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, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Siegfried Jerusalem, tenor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 19
Franz Liszt: A Faust Symphony
Pierre Boulez and Bernard Haitink, conductors
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Miah Persson, soprano; Christianne Stotijin, mezzo-soprano
Alexander Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C "Resurrection"
Fritz Reiner and Klause Makela, conductors
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Antonin Dvorak: Carnival Overture, Op.92
Maurice Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arranged by Mikhail Pletnev): Vision from The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Pierre Boulez: Initiale for Brass Septet
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70