Adela Skowronski

3 weeks ago | wfmt.com | Adela Skowronski

We look back at last year’s opening night CSO performance at Ravinia. Marin Alsop, Chief Conductor of the Ravinia Festival, leads the CSO in a program celebrating American composers. Opening the program is Copland’s Suite from Appalachian Spring, followed by Johnson’s Charleston. Next, soloist Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha joins in Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24. Rounding out the program is Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, featuring pianist Michelle Cann. John Stafford Smith (arr.

1 month ago | wfmt.com | Adela Skowronski

Learn about sponsorship opportunities.   Lisa Simeone has more than 25 years of experience in radio and television, including stints with All Things Considered, Performance Today, Weekend Edition and The Metropolitan Opera. Lisa began her career at WBJC in Baltimore and WETA in Washington, D.C. During her ten years at Baltimore's WJHU, she developed a loyal following for her unusual mix of programming.

1 month ago | wfmt.com | Adela Skowronski

As part of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Mahler Festival 2025 celebrations, tune in to a special radio broadcast featuring the CSO’s First Principal Guest Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini leading Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 (Classical)Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor1976 (Deutsche Grammophon)Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor1976 (Deutsche Grammophon)

1 month ago | wfmt.com | Adela Skowronski

Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä returns to the CSO podium to lead Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. The program includes Sibelius’ The Swan of Tuonela, and the U.S. premiere of Aino by Jimmy López, which the CSO co-commissioned. Opening the broadcast is Corigliano’s Tournaments Overture under Sir Georg Solti’s baton. All recordings feature Klaus Mäkelä as conductor except where otherwise stated.

2 months ago | wfmt.com | Adela Skowronski

On April 2, 2024, Klaus Mäkelä was named Zell Music Director Designate of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. This week, we feature performances from that special moment, beginning with Zinovjev’s Batteria. Next, we hear two works by Shostakovich: The First Cello Concerto with Sol Gabetta, followed by a powerful reading of the Tenth Symphony. All recordings feature Klaus Mäkelä as conductor except where otherwise stated.