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.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violin
Benjamin Britten: Violin Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Kirill Petrenko, conductor
Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Christopher Martin, trumpet
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad"
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Mitsuko Uchida, conductor and pianist
Igor Stravinsky: Concerto in D Major for String Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat Major, K. 456
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor and harpsichord
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma and Giovanni Sollima, cellos
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200
Giovanni Sollima: Antidotum Tarantulae XXI Concerto for Two Cellos and Orchestra
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 "Tragic"
Franz Schubert: Entr'acte No. 3 from Rosamunde
Giuseppe Verdi: Ballet Music from Macbeth
Edo De Waart, conductor
Eugene Izotov, oboe
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Richard Strauss: Serenade in E-flat Major
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen
Richard Strauss: Oboe Concerto
Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs
David Robertson, conductor
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Pierre Boulez, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
Daniel Barenboim, piano
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 103 "Drumroll"
Bernard Rands: Cello Concerto
Bela Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1
Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta
Stéphane Denève, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
Carl Maria von Weber: The Ruler of the Spirits Overture
Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Sir Mark Elder, conductor
Hector Berlioz: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
