This weekly program presents concerts by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, one of the leading orchestras in the United States, and its acclaimed Music Director Riccardo Muti. Hosted by Lisa Simeone, the series features live concert performances by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, recorded at Symphony Center, alongside selections from the orchestra's expansive catalog of commercial recordings. Every program is designed to illustrate fascinating stories found inside the music, as well as present insights from the performers themselves.
Pierre Boulez and Esa-Pekka Salonen conductors
Iveta Apkalna organ
Igor Stravinsky: Four Studies for Orchestra
Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Sinfonia Concertante
Aivars Kalejs: Toccata on the Chorale “Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr”
Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Fritz Reiner, Jean Martinon and Leonard Bernstein, conductors
Dale Clevenger, horn
Byron Janis, piano
Richard Wagner: Overture to Rienzi
Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11
Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks, Op. 4
Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1
Felix Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
Georg Solti, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Siegfried Jerusalem, tenor
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Margaret Hillis, director
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19
Franz Liszt: A Faust Symphony