Chicago Symphony Orchestra Audio Program Notes are accessible, interesting, and full of information about the works being performed by the CSO as well as the history and personalities behind the music. Download Program Note PDFs at cso.org/ProgramNotes.
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Boulez Conducts Mahler, Bartók, & Stravinsky by CSO Association
Celebrating Frederick Stock by CSO Association
Beethoven, Mozart & Tchaikovsky by CSO Association
Hrůša Conducts Shostakovich 11 by CSO Association
Mälkki, Liebermann & Mahler 4 by CSO Association
Mäkelä Conducts Symphonie fantastique by CSO Association
Solti Conducts Beethoven and Liszt by CSO Association
Contemporary American Composers by CSO Association
A Chicago Symphony Chorus Spotlight by CSO Association
Handel Messiah & Tchaikovsky Nutcracker by CSO Association
Mahler Festival Broadcast: Mahler 7 by CSO Association
Rakitina, Weilerstein & Tchaikovsky by CSO Association
Barenboim Conducts Bruckner 8 by CSO Association
Mahler Festival Broadcast: Mahler 6 by CSO Association
Harding Conducts The Planets by CSO Association
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis by CSO Association
Janáček; J. Strauss, Jr. & Mussorgsky by CSO Association
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Salonen & Apkalna - Broadcast by CSO Association
Verdi's Requiem Mass, in its fervent quest for eternal rest, stands as a powerful demonstration of the composer's ability to harness the human voice. Hailed by NPR as “simply magnificent” for their two-time Grammy Award-winning CSO Resound recording of this work, Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus are joined by a thrilling quartet of international singers to once again deliver a masterful blend of passion and precision. Please note: This program replaces Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust. Learn more: cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-classical/muti-verdi-requiem
Esteban Batallán, the CSO's principal trumpet since 2019, makes his much-anticipated debut as a soloist with the Orchestra in a pair of brilliant, high-flying concertos. Riccardo Muti frames the program with Joseph Haydn's tempestuous Symphony No. 48 and Schubert's Haydn-inspired Tragic Symphony. Learn more: cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-classical/muti-and-esteban-batallan
2024 Ravinia Festival Opening Night: Celebration of Americana - Broadcast by CSO Association
In Randall Goosby, the pioneering American composer Florence Price “has her ideal champion,” writes The Guardian, “his playing full of old-school warmth and breadth but never schmaltzy.” Price's beguiling violin concerto shares a program with Prokofiev's enchanting Seventh Symphony, composed for a children's radio broadcast. The suite from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg gathers stirring moments from Wagner's opera. Learn more: cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-classical/elder-goosby-and-price
Dvořák's radiant salute to the New World kicks off an American road trip with James Gaffigan at the wheel. Take in poignant selections from Gershwin's landmark opera — sung by Janai Brugger — and the composer's urbane and nostalgic love letter to Paris. Chicago native Florence Price sets two American poems to song, and a pair of symphonic showstoppers by Bernstein transports audiences to “New York, New York” and beyond. Learn more: cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-classical/an-american-suite
Haitink Conducts Mahler 2 - Broadcast by CSO Association
Giulini Conducts Mahler 9 - Broadcast by CSO Association
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