Chicago Sinfonietta's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. concert honors Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a Black Chicago surgeon who made history.
In 1893, Dr. Williams performed the first successful open-heart surgery — just months before Dvořák premiered his “From the New World” Symphony. A founder of the first Black-owned hospital in America, his legacy reminds us that opening hearts is both a medical miracle and a social mission.
You’ll also hear the joyous world premiere of Kathryn Bostic’s The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, adapted from the Hulu film and novel by longtime Sinfonietta cellist Edward Kelsey Moore. Reflect during Joel Thompson’s elegy for Breonna Taylor, featuring cellist Jeffrey Zeigler, before Dvořák’s timeless symphonic finale.
*Please note when purchasing to confirm the date you are selecting, The Auditorium performance is on MONDAY, JAN 19.*
