Beethoven 5 & Mao Fujita
- Date
- Sunday, November 8, 2026
- Time
- Show 3 PM
- Venue
- Symphony Center, The Loop
Beethoven 5 & Mao Fujita plays Symphony Center, a 2,522-capacity theater in The Loop, on Sunday, November 8. The show starts at 3 PM. Tickets are $45 plus fees.
Rising pianist Mao Fujita has made Strauss’ Burlesque a calling card. Framing his performance are Wagner’s radiant Parsifal prelude and Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony. Program Show/Hide Wagner Prelude to Parsifal R. Strauss Burlesque Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Performers Show/Hide Chicago Symphony Orchestra Marek Janowski conductor Mao Fujita piano Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, with its iconic four-note motif, stands as a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Strauss’ Burlesque — written when the composer was just 21 — makes the perfect pairing, dazzling with pianistic fireworks and mischievous energy.
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