Dutoit and Dufour…an all-French composers program from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Tonight at 7:00 on the Evening Concert on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Paul Jacobs is the soloist in Saint-Saens’ 3rd Symphony, the “Organ” symphony. Charles Dutoit guest conducts. Also on this all-French composers  program Dukas’ Fanfare and poeme danse from “La Peri”.

Tuesday December 15: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 15-50)

Dutoit and Dufour

CONDUCTOR: Charles Dutoit SOLOIST: *Mathieu Dufour, flute ; ^Paul Jacobs, organ

Dukas: La Peri, Fanfare and poeme dansé

*Guiallame Connesson (b. 1970 France): pour sortir au jour [CSO commission]

^Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (Organ)

[CSO fill: John Williams (b. 1932): Violin Concerto (Gil Shaham, violin; John Williams, conductor) and Poulenc: Gloria (Bernard Haitink, conductor; from CSO Resound recording)]