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.
Georg Solti, Eric Crees, Mark Ridenour and Fritz Reiner, conductors
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano; Anne Gjevang, contralto; Keith Lewis, tenor; Gwynne Howell, bass-baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Margaret Hillis, director
CSO Brass
George Frederic Handel: Part One of Messiah
Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae Symphoniae No. 6, Sonata Pian e forte
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon duodecimi toni a 10
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon septime toni a 8 (No. 2)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will not be heard this evening. Instead, enjoy the St. Olaf Christmas Festival:
This service in song and word has become one of the nation's most cherished holiday celebrations. The festival includes hymns, carols, choral works, as well as orchestral selections celebrating the Nativity and featuring more than 500 student musicians in five choirs, and the St. Olaf Orchestra.
See our complete lineup of special programs for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Tugan Sokhiev and Daniel Barenboim, conductors
Yulianna Avdeeva, piano
Andrzej Panfunik: Heroic Overture
Frederic Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter Dreams"
Richard Wagner: Prelude to Tristan and Isolde