Listen "CSO Program Notes: Gil Shaham Plays Mendelssohn"
Episode Synopsis
Experience the “brilliant and incisive” (Chicago Tribune) Gil Shaham in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, ever popular for its mix of vigor and finesse. Richard Strauss’ tone poem explores the ultimate mystery of death and what might lie beyond. Lutosławski’s 1954 Concerto for Orchestra is a symphonic showpiece that draws on Polish folk songs and Baroque forms.
Learn more: cso.org/performances/23-24/cso-classical/gil-shaham-plays-mendelssohn
Learn more: cso.org/performances/23-24/cso-classical/gil-shaham-plays-mendelssohn
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