Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's long-lost Solemn Prelude received its U.S. Premiere by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti in September 2022. Enjoy a new recording of an excerpt from the piece that showcases the distinguished Black composer’s rich and lyrical composition style.

Riccardo Muti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the first movement of Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4. Recorded September 29, 2023.

Riccardo Muti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the fourth movement of R. Strauss' Aus Italien. Recorded September 29, 2023. Video by Todd Rosenberg.

Jingling bells and horse whinnies inspire nostalgia for holiday seasons past in Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride, performed by Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Alastair Willis in Orchestra Hall on December 21, 2022.

This charming waltz is as delightful as the vision of a gingerbread house in the woods. Alastair Willis leads Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Engelbert Humperdinck's Gingerbread Waltz from Hansel and Gretel, performed in Orchestra Hall on December 21, 2022.

Irving Berlin's classic holiday song White Christmas is performed by Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the baton of Alastair Willis on December 21, 2022.

Alastair Willis leads Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Wendel's arrangement of Jerry Herman's We Need a Little Christmas, recorded live in concert in Orchestra Hall on December 21, 2022.

A Chicago audience favorite that captures the magic of the season in the city, Gary Fry's Christmas in Chicago is performed by Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus led by Alastair Willis on December 21, 2022.

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform Polonaise from Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve, led by guest conductor Alastair Willis in concert in Orchestra Hall on December 21, 2022.

After performing Lalo Schifrin's new Tuba Concerto, CSO Principal Tuba Gene Pokorny and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Riccardo Muti, perform Schifrin's Theme from Mission: Impossible as an encore, preceded by an introduction by Pokorny.

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.

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

Following the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus’ Sunday afternoon performance of Beethoven’s Missa solemnis – Maestro Riccardo Muti’s final concerts in Orchestra Hall as the ensemble’s 10th music director – members of the brass and percussion sections honored their leader with a tusch. The tr...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra family is thankful for all of the friends, family members, patrons and members of our extended community who support us in our mission to enrich, inspire and transform lives through music. We hope you enjoy that gift of music today in this performance clip of the CS...

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

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Happy birthday, Florence Price! Celebrate the trailblazing Black composer on April 9 with a performance of her heartfelt serenade, Andante moderato, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Riccardo Muti.

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In September 2021, Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed the Overture to L’Amant anonyme by Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, to open the 2021/22 concert season at Symphony Center. A champion fencer, war hero and contemporary of Mozart, Saint-Georges is consider...

Conductor Nicholas McGegan led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Handel’s landmark oratorio, Messiah, marking a beloved holiday tradition throughout the Chicago area and the world. One of the work’s signature themes, “For unto us a Child is born,” is a brilliant feature for the Chicago...

With its blistering syncopation and folk-like energy, Dvořák’s Violin Concerto provides the opportunity to showcase the vigor and flourish of CSO Artist-in-Residence Hilary Hahn and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s season-opening concert led by Music Director Riccardo featured Florence Price’s Andante moderato, an orchestral adaptation of a movement from her String Quartet in G Major. Price, who spent the majority of her career in Chicago, became the first African American w...

Music Director Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave a stirring performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 to conclude the first program of the 2021/22 season. In his remarks to open the evening, Muti lauded the heroism of musicians whose voices were once again allowed to ring out ...