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.

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

May 6:
Nokuthula NGWENYAMA: Primal Message
Edvard GRIEG: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16*
Sergei PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 6 in e-flat, Op. 111

May 13:
Paul DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Francis POULENC: Concerto in g for Organ, Strings, and Timpani*
Camille SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3 in c, Op. 78 (Organ)*

May 20:
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62; Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93; Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67
Samuel BARBER: Mutations from Bach*
Johann Sebastian BACH (arr. Ralph Sauer): Selections from The Art of Fugue**
Michael Tilson THOMAS: Street Song for Symphonic Brass

May 27:
Anton BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8 in c (1890 version)