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Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Respighi, Tarrodi & Sibelius 2
June 2, 2025 — 7:30 PM
Overview
Across centuries, Italy’s magnificent architecture and breathtaking landscapes have inspired countless artists. Respighi’s Fountains of Rome paints a Technicolor portrait of the Eternal City’s great fountains, while the seaside towns of the Liguria region are lovingly depicted in Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodi’s work by the same name. It was in that same region, in the rugged village of Rapallo, that Sibelius conceived his heroic Second Symphony.
This program will also be performed at Kenwood Academy on Sunday, June 1.
Program
Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Tarrodi
Liguria
Sibelius
Symphony No. 2
Performers
Principal Conductor, Civic Orchestra of Chicago
The Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Principal Conductor Chair
Sponsors & Partners
The 2024/25 Civic Orchestra season is generously sponsored by Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation, which also provides major funding for the Civic Fellowship program.
Major support for the Civic Orchestra of Chicago also provided by Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund; Nancy Dehmlow; Leslie Fund, Inc.; Judy and Scott McCue; Leo and Catherine Miserendino; Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation; The George L. Shields Foundation, Inc.; the Maval Foundation, and Paul and Lisa Wiggin.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
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