024 at 11:30 AM CDT

Taichi Fukumura conducting and Braimah Kanneh-Mason playing violin. — Taichi Fukumura will conduct the ISO concert which features violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason.

The Illinois Symphony Orchestra (ISO) begins its 2024-2025 season with “Festive Fanfare.” The concert, conducted by ISO music director Taichi Fukumura, will feature Walton's Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, Coleridge-Taylor's Violin Concerto with violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason, and Dvořák's Symphony No. 8.

The ISO performs in Springfield on Friday Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. and in Normal on Saturday Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information visit: ilsymphony.org