April 2015 programs on The Chicago Symphony

Get to know Berlioz's musical take on the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet this month on the Chicago Symphony broadcasts. 

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An exciting month of broadcasts from the Chicago Symphony featuring an appearance by Yo-yo Ma, symphonies by Mahler, Brucker, Schubert, and Mozart, and a musical interpretation of Romeo and Juliet. 

4/2     The Chicago Symphony performes Weber: The Ruler of the Spirits Overture Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1, Berlioz:  Symphonie Fantastique, and Queen Mab Scherzo and Romeo at the Tomb of the Capulets from Romeo and Juliet.

4/9     Donald Runnicles conducts Mahler and Mendelssohn Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Mahler: Symphony No.5 Beethoven: Coriolan Overture (Robert Chen, v: Donald Runnicles and Fritz Reiner, cond) 

4/16   Christoph Eschenbach and Sir Mark Elder conduct Beethoven: Overture to Egmont,  Rands: …where the murmurs die…, Bruckner: Symphony No. 9, and Tchaikovsky:  Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture. 

4/23    Riccardo Muti conducts Panufnik: Concerto in modo antico with Christopher Martin, trumpet, Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird, Tchakovsky: Symphony No. 3 , Polish, and Schubert: Symphony No. 8, Unfinished. 

4/30        Haydn: Symphony No. 6, Le Matin, Cello Concerto Locatelli:  Introduttioni teatrali Rebel: Chaos from The Elements Mozart: Symphony No. 20 Bach/Koopman:  Violin Concerto (Yo-Yo Ma, c; Robert Chen, v; Mathieu Dufour, f; Eugene Izotov, ob; Pavel Gomziakov and Trevor Pinnock, cond)