Cso Audio Program Notes

Opera Without Words by CSO Association

Ravinia Opening Night 2025 by CSO Association

Carmina burana by CSO Association

Mahler Festival Broadcast: Mahler 6 by CSO Association

Salonen & Kuusisto by CSO Association

Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 3 by CSO Association

Harding Conducts The Planets by CSO Association

Reiner Rarities by CSO Association

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis by CSO Association

Musicians of the Orchestra by CSO Association

Janáček; J. Strauss, Jr. & Mussorgsky by CSO Association

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Salonen & Apkalna - Broadcast by CSO Association

Verdi’s Requiem Mass, in its fervent quest for eternal rest, stands as a powerful demonstration of the composer’s ability to harness the human voice. Hailed by NPR as “simply magnificent” for their two-time Grammy Award-winning CSO Resound recording of this work, Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus are joined by a thrilling quartet of international singers to once again deliver a masterful blend of passion and precision. Please note: This program replaces Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust. Learn more: cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-classical/muti-verdi-requiem

Esteban Batallán, the CSO’s principal trumpet since 2019, makes his much-anticipated debut as a soloist with the Orchestra in a pair of brilliant, high-flying concertos. Riccardo Muti frames the program with Joseph Haydn’s tempestuous Symphony No. 48 and Schubert’s Haydn-inspired Tragic Symphony. Learn more: cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-classical/muti-and-esteban-batallan

2024 Ravinia Festival Opening Night: Celebration of Americana - Broadcast by CSO Association

In Randall Goosby, the pioneering American composer Florence Price “has her ideal champion,” writes The Guardian, “his playing full of old-school warmth and breadth but never schmaltzy.” Price’s beguiling violin concerto shares a program with Prokofiev’s enchanting Seventh Symphony, composed for a children’s radio broadcast. The suite from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg gathers stirring moments from Wagner’s opera. Learn more: cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-classical/elder-goosby-and-price

Dvořák’s radiant salute to the New World kicks off an American road trip with James Gaffigan at the wheel. Take in poignant selections from Gershwin’s landmark opera — sung by Janai Brugger — and the composer’s urbane and nostalgic love letter to Paris. Chicago native Florence Price sets two American poems to song, and a pair of symphonic showstoppers by Bernstein transports audiences to “New York, New York” and beyond. Learn more: cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-classical/an-american-suite

Haitink Conducts Mahler 2 - Broadcast by CSO Association