22 23 CHICAGO RICCARDOORCHESTRASYMPHONYMUTI ZELL MUSIC DIRECTOR Celebrate the legacy of Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Save up to 40% when you subscribe!
“ Music should be experienced live, directly. Because the presence of the public is very important to give certain energy… We play for them. Without the public, we have no reason to exist.” Riccardo Muti, Zell Music Director Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The 2022 /23 Season is about to begin!
Riccardo Muti’s final season as music director pays tribute to his remarkable bond with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and celebrates the power of his musicmaking that has galvanized Chicago audiences over these past 13 years.
Program after program is designed to demonstrate our 10th music director’s unique passion for communicating the solace and joy that music alone can deliver. In Muti’s hands, these are pieces that draw us in with their quiet depth or thrill us with unexpected drama and lyrical power. With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at his fingertips, Muti makes music soar and sing as only the greatest of musical partnerships can.
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THURSDAY E 5-concert series | Evenings at 7:30 10/6 Muti, Pollini & Pictures from an Exhibition 12/15
Thielemann Conducts Bruckner 8 Stravinsky, Beethoven & Sibelius 2 Adès Conducts Adès with Gerstein 5/16 Muti, Montgomery & Rachmaninov 2 6/6 Debussy La mer & Ravel La valse
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The Tuesday B series encompasses three sweeping symphonies: Sibelius’ rugged and expansive Second, Bruckner’s colossal Eighth and Rachmaninov’s sumptuous Second. The remainder of the series includes enthralling impressions of people and places by Janáček, Liszt and Debussy. prices start at $135
TUESDAY B 5-concert at 7:30
Thursday’s E series is marked by music that tells a story, from Ravel’s iconic orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition, led by Riccardo Muti, to Debussy’s shimmering depiction of the sea in La mer. Musical titans take the stage as iconoclastic organist Cameron Carpenter performs Poulenc’s organ concerto and Saint-Saëns’ elegant Organ Symphony and renowned pianist Maurizio Pollini makes his long-awaited return with Mozart’s dark-hued final piano concerto. Experience the uplifting power of Antonio Vivaldi’s joyous Gloria and other Vivaldi treasures with early-music specialist Giovanni Antonini, and witness Dvorák’s majestic New World Symphony, conducted by Thomas Wilkins, in this eclectic and electrifying series.
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Friday’s C series delivers bold contrasts, opening with Mussorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition and closing with Mahler’s glorious farewell, the Ninth Symphony. Also experience Vivaldi’s incandescent Gloria, Rachmaninov’s kaleidoscopic Symphonic Dances and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27 with the distinguished interpreter Maurizio Pollini. Finally, dancers from the Joffrey Ballet illuminate music by Wagner and Rameau.
SATURDAY H 5-concert series | Evenings at 8:00 11/12 CSO & The Joffrey Ballet 2/11 Shani Conducts Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances 4/1 Boccherini, Vivaldi & Mozart 40 4/29
Jurowski, Helmchen & Shostakovich 8 6/24 Muti Conducts Beethoven Missa solemnis Experience a trio of late-period masterpieces. Beethoven’s impassioned Missa solemnis ends with a plea for universal peace, Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 looks ahead to 19th-century sounds and Rachmaninov’s lush Symphonic Dances is a touching reminiscence of the composer’s homeland. These works stand in contrast with stirring wartime statements including Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8 and Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin.
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Vivaldi Gloria 6/9 Hrůša Conducts Mahler 9
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FRIDAY A 8-concert series | Matinees at 1:30 9/30 Muti Conducts Mozart & Prokofiev 10/28 Grieg Piano Concerto & Prokofiev 6 12/2 Stravinsky, Beethoven & Sibelius 2 12/16 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice & Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony 2/24 Muti, Fischer & Tchaikovsky Manfred 4/14 Mikko Franck & Hilary Hahn 5/12 Muti, Montgomery & Rachmaninov 2 5/26 Muti, Herbert & Pines of Rome Variety is the spice of this “TGIF” series. Experience robust and impassioned symphonies by Rachmaninov, Sibelius and Prokofiev; tour Italian landscapes in Respighi’s vivid Pines of Rome, and hear beloved piano concertos by Beethoven and Grieg, featuring Francesco Piemontesi and Simon Trpčeski. Subscription prices start at $248 SUNDAY A 6-concert series | Matinees at 3:00 11/20 Honeck, Capuçon & Shostakovich 5 12/18
The Sunday A series explores the symphony in all its variety. Savor the rustic warmth of Dvořák’s final two symphonies, the taut thrills of Shostakovich’s Fifth and the mighty splendor of Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony. The Chicago Symphony Chorus joins in Beethoven’s Missa solemnis and pianist Daniil Trifonov takes on the fiendish virtuosity of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto. at $204
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CSO MUSICNOW – 4 Mondays at 7:00 4 concerts for the price of 3 — Subscribe for just $90! Experience: Cutting-edge works by today’s leading composers Virtuosic musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra After-parties with the composers and musicians CSO MusicNOW returns to Symphony Center in 2022/23! Curated by CSO Mead Composer-inResidence Jessie Montgomery, the season highlights the connections between celebrated living composers and their kindred spirits — artists who have either inspired or been influenced by their visionary work. Announcing the 25th MusicNOW Season Save 25% when you subscribe. Visit CSO.ORG/MUSICNOW today! 10/24 Perspectives Featuring music by Alvin Singleton & Carlos Simon 11/21 Common Ground Featuring music by Xavier Foley & Mark O’Connor 2/20 Inspiring Voices Featuring music by Andrea Casarrubios, Osvaldo Golijov & Betty Olivero 4/24 In Context Featuring music by Jessie Montgomery, Richard Einhorn, Julia Perry, Leonard Bernstein & Walter Piston Jessie Montgomery
Curated 5-concert packages start at just $135! Subscribe today and get access to the ENTIRE season at the BEST prices. The most exhilarating music is available now! Artist highlights include: Riccardo Muti | Maurizio Pollini | Cameron Carpenter Herbert Blomstedt | Marin Alsop | Jessie Montgomery Klaus Mäkelä | Gautier Capuçon | Daniil Trifonov | and more! artists, prices and programs subject to change. SYMPHONY CENTER 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604 HOME OF THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Follow @chicagosymphony CSO.ORG/SUBSCRIBE | 312-294-3000 Maestro Residency Presenter Official Airline of the CSO Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Chicago SymphonyOrchestra