Saturdays at 7pm
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Hear live performances by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra alongside selections from the orchestra’s expansive catalog of recordings. Find out the fascinating stories found inside the music; get insights from the CSO musicians, guest artists, and composers themselves; and learn more about the music and programmatic themes highlighted during the CSO’s concert season. Hosted by Lisa Simeone.
Schedule
October 2
Celebrating Margaret Hillis’s Centennial
Bach
Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder from Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Margaret Hillis, director; Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Bartók
Cantata profana
John Aler, tenor; John Tomlinson, bass; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Margaret Hillis, director; Pierre Boulez, conductor
Verdi
Messa da Requiem
Leontyne Price, soprano; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; Veriano Luchetti, tenor; José van Dam, bass-baritone; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Margaret Hillis, director; Sir Georg Solti, conductor
October 9
Guerrero & Sáinz-Villegas
Ginastera
Four Dances from Estancia
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitar; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Tárrega
Gran jota
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitar; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Chabrier
España
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Piazzolla
Sinfonía Buenos Aires, Op. 15
Daniel Binelli, bandoneon; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Falla
El amor brujo
Leontyne Price, soprano; Fritz Reiner, conductor
Albéniz/Arbós
Navarra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
October 16
Alsop & Trifonov
Threnos
Marin Alsop, conductor (world premiere, CSO commission)
Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Daniil Trifonov, piano; Marin Alsop, conductor
Bach/Rachmaninov
Gigue from Violin Partita in E Major, BWV 1006
Daniil Trifonov, piano; Marin Alsop, conductor
Bridge
Copland
Ives/Schuman
Variations on “America”
Morton Gould, conductor
October 23
Boulez & Aimard
Haydn
Symphony No. 103 (Drum Roll)
Pierre Boulez, conductor
Ligeti
Piano Concerto
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19
Mozart
Quartet in D Major for Flute and Strings, K. 285
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, flute; Robert Chen, violin; Li-Kuo Chang, viola; John Sharp, cello
October 30
Solti Conducts Shostakovich & Berlioz
Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Sir Georg Solti, conductor
November 6
Feddeck & Angelich
Beethoven
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
James Feddeck, conductor
Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 (Emperor)
Nicholas Angelich, piano
Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70
Brahms
Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Sir Georg Solti, conductor
November 13
Muti Conducts Mozart Requiem
Cherubini
Chant sur la mort de Joseph Haydn
Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano; Dmitry Korchak, tenor; Enea Scala, tenor
Schuman
Symphony No. 9 (Le fosse Ardeatine)
Mozart
Requiem in D Minor, K. 626
Benedetta Torre, soprano; Sara Mingardo, contralto; Saimir Pirgu, tenor; Mika Kares, bass; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director
November 20
Tilson Thomas Conducts Mahler 9
Gabrieli/Crees
Canzon duodecimi toni à 10
Gabrieli/Block
Canzon septime toni à 8 (No. 2)
Mahler
Blumine
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Stravinsky
Elegy for JFK
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Mahler
Symphony No. 9
November 30
Bychkov & Gardner
Tchaikovsky
Manfred Symphony, Op. 58
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Wagner
Overture to Rienzi
Edward Gardner, conductor
Nielsen
Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 (Inextinguishable)
Edward Gardner, conductor
December 4
Søndergård & Gavrylyuk
Sibelius
Nocturne and Ballade from King Christian II Suite, Op. 27
Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Schumann
Von fremden Ländern und Menschen from Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 1
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Rachmaninov
Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13
Mendelssohn
Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
Jean Martinon, conductor
December 11
Salonen & Barenboim
Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Schoenberg
Transfigured Night, Op. 4 (1943 Revision)
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Wagner
Good Friday Spell from Parsifal
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Corigliano
Symphony No. 1
John Sharp, cello; Stephen Hough, piano; Daniel Barenboim, conductor
December 18
Heras-Casado & Trpčeski
Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major, Op. 30
Simon Trpčeski, piano; Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker
Simon Trpčeski, piano
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13 (Winter Dreams)
Ravel
Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and Strings
Edward Druzinsky, harp; Donald Peck, flute; Clark Brody, clarinet; Jean Martinon, conductor