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.
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Stephanie Jeong and So Young Bae violin; Lawrence Neuman, viola; Kenneth Olsen, cello
Emil von Reznicek: Overture to Donna Diana
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66a
Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20a
Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
Johann Strauss, Jr. Emperor Waltz, Op. 437
David Afkham and Bernard Haitink, conductors
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Maurice Ravel: Menuet antique
Dimitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Valentin Silvestrov: Serenade
Claude Debussy: La Mer
Maurice Ravel: La valse
Anton Webern: Im Sommerwind
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Richard Wagner: Prelude to Lohengrin
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor