Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO Jun 1-4. In his CSO podium debut, Juraj Valcuha leads Haydn's Symphony No. 85, said to have been a favorite of Queen Marie Antoinette, and Szymanowski's First Violin Concerto, performed by Christian Tetzlaff, "an artist of rare virtuosity and fearless commitment" (San Jose Mercury News). Richard Strauss' Suite from Der Rosenkavalier is dazzlingly orchestrated and includes several famous waltzes.

Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO Jun 8-13. Manfred Honeck is joined by two distinguished soloists in an all-Mozart program. In her United States debut, Swiss soprano Regula Muhlemann sings Exsultate, jubilate with its joyous Allelujah finale, and British pianist Paul Lewis performs Mozart's final piano concerto. The concert ends with Mozart's Haffner Symphony.

Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO May 25-30. Spanish composer Joaquín Turina's Danzas fantasticas makes a suitable companion to George Gershwin's lively Piano Concerto, played by Inon Barnatan. Jesus Lopez-Cobos closes the program with Dvorak's Sixth Symphony, an homage to the composer's friend and mentor, Johannes Brahms.

Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO May 18-20. The Moldau, Smetana's much-loved portrayal of Bohemia's mighty river, is one of six tone poems in the composer's musical portrait of his homeland. Rarely performed in its entirety, Ma vlast (My Fatherland) is an extraordinary cycle that traces the history of the Czech people and evokes the rich natural beauties of the countryside.

Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO May 11-13. Riccardo Muti completes his exploration of Brahms' symphonies with Symphony Nos. 3 and 4, cornerstones of the symphonic repertoire. The Third Symphony, the shortest of the cycle, is Brahms at his most personal and introspective. The Fourth Symphony ends with an exquisitely crafted theme and variations that culminate in an earth-shattering minor chord.

Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO May 4-9. In the first of two programs devoted to Brahms' symphonies, Riccardo Muti presents the first and second of the cycle. The First Symphony, its opening one of the most arresting in symphonic literature, shows Brahms triumphantly meeting the daunting challenge posed by Beethoven's mighty symphonic cycle. The Second Symphony, composed just months later, reflects Brahms' summer in an idyllic lakeside town.

Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO Apr 27-29. Riccardo Muti leads Radu Lupu, who is "as close to being the embodiment of pure music as one can get" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), in Beethoven's noble Emperor Concerto. Liszt's Dante Symphony is a symphonic poem full of fire and fury that depicts Dante's Divine Comedy.

Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO Apr 20-23. One of the world's most distinguished conductors, Neeme Jarvi leads the CSO in Arvo Part's Fratres, followed by Bartok's Violin Concerto performed by CSO Concertmaster Robert Chen. Beethoven's evocative portrait of nature, his Pastoral Symphony, closes the program.

Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO Apr 13-15. Charles Dutoit conducts a moving Easter weekend program that culminates in a presentation of Faure's beloved Requiem, "one of the most sublime works in the sacred classical canon" (BBC Music). Wagner's serene Good Friday Music offers a striking contrast with Honegger's World War II-inspired Liturgique Symphony.

Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO Apr 6-11. Charles Dutoit leads the CSO in the US Premiere of Stravinsky's recently re-discovered Funeral Song as well as Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony, which the composer called "a symphony of the greatness of the human spirit, a song of praise of free and happy mankind." Norwegian cellist Truls Mork, who "enthralls the audience from the first to last note" (The Strad), performs Dvorak's popular Cello Concerto.