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.
Anna Rakitina, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Roccoco Theme, Op. 33
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Pierre Boulez and Jakub Hrusa, conductors
Gustav Mahler: Totenfeier
Bedrich Smetana: Ma vlast, Nos. 1-6
Xian Zhang and Georg Solti, conductors
Simon Trpceski piano
Nokuthula Ngwenyama: Primal Message
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 in E-flat Minor, Op. 111
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a