Chicago Symphony Orchestra

THURSDAYS @ 8PM

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.

4/2

Daniel Barenboim, Frederick Stock, and Fritz Reiner conductors

Maureen Forrester, contralto; Richard Lewis, tenor

Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring"

Karl Goldmark: In Springtime

Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

 

4/9

Jakub Hrusa, conductor

Kenneth Olsen, cello; Cynthia Yeh, percussion

Emma Gerstein, flute

Caroline Shaw: Boris Kerner

Adolphus Hailstork: Arabesques

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9