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  • Daniel Sabzghabaei - At any rate II. “what remains”
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    Daniel Sabzghabaei - At any rate II. “what remains”

    Daniel Sabzghabaei - At any rate II. “what remains”

    At any rate II. “what remains” was selected in a national call for scores by the Fellows of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago in 2023. This work investigates the first record of traditional Persian music ever published: Volkstümlicher Gesang – Persia, released in 1931. The singing string quartet an...

  • Muti Conducts Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6: Adagio—Allegro non troppo
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    Muti Conducts Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6: Adagio—Allegro non troppo

    Muti Conducts Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6: Adagio—Allegro non troppo

    Experience the brilliance and virtuosity of Chicago’s own in this excerpt from Tchaikovsky’s panoramic Sixth Symphony — recorded under the baton of Maestro Riccardo Muti in October 2021.

  • Muti Conducts Prokofiev Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro giocoso
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    Muti Conducts Prokofiev Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro giocoso

    Muti Conducts Prokofiev Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro giocoso

    Recorded October 2022, Riccardo Muti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the fourth movement of Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5. Experience the exuberant energy, vibrant orchestration, and playful melodies of one of Prokofiev's many triumphant masterpieces

  • American Composers
    American Composers
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    American Composers

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    Enjoy a cultural and musical landscape with this playlist of songs by American Composers.

  • Let's Go to the CSO!
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    Let's Go to the CSO!

    Let's Go to the CSO!

    Sing along with us as we prepare for a magical journey to hear the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center. Let's go!

    CSO for Kids Digital is generously supported by Steve and Megan Shebik.

  • Sharp Plays Beethoven
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    Sharp Plays Beethoven

    Sharp Plays Beethoven

    Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 is known around the world, and although the music conveys power and beauty to listeners, the piece poses many challenges for its performers. In this Orchestra Excerpt Insight, CSO Principal Cello John Sharp explores three passages from the second movement, which is ofte...

  • Lina González-Granados conducts the Civic Orchestra in Sheherazade
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    Lina González-Granados conducts the Civic Orchestra in Sheherazade

    Lina González-Granados conducts the Civic Orchestra in Sheherazade

    To continue our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor Colombian American conductor Lina González-Granados, who made her Civic debut in February 2022 at Kenwood Academy High School conducting the orchestra in Rimsky- Korsakov’s Sheherazade and Gabriela Lena Frank’s Three Latin American ...

  • Muti conducts Philip Glass (excerpt)
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    Muti conducts Philip Glass (excerpt)

    Muti conducts Philip Glass (excerpt)

    Riccardo Muti conducts Philip Glass’ Symphony No. 11, a colorful, exuberant score that the composer wrote for his own 80th birthday celebration.

    For additional videos of Riccardo Muti, visit riccardomutimusic.com

  • Muti Conducts Beethoven 9
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    Muti Conducts Beethoven 9

    Muti Conducts Beethoven 9

    Experience what Zell Music Director Riccardo Muti calls “the work of a divine architect” in this special encore presentation of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Recorded live September 18, 2014, at Orchestra Hall during one of the opening programs of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2014/15 season, th...

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