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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Wednesdays, 8pm
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Weekly concerts from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
March 10
Stephen Hough is a scholar as well as a pianist. Hear a fascinating
interview with him about Rachmaninov’s unusual Fourth Piano Concerto,
plus a performance by cellist Lynn Harrell of the Elgar Cello Concerto
and 20th century Czech music, all conducted by Mark Elder.
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 (Lynn Harrell, cello)
Janácek: Jealousy
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 40 (Stephen Hough, piano)
Kancheli: …à la Duduki
Janácek: Taras Bulba
March 17
Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink leads a performance of Haydn’s
Sinfonia Concertante featuring four CSO principals: Eugene Izotov, David
McGill, Robert Chen, and John Sharp, plus the final symphonies of twentieth-century
composers Witold Lutoslawski and Anton Bruckner.
Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat Major (Eugene Izotov, oboe; David
McGill, bassoon; Robert Chen, violin; John Sharp, cello)
Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 4
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
March 24
Retrospective: Conductor Emeritus Pierre Boulez turns 85 this
month. This features his CSO Resound recording of Stravinsky’s Four
Studies and Pulcinella, released in January.
Stravinsky: Four Studies for Orchestra (Pierre Boulez, conductor)
Stravinsky: Excerpts from Pulcinella (Pierre Boulez, conductor)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major (Pierre Boulez, conductor)
March 31
The celebration of Pierre Boulez’s 85th birthday continues
with highlights from his Chicago residency in January.
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Bartok: Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra (Pierre Laurent
Aimard, piano; Tamara Stefanovich, piano)
Dalbavie: Flute Concerto (Mathieu Dufour, flute)
Stravinsky: The Firebird
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