On Saturday’s broadcast, we celebrate string instruments! From violin to cello and even string quartets, we’ll hear an incredible range of repertoire from Introductions performances in the past year.
String Highlights
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces 2020-2021 Season
The CSO’s 130th season begins on September 17 with a free concert for Chicago at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
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Piano Highlights
On Saturday’s broadcast, we celebrate the piano! We’ll revisit solo piano performances from Introductions in 2019, featuring Alice Zhang, Myroslav Mykhailenko, Kimberly Han, Yerin Yang, and Ashley Kim.
Playlist
Prelude and Fugue in B major, No. 23, BWV 868, by Johann Sebastian Bach
Alice Zhang, piano
from December 1, 2019
The Lark, by Mikhail Glinka, arr. Mily Balakirev
Myroslav Mykhailenko, piano
from November 23, 2019
Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, by Frédéric Chopin
Kimberly Han, piano
from March 9, 2019
Toccata in D minor, Op. 11, by Sergei Prokofiev
Yerin Yang, piano
from May 4, 2019
Paraphrase on Verdi’s Rigoletto, by Franz Liszt
Ashley Kim, piano
from November 16, 2019
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Performs at Symphony Center
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature selections from the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra’s November 17, 2019 concert at Symphony Center! The CYSO, under the direction of Allen Tinkham, will share Chicago-based composer Augusta Read Thomas’ contemplative Of Paradise and Light as well as Camille Saint-Saëns’ towering Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78, better known as the “Organ Symphony.” Organist David …
Playlist
Of Paradise and Light, by Augusta Read Thomas
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78 (“Organ Symphony”), by Camille Saint-Saëns
David Schrader, organ
Playlist: Classical-Inspired Favorites from the Looney Tunes
Brilliant animation and slapstick humor certainly define the Looney Tunes, but it is impossible to imagine the images on screen without classical music. Emmy-winning conductor George Daugherty shares the inspiration behind the live program “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony,” now celebrating its 30th anniversary.
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Drinking, Dueling, and a Dragon? Huzzah!
It’s Baroque opera, minus the sobriety. The serious operas of Handel and Gluck get the parody treatment in this excerpt from the 1737 opera The Dragon of Wantley performed by Haymarket Opera Company!
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Encore Broadcast | Noelle Naito, 17, violin
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature 17-year-old violinist Noelle Naito of Elkridge, Maryland. Noelle studies at the Music Institute of Chicago Academy. To listen to this program again, please click here.
Encore Broadcast | Myroslav Mykhailenko, 15, piano
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature 15-year-old pianist Myroslav Mykhailenko. To listen to this program again, please click here.
Celebrating 2019 and Ringing in 2020
On Saturday’s broadcast, we celebrate an incredible year of music-making! We’ll feature the winner of the 2019 Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition, as well as our live broadcast from the second annual Youth Arts Showcase at Millennium Park, featuring a brass ensemble from Merit School of Music and Latin Grammy-nominated Mariachi Herencia de Mexico.
Playlist
Carmen Fantasy, by Jenö Hubay
16-year-old violinist Masha Lakisova of Vernon Hills and pianist Lyudmila Lakisova
Toccata in D minor, op. 11, by Sergei Prokofiev
16-year-old pianist Yerin Yang of Mount Prospect
Fountains of Rome, by Ottorino Respighi
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and Allen Tinkham, conductor
Viola Sonata, by Rebecca Clarke
II. Vivace
Introductions alumnus and violist Matthew Lipman and pianist Shirley Trissell
Bugler’s Holiday, by Leroy Anderson
Merit School of Music Brass Ensemble and Tim Riordan, conductor
Son de la Negra
Latin Grammy-nominated Mariachi Herencia de México
Fantaisie, by Georges Hüe
14-year-old flutist Rosie Wang of Kildeer and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Andrew Grams, conductor
Encore Broadcast | Ashley Kim, 16, piano
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature 16-year-old pianist Ashley Kim, a junior at New Trier High School. To listen to this program again, please click here.