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.
Walter Hendl, Georg Solti, Fritz Reiner and Daniel Barenboim, conductors
Jascha Heifetz, violin
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano
Byron Janis, piano
Jacqueline du Pre, cello
Jeanne Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Gustav Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer
Richard Strauss: Burleske in D minor
Antonin Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Fritz Reiner and Riccardo Muti, conductors
Elizabeth DeShong, soprano
Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Jessie Montgomery: Hymn for Everyone
Max Raimi: Three Lisel Mueller Settings
Philip Glass: Symphony No. 11
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