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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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    CSO Program Notes: Muti Conducts Verdi Requiem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 16:12


    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

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    CSO Program Notes: Riccardo Muti & Esteban Batallán

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 14:22


    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

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