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- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Principal Conductor
Pierre Boulez
Helen Regenstein Conductor Emeritus
Riccardo Muti
Music Director Designate
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- Classical Music
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- CSO Resound
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Adrian Are there performances everynight?
Chicago Symphony Orchestra at 8:52am June 26
We have performances 3-5 nights a week. Our downtwon season usually runs from mid-September to mid-June. The 09/10 season will begin on October 2, but the Orchestra will be in residence at Ravinia beginning in July.
Chicago Tribune: June 20, 2009 CSO’s Dvorak blowout a smash By John von Rhein ...
David Rangel For the encore of yesterday's performance, Marc Elder said they were playing a piece by a Czech opera composer. Dvorak "played the viola when it was first played" and it was also "on the program when he came to Chicago". But he didn't say what it was. Anyone know? Thanks!
Chris Are you going to release the Bruckner 8th Symphony concert on Resound? You must!
Chicago Symphony Orchestra at 11:30am June 22
Those performances were amazing, weren't they? You may want to become a fan of CSO Resound for the latest updates on new releases. There was a thread going last week about what we should release from the Dvorak Festival.
Bob Meyer After a wonderful dinner at Terzo Piano in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute, we walked across the street to Orchestra Hall to end a perfect evening with the CSO and the Dvorak Festival. Patricia Racette and Rachel Barton Pine were amazing and received well-deserved huge ovations. As always, the CSO Chorus was spectacular with its intonation and "togetherness". They also were rewarded with a rousing ovation. How lucky we are to have such an organization in our city! We will never surrender our season tickets, especially with Muti coming.
Paul Missavage What an amazing orchestra! Have always enjoyed. Will be happy to hear live once again soon.
Cathy at 3:02am June 19
I was able to go all the time as the "house doc" in my Residency. Simply spectacular. Have to make it a priority again.
Chicago Tribune: June 15, 2009 CSO’s Dvorak Festival brings listeners a generous array of rarities By John von Rhein ...
René Laanen
Bernard Haitink, a GREAT Conductor!
My father "Theo Laanen" was a principal trumpet player in Europa and worked [played] with him in the Netherlands!
Source: www.jazzmasters.nl
This web site is dedicated to all 'Jazz Musicians' in the Netherlands and Belgium
Chicago Tribune: June 13, 2009 Young cellist’s eloquent debut a high point at CSO’s Dvorak Festival By John von Rhein ...
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Wrapping up our downtown season with the third week of the Dvorak Festival.
Michael Alisa Weilerstein showed so much passion while performing Dvorak's Cello Concerto. I'm not sure I've ever seen such an immense passion thrown into a concerto by a soloist.
Horacio at 11:19pm June 13
i could not keep my eyes off of her, she was mesmorizing, passionate and beyond anytihng that I could have expected.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Happy to welcome our colleagues to Chicago for the League of American Orchestras conference. We're looking forward to seeing you all at the concert tonight. Met Alisa Weilerstein last night and she is excited to play the Cello Concerto with the CSO.
Horacio at 11:41pm June 11
beyond the score was beyond anything that I could have expected or dreamed of, such an amzing way to really bring the music to a whole new level.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra at 8:59am June 15
So glad to hear you liked Beyond the Score. Next year, we're doing Mahler 4, Isle of the Dead and La Mer.
Chicago Tribune: June 6, 2009 CSO’s Dvorak Festival gets off to a strong, exciting start By John von Rhein ...
Roger at 4:36pm June 8
On Saturday, June 8, 2009, after first reminding us that Scherzo Capricosso means capricious joke, Sir Mark Elder took the CSO through a polished and most enjoyable performance of this fun-to-hear work. When you hear the harp you know you are in music heaven.
Janine Jansen was beyond words in her performance of the violin concerto, complementing each of the colorful sections of the orchestra with total command of her instrument. If it is possible to be ferocious yet sweet, she proved it can be done.
To end the concert, Elder and the CSO were in top form for the 7th Symphony, bringing out all the textures of the woodwinds, brass, and strings. And for those who may be curious about the mysterious numbering of the symphonies, the Dvorak Festival program guide has a handy listing on page 42. Thanks, CSO.... Read More
I can't wait for the next concert in the Festival!
Janine Jansen was beyond words in her performance of the violin concerto, complementing each of the colorful sections of the orchestra with total command of her instrument. If it is possible to be ferocious yet sweet, she proved it can be done.
To end the concert, Elder and the CSO were in top form for the 7th Symphony, bringing out all the textures of the woodwinds, brass, and strings. And for those who may be curious about the mysterious numbering of the symphonies, the Dvorak Festival program guide has a handy listing on page 42. Thanks, CSO.... Read More
I can't wait for the next concert in the Festival!
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Still humming tunes from the New World Symphony. Enjoyed an engaging performance at Beyond the Score yesterday. A fabulous afternoon!
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Video interviews of Sir Mark Elder discussing the planning and vision for the Dvořák Festival.
Source: www.cso.org
Click on the links below to watch a set of fascinating interviews with Sir Mark Elder on Dvořák and how he chose the Czech composer as the subject of a music festival with the CSO.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Another thing which discourages the student of music is the unwillingness of publishers to take anything but light and trashy music. European publishers are bad enough in that respect, but the American publishers are worse. No wonder American composers and musicians grow discouraged! Such a state of affairs should be a source of mortification to all truly patriotic Americans. –Antonin Dvořák, Harper's, Feb 1895
Michael at 4:54pm June 4
Nice cop out statement from the artistic sack of hammers known as Dvorak...boo hoo. I happen to love the guy as a composer, but what a whiner as a person.
For students today, try writing some music people actually want to hear, and then you have defined for yourself what is good music.
You have to love people who really think they can pontificate about and then define what constitutes good and bad music.
Listeners determine if music is good, not musicians, composers, teachers, or any record producers of any style of sound.
The composers, players, music teachers & producers are the music makers. Without them the listeners are dead. Without the listener, the music makers have no validation for their ego. Their artistic expression, so carefully crafted (well, sometimes not so carefully crafted), goes to waste.... Read More
I'm a simpleton on this fact: Music which impacts the soul and stirs the spirit comes in all forms; if it does these things, then it's good music.
For students today, try writing some music people actually want to hear, and then you have defined for yourself what is good music.
You have to love people who really think they can pontificate about and then define what constitutes good and bad music.
Listeners determine if music is good, not musicians, composers, teachers, or any record producers of any style of sound.
The composers, players, music teachers & producers are the music makers. Without them the listeners are dead. Without the listener, the music makers have no validation for their ego. Their artistic expression, so carefully crafted (well, sometimes not so carefully crafted), goes to waste.... Read More
I'm a simpleton on this fact: Music which impacts the soul and stirs the spirit comes in all forms; if it does these things, then it's good music.
Therese at 6:07pm June 4
Your idea that only listeners define good music is reductionistic. People also like what they are used to, and don't typically chance stepping out of the known. The same holds true for movies etc.: Just because lots of people liked Slumdog Millionaire, which follows commercial Hollywood narrative conventions, doesn't mean that fact makes it a good movie.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Another thing which discourages the student of music is the unwillingness of publishers to take anything but light and trashy music. European publishers are bad enough in that respect, but the American publishers are worse. No wonder American composers and musicians grow discouraged! Such a state of affairs should be a source of mortifmortification to all truly patriotic Americans.–Antonin Dvořák, Harper's, Feb 1895
Matthew at 9:00am June 4
You do want to fix that typo, though.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra at 2:58pm June 4
Oops!
Matthew at 4:39pm June 4
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has a great tradition with music by Dvořák. They recorded excerpts of the "New World" Symphony under Frederick Stock in 1916! There are also recordings of the work under Kubelik, Reiner, and Giulini.
Source: www.chicagotribune.com
Given that the music of Antonin Dvorak has been a staple of the orchestral and chamber repertory for generations, and that the Czech composer and his works have come under exhaustive investigation by scholars ...
Elizabeth at 7:58pm June 1
Once upon a time I sang an EVENSONG service in St Johns Chapel and did all 10 of the Dvorak Biblical Songs. This I was very proud of and felt I had contributed something very meaningful. Dvorak wrote all these songs after the death of his father. The songs are all from the Psalms and so beautiful.
Chicago Sun-Times (Web): May 19, 2009 Sibelius’ 5th provides fodder for entertaining ‘Beyond the Score’ By Bryant Manning ...
Anita at 7:21pm May 27
I would like to. Its just isn't in my budget until school is over. And I don't know how it happened but none of my friends like classical music. The only one was my boyfriend and we parted 7 and a half years ago.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra at 9:04am May 29
For all you students, visit www.cso.org/students for $10 tickets. There are 7 Festival concerts available right now.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Prepping for the Dvorak Festival and to host the League of American Orchestras national conference. June = busy!
Kayla Wilson Uh, so when is Sergey Khachatryan ever going to play with the CSO?
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Happy 4th weekend everyone! See you at Ravinia.