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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven, Mozart & Tchaikovsky
May 12-14, 2022
Overview
Lithuanian-born Julian Rachlin showcases his singular versatility as a violinist, violist and conductor. He joins CSO Associate Concertmaster Stephanie Jeong in Mozart’s effervescent Sinfonia concertante before leading a performance of Tchaikovsky’s sweetly melancholic Souvenir. Taking to the podium, Rachlin bookends the program by conducting works by Mozart and Beethoven.
Ticket holders are invited to a free preconcert conversation featuring Stephen Alltop in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The conversation will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets required.
Program
Beethoven
Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
Mozart
Sinfonia concertante
Tchaikovsky, arr. Glazunov
Meditation from Souvenir d'un lieu cher
Mozart
Symphony No. 36 (Linz)
Performers
Sponsors & Partners
These performances are generously sponsored by the Randy and Melvin Berlin Family Fund for the Canon
Official Airline of the CSO
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