Chicago Symphony Orchestra

THURSDAYS @ 8PM

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.

1/15

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

 

1/22

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

 

1/29

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