Produced by Jesse McQuarters and hosted by Lisa Simeone, this weekly, two-hour series offers a unique format of engaging and lively content, including produced segments created to provide deeper insight into the music and programmatic themes found within the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s concert season; interviews with CSO musicians, guest artists, and composers; and an exploration of the stories found within the CSO’s rich heritage of recordings and the Orchestra’s illustrious history in Chicago.

Mar 25:
Franz Joseph HAYDN: Symphony No. 103 (Drum Roll)
György LIGETI: Piano Concerto*
Béla BARTÓK: The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19

Apr 1:
Robert SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 38 (Spring)*
Carl GOLDMARK: In Springtime
Gustav MAHLER: Das Lied von der Erde

Apr 8:
John CORIGLIANO: Tournaments Overture*
Jean SIBELIUS: The Swan of Tuonela from Four Legends from the Kalevala, Op. 22**
Jimmy López BELLIDO: Aino US Premiere, CSO Co-commission
Gustav MAHLER: Symphony No. 5

Apr 15:
Jean SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in d, Op. 47
Gustav MAHLER: Songs of a Wayfarer
Richard STRAUSS: Burleske in d
Antonín DVOŘÁK: Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104

Apr 22:
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY: Capriccio Italien, Op. 45; Variations on a Roccoco Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33*; Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62*; Suite from The Nutcracker, Op. 71a;

Apr 29:
Gustav MAHLER: Totenfeier*
Bedřich SMETANA: Vysehrad, No. 1 from Má vlast; The Moldau, No. 2 from Má vlast; Sárka, No. 3 from Má vlast; From Bohemia’s Fields and Groves, No. 4 from Má vlast; Tábor, No. 5 from Má vlast; Blanik, No. 6, from Má vlast