In 2018, 1.9 billion people around the world watched the young cellist — he was just 19 years old at the time — perform during the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Now, he’s released his second album, a collaboration with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra.
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On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature the winner of the 2020 Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition: 17-year-old violinist Isabella Brown of Gurnee. Isabella studies violin with Almita Vamos at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy. Isabella performed the first movement from Beethoven’s Violin Concerto during the final round of the competition at Symphony Center on Saturday, March 7, …
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Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, by Ludwig van Beethoven
I. Allegro ma non troppo
Isabella Brown, violin
Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Michael Christie, conductor
Violinist Isabella Brown Wins 2020 Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition
On Saturday, March 7, four young artists competed for a dream opportunity: to perform with the CSO. With her performance of the first movement of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, violinist Isabella Brown won the competition.
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On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature highlights from the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra’s November 2019 concert at Symphony Center. For more information about this program, please click here.
Encore Broadcast | String Highlights
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature our string highlights program. To listen to this program again, please click here.
Encore Broadcast | Piano Highlights
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we present our piano highlights program. To listen to this program again, please click here.
Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces 2020-2021 Season
A North American premiere, a Midwest premiere, and a special opening night concert with Renée Fleming are among the highlights. The 2020-2021 season will also be Sir Andrew’s last as music director.
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Is This the Real Life? Opera Artists on Singing ‘Verismo’ With Muti & CSO
Rather than depicting nobility or mythology, ‘verismo’ opera tells stories of everyday people, and ‘Cavalleria rusticana’ by Pietro Mascagni is a premiere example of the genre.
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Music for Oscar Week 2020
Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips returns to WFMT to present The Film Score: Music for Oscar Week 2020. Airing Monday, February 3 – Friday, February 7, Phillips will present segments at 8:30 am and 4:30 pm highlighting the five composers nominated in the Best Original Score category. On Monday, February 10 at 10:00 pm, the evening following the 92nd Academy …