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.
Georg Solti, Fritz Reiner, Riccardo Muti, Artur Rodzinski, and Daniel Barenboim, conductors
Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Richard Strauss: Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier
Aaron Copland: Suite from The Tender Land
Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
Gioachino Rossini: Overture to William Tell
Richard Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure
Richard Wagner: Forest Murmurs from Siegfried
Richard Wagner: Selections from Gotterdommerung
Jakub Hrusa, conductor
Emma Gerstein, flute; Kenneth Olsen, cello; Cynthia Yeh, percussion
Caroline Shaw: Boris Kerner
Adolphus Hailstork: Arabesques
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Riccardo Muti, conductor
David Herbert timpani
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in F Major, K. 138
William Kraft: Timpani Concerto No. 1
Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1
Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome