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Two composers with strong Chicago ties…
CSO music director-designate Klaus Mäkelä returns to the Symphony Center podium.
The new music director designate is just 28 years old. He’ll be the youngest in orchestra history when he takes the baton.
Rising-star conductor Klaus Mäkelä also reads works by Jimmy López Bellido and William Walton in a program that features renowned American baritone Thomas Hampson.
Freud turns 66 in October and intends to return to Britain after the season.
Banner works by Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev headline Muti’s three CSO residencies, ahead of the conclusion of his tenure with Beethoven’s Missa solemnis.
The virtual sphere won’t replace the live stage, but it can add a second, more accessible one, with great room for creative growth and the viral potential of easily shareable, iconic images.
“I’ve been working towards this my whole career,” Lopez said excitedly as he observed summer technical rehearsals for Bel Canto.