CSO Audio Program Notes

CSO Audio Program Notes

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CSO Audio Program Notes episodes

  • Dec 8-10 - Neeme Jarvi Returns with Sibelius and Prokofiev
    Neeme Jarvi, known for his interpretations of Sibelius, leads the CSO in the composer’s Suite from Karelia and the majestic Fifth Symphony. Vadim Gluzman, praised for his tremendous intensity and great expressive range (Seattle Times) is the soloist for Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1.
    15 min
  • Dec 1-3 - Handel's Royal Fireworks
    George Frideric Handel was a master composer of both orchestral and choral music, penning some of the most influential vocal compositions of the Baroque era. Nicholas Kraemer, a leading specialist in Handel's music, conducts an all-Handel program of works ranging from the stirring anthem Zadok the Priest to the jubilant Music for the Royal Fireworks.
    13 min
  • Nov 10-12 - Brahms A German Requiem and Wagner Prelude and Liebestod
    Of Brahms' A German Requiem, Clara Schumann wrote, "It is a truly tremendous piece of art which moves the entire being in a way little else does." Jaap van Zweden returns to lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in this emotional work. Mozart's Masonic Funeral Music and Wagner's groundbreaking Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde open the program.
    19 min
  • Oct 20-22 - Shostakovich 10 and Ax Plays Beethoven
    Emanuel Ax, a Chicago favorite, performs Beethovens First Piano Concerto with David Afkham. Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony is a riveting portrait of Stalin's regime, a journey through grave brass chorales and satirical waltzes that leads to a triumphant finale.
    14 min
  • Oct 14-18 - Muti Conducts Pictures from an Exhibition
    CSO Principal Cello John Sharp, praised for his "exceptional lyric sensibility and a flawless technique" (Chicago on the Aisle), is given the spotlight in Schumann's Cello Concerto. Hindemith's thrilling Concert Music for String Orchestra and Brass precedes Mussorgsky's Pictures from an Exhibition, a signature CSO showpiece.
    18 min
  • Oct 6-8 - Prokofiev's Cinderella and Vine's Five Hallucinations
    James Gaffigan, "a talented force to be reckoned with" (The Examiner), conducts the world premiere of Australian composer Carl Vine's trombone concerto Five Hallucinations. CSO trombonist Michael Mulcahy, who hails from Sydney, Australia, performs this special co-commission by the CSO and Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Gaffigan also leads Prokofiev's interpretation of the enchanting fairy tale Cinderella.
    16 min
  • Sep 29 - Oct 1 - Muti, Beethoven 7 and DiDonato
    Joyce DiDonato, "one of the finest singers of our time" (Gramophone), makes her much-anticipated CSO debut under Riccardo Muti in Martucci's La canzone dei ricordi (Song of Remembrance). Beethoven's celebratory Seventh Symphony, which closes the program, is a whirlwind of kinetic energy.
    17 min

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Founded in 1891, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistently hailed as one of the greatest orchestras in the world. In collaboration with the best conductors and guest artists on the international music scene, the CSO performs well over one hundred concerts each year at its downtown home, Symphony Center, and at the Ravinia Festival on Chicago’s North Shore, where it is in residency each summer. Music lovers outside Chicago enjoy the sounds of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through best-selling recordings and frequent sold-out tour performances in the United States and around the globe.

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