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12 THURSDAY A 10 concerts at 8:00 | 5–concert series: THU F or THU G SEP 25 8:30 NOV 13 DEC 11 JAN 22 MAR 5 MAR 19 APR 2 APR 16 MAY 21 JUN 18 Photos top to bottom: Riccardo Muti, Stephanie Jeong, Dorothea Röschmann, Daniil Trifonov September 25 F 8:30 Note Special Time MUTI CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY 4 Riccardo Muti conductor Berlioz Waverley Overture Debussy La mer Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 November 13 G DEBUSSY AND BOULEZ Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Alice Sara Ott piano Stravinsky Fireworks Boulez Figures-Doubles-Prismes Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3 Debussy Ibéria December 11 F BEETHOVEN 7 Manfred Honeck conductor Haydn Symphony No. 93 Strauss Don Juan Beethoven Symphony No. 7 January 22 G MUTI CONDUCTS PROKOFIEV AND SCRIABIN Riccardo Muti conductor Alisa Kolosova mezzo-soprano Sergey Skorokhodov tenor Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky Scriabin Symphony No. 1 Riccardo Muti conducts works by two Russian composers for whom he has a remarkable affinity. Scriabin’s First Symphony is a glorious six-movement work that culminates in a triumphant chorus, yet it also holds much tender lyricism. Prokofiev’s cantata Alexander Nevsky, by contrast, is full of fire and steel, its imaginative orchestration and rousing choruses evoking Russia’s medieval victory over invading Teutonic knights. March 5 F MUTI CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN Riccardo Muti conductor Stephanie Jeong violin Kenneth Olsen cello Jonathan Biss piano Ligeti Lontano Beethoven Triple Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 (Little Russian) March 19 G CHARLES DUTOIT AND YO-YO MA Charles Dutoit conductor Yo-Yo Ma cello Robert Chen violin Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales Debussy Symphonic Fragments from The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian Saint-Saëns La muse et le poète Lalo Cello Concerto April 2 F UCHIDA PLAYS MOZART Mitsuko Uchida conductor Dorothea Röschmann soprano Mozart Piano Concerto No. 6 Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben Mozart Piano Concerto No. 26 (Coronation) “Mitsuko Uchida’s annual visits to Orchestra Hall rank among the most life-affirming experiences granted to local concertgoers” (Chicago Tribune). The Japanese pianist, renowned for her Mozart interpretations, returns to play and conduct two of Mozart’s most beautiful and uplifting concertos. Uchida also accompanies soprano Dorothea Röschmann in a Schumann song cycle which movingly traces the intimate thoughts of a woman about her beloved. April 16 G SHOSTAKOVICH 8 Semyon Bychkov conductor Daniil Trifonov piano Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 1 Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 May 21 F SALONEN CONDUCTS MESSIAEN Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major Messiaen Turangalîla-symphonie This program is part of the 2015 Reveries and Passions Festival. June 18 G MUTI CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY 5 Riccardo Muti conductor Bates Anthology of Fantastic Zoology [World premiere, CSO commission] Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | RICCARDO MUTI Music Director | 312-294-3000 | CSO.ORG 13 THURSDAY B 10 concerts at 8:00 | 5–concert series: THU H or THU I SEP 18 OCT 9 NOV 20 DEC 18 JAN 15 FEB 26 MAR 12 APR 30 MAY 14 JUN 4 Photos top to bottom: Jaap van Zweden, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Denis Kozhukhin, Eric Owens September 18 H Muti Conducts Beethoven 9 Riccardo Muti conductor Camilla Nylund soprano Ekaterina Gubanova mezzo-soprano Christopher Ventris tenor Eric Owens bass Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director Beethoven Symphony No. 9 October 9 I Mahler 5 Jaap van Zweden conductor Robert Chen violin Bartók Rhapsody Nos. 1 and 2 Mahler Symphony No. 5 November 20 H Bach Brandenburg Concertos Nicholas Kraemer conductor and harpsichord Bach Complete Brandenburg Concertos (Nos. 1– 6) December 18 I Prieto and Yeh Carlos Miguel Prieto conductor Cynthia Yeh percussion Prokofiev Suite from Lieutenant Kijé MacMillan Veni, Veni, Emmanuel Revueltas Sensemayá Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto fittingly opens winter in Chicago with Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé Suite, which tells the musical story of a fictional Russian soldier, complete with romances, a wedding and a festive Troika sleigh ride. Featuring CSO Principal Percussionist Cynthia Yeh as soloist, James MacMillan’s Veni, Veni, Emmanuel is a riotous and exuberant showpiece based on the Advent plainchant of the same name. The concert ends with a blazing display of the full orchestra’s virtuosity in Lutosławski’s bracing and energetic Concerto for Orchestra. January 15 H Muti and Bronfman Riccardo Muti conductor Yefim Bronfman piano Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 (Winter Daydreams) February 26 I Muti Conducts Tchaikovsky 6 Riccardo Muti conductor Scriabin Symphony No. 2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) March 12 H Dutoit Conducts Ravel AND D’INDY Charles Dutoit conductor Louis Lortie piano Ravel Rapsodie espagnole D’Indy Symphony on a French Mountain Air Franck Symphonic Variations Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé April 30 I Bicket Conducts Bach Harry Bicket conductor Kristian Bezuidenhout harpsichord Rameau Dance Suite from Platée Poulenc Concert champêtre Bach, arr. Stravinsky Four Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 Bach’s regal Orchestral Suite No. 3, most beloved for its Air “on the G string,” exudes 18th-century elegance. Almost 200 years later, Poulenc revived the unexpected mix of Baroque grace and humor in his Concert champêtre, which features a solo harpsichord part, played here by Kristian Bezuidenhout. The CSO completes this charming program with Stravinsky’s arrangement of preludes and fugues from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier. May 14 H Salonen Conducts Debussy Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Cast led by: Stéphane Degout baritone (Pelléas) Christine Rice mezzo-soprano (Mélisande) Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande This program is part of the CSO’s 2015 Reveries and Passions Festival. June 4 I Gershwin and Ravel Ludovic Morlot conductor Denis Kozhukhin piano Gershwin An American in Paris Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Stravinsky Jeu de cartes Ravel La valse
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