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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky 4
Sep 26-28, 2024
Overview
Starting with a ferocious fanfare representing fate, Tchaikovsky pours his soul into his Fourth Symphony, a fearless musical autobiography packed with surging melodies and dazzling colors. Antoine Tamestit brings his “gorgeous smoky sound” (The Guardian) to Walton’s Viola Concerto, a work of wistful beauty and quicksilver energy.
Program
Vaughan Williams
Overture to The Wasps
Walton
Viola Concerto
Hindemith
Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 25 No. 1: Mvt. IV. Rasendes Zeitmass. Wild. Tonschönheit ist Nebensache [Sep 26, 27 & 28 Encore]
Antoine Tamestit viola
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4
Performers
Extras
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Preconcert Dining
Enhance your concert experience by dining at the Thomas Club, offering a prix fixe menu featuring traditional American fare for a seamless preconcert dining experience. Reservations | Learn more and view the menu
Preconcert Conversation
Explore the music in a free preconcert conversation featuring Johann Buis in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The talk will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.
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Sponsors & Partners
The appearance of Antoine Tamestit is made possible by the Grainger Fund for Excellence.
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
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French violist Antoine Tamestit has doggedly carved out a solo career, as part of his mission of showcasing the instrument he loves so much.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams' "The Wasps," written as incidental music for a 1906 production of Aristophanes' satire, revels in "the serene majesty of England’s green and pleasant land.”
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Though he began as a violin soloist, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider finds himself more frequently on the podium: “I conduct for the reason I play the violin, because I love music."
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