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, horn
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: Konzertstuck for Four Horns in F Major, Op. 86
Claude Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Daniel Harding and Georg Solit, conductors
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Robert Schumann: Overture to Manfred, Op. 115
Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Sauter-Finegan Orchestra
Lisa Della Casa, soprano
Dmitry Kabalevsky: Overture to Colas Breugnon
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G Major
Jaromír Weinberger: Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper
Rolf Liebermann: Concerto for Jazz Band and Orchestra
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major