Anna Rakitina makes her debut with the CSO leading an all-Tchaikovsky program. Bookending the concert are Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio italien and a suite from the Nutcracker ballet, while cellist Alisa Weilerstein is featured in the Rococo Variations and Pezzo capriccioso. Closing the broadcast, Sir Georg Solti conducts Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms showcasing the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
Rakitina, Weilerstein, & Tchaikovsky
Anna Rakitina (Photo: Julia Piven)
Playlist
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien, Op. 45
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sarabande from Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Encore)
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Nutcracker, Op. 71a
Anna Rakitina, conductor
March 2022
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director
Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus; Emily Ellsworth, director
Sir Georg Solti conductor
1997 (London)
