CSO Program Notes: Tetzlaff Plays Sibelius

11/02/2025 15 min
CSO Program Notes: Tetzlaff Plays Sibelius

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Episode Synopsis

The rugged, windswept beauty of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto is a perfect showcase for Christian Tetzlaff, whose “fiery and compelling” 2022 CSO performance was named one of the year’s 10 best by Chicago Classical Review. Schoenberg’s Pelleas and Melisande is a lush, quintessentially romantic orchestral portrait of Maeterlinck’s mysterious, symbolist play, while Wagner’s prelude delivers a thrilling opener.

Learn more: cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-classical/tetzlaff-plays-sibelius