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.
Klaus Makela and Fritz Reiner, conductors
Sol Gabetta, cello
Richard Strauss: Excerpt from Don Juan, Op. 20
Sauli Zinovjev: Batteria
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Andre de Ridder, and Jean Martinon, conductors
Inon Barnatan, piano
George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, A Symphonic Picture
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Georges Bizet: Suites Nos.1 and 2 from L'arlesienne
Niccolo Paganini (arranged by Frederick Stock): Moto perpetuo, Op. 11
Georg Solti, conductor
Hector Berlioz: Overture to Les Francs-juges, Op. 3
Ernst von Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25
Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to Oberon
David Del Tredici: Final Alice