Celebrated conductor Christoph Eschenbach returns to Symphony Center to lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a program of Weber, Mendelssohn, and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring pianist David Fray. To conclude the program, Jean Martinon leads a performance of Suite No. 2 from Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé.
Conductor Christoph Eschenbach and Pianist David Fray
Conductor Christoph Eschenbach (Photo: Jonas Holthaus)
Playlist
Overture to Die Freischütz, by Weber
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21, by Chopin
David Fray, piano
Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21, by Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 (Italian), by Mendelssohn
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, by Ravel
Jean Martinon, conductor