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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Blomstedt Conducts Dvořák 8
Mar 9-12, 2023
Overview
Eminent Swedish American conductor Herbert Blomstedt leads two Dvořák landmarks — the restless, bucolic Eighth Symphony and the impassioned Cello Concerto — each imbued with the composer’s hallmark warmth and Bohemian charm. Joining the CSO is the young Romanian Andrei Ioniţă, “one of the most exciting cellists to have emerged for a decade” (The Times of London).
Program
Dvořák
Cello Concerto
Dvořák
Symphony No. 8
Henryson
Black Run [Encore Mar. 9 & 11]
Tsintsadze
Chonguri [Encore Mar. 12]
Performers
Extras
Preconcert Conversations
Explore the music in the free preconcert conversation featuring Carl Grapentine in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The conversation will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.
Sponsors & Partners
The appearance of Andrei Ioniţă is made possible by the Grainger Fund for Excellence.
This concert is supported in part by a generous grant from the E. Nakamichi Foundation.
In appreciation of his generous support for the SEMPRE ALWAYS campaign, the CSO recognizes Gifford Zimmerman as sponsor of these concerts.
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Andrei Ioniță says of Dvořák's Cello Concerto: "No matter what cellist you would ask, even though they might have some emotional favorite, everybody would tell you that this particular work is the epitome of cello playing,”
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Herbert Blomstedt has no plans to retire. “I just love the music so much that I just can’t give up,” said the conductor, now 94. “There are always things that I want to learn. I’m never satisfied."
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Wishing a very happy 95th birthday to the legendary Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt!
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