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.
Seiji Ozawa, Daniel Barenboim, Jean Martinon and Georg Solti, conductors
Arnold Jacobs tuba
Steven Staryk, violin
Dale Clevenger, Richard Oldberg, Thomas Howell and Norman Schweikert, horns
Donald Peck, flute; Samuel Magad, violin; Charles Pikler, viola; and John Sharp, cello
Benjamin Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto in F minor
Jules Massenet: Meditation from Thais
Robert Schumann: Concert Piece for Four Horns in F Major, Op. 86
Claude Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
John Adams: The Chairman Dances
Dmitri Shostakovich: Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1
Duke Ellington: Big Fat Alice's Blues
Duke Ellington: Amad
Duke Ellington: The Mooch
Sergei Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Wynton Marsalis: All American Pep from Swing Symphony