Salonen Conducts Sibelius: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Tonight at 7:00 on the "The Evening Concert" on WILL-FM

it’s the Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by guest conductor Esa-pekka Salonen with music of Sibelius: “Pohjola’s Daughter” and the “7th Symphony”. Also on the program: Lutoslawski’s “Cello Concerto” with Yo-Yo Ma as soloist and Tchaikovsky’s overture “Francesca da Rimini”.

Tuesday January 7:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra (#14-01)

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

SIBELIUS: Pohjola’s Daughter

SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7

LUTOSLAWSKI: Cello Concerto (Yo-Yo Ma, cello)

TCHAIKOVSKY: Francesca da Rimini

[CSO fill: HAYDN: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D: Mvts 1 & 3. (CSO/Ton Koopman; Yo-Yo Ma, cello)]