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.
Daniel Harding and George Solti, conductors
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Jenny Wong, director
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director
Robert Schumann: Overture to Manfred, Op. 115
Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Klaus Makela, conductor
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto
Chicago Symphony Chorus; James Bass, director
Uniting Voices Chicago; Josephine Lee, director
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Georg Solti, conductors
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose
Bryce Dessner: Violin Concerto
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra