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.
Mäkelä Conducts Shostakovich 10
Sol Gabetta
(Photo: Julia Wesely)
Playlist
All recordings feature Klaus Mäkelä as conductor except where otherwise stated.
Richard Strauss: Excerpt from Don Juan, Op. 20
Fritz Reiner, conductor
1960 (RCA)
Sauli Zinovjev: Batteria
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107
Sol Gabetta, cello
Pēteris Vasks: Gramata cellam: II. Dolcissimo (encore)
Sol Gabetta, cello
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93
April 2024