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𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗡 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗝𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱, 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟲–𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟵 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗮̈𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗿 When 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗻 became chief conductor of the 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗿…

𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗠 𝗙𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗪𝗔̈𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟮–𝟭𝟵𝟯𝟰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟮–𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟰 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮’𝘀 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 In the early history of…

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗪𝗔𝗥 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟵𝟭𝟰–𝟭𝟵𝟭𝟴 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 When the First World War broke out in the summer…

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 In the musical world of the…

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 Dear members, My name is 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗮̀𝘀, and I am the creator and administrator of this group, as well as of a wide network of Facebook…

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 Dear members, My name is 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗮̀𝘀, and I am the creator and administrator of this group, as well as of a wide network of Facebook…

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 Dear members, My name is 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗮̀𝘀, and I am the creator and administrator of this group, as well as of a wide network of Facebook…

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 This group is devoted to celebrating the 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 — from the golden age of bel canto to the dramatic heights…

𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝘁𝗶’s Debut 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝘁𝗶 made his debut with the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 at the Ravinia Festival on July 25, 1973, leading Rossini’s Overture to Semiramide, Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor — with…

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼’s Symphony No. 1 - Daniel Barenboim · Chicago Symphony Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTX7-Zam1BM&list=OLAK5uy_lQYohbhCmDg-DzeExSazenD328G0VUMnI&index=1 At the invitation of music director 𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗶, 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 became the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮’s first composer-in-residence in 1987, and his…

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗵 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗵 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵 — born on 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬, 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟬, in 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘂, then Germany and today Wrocław, Poland — belongs to that rare category of musicians whose life…

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀 and the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘀. One of 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿’s primary goals early in his tenure as the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮’s sixth music director was to schedule and perform major choral works. However,…

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 of 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲’s Symphony no. 1 in E minor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s4yY_A2A2k (New Black Repertory Ensemble - Leslie B. Dunner, conductor) As part of the World’s Fair in Chicago — called A Century…

On October 23 and 24, 1952, fifth music director 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶́𝗸 led the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 in the music most closely associated with his native Czechoslovakia, 𝗦𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮’s Má vlast. “𝗦𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮’s My Country is regarded…

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀! We are delighted to welcome you to this group dedicated to the genius, beauty, and timeless music of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆. May this be a place of discovery,…

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀! We are delighted to welcome you to this group dedicated to the genius, beauty, and timeless music of 𝗟𝘂𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗴 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻. May this be a place of discovery,…

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀! We are delighted to welcome you to this group dedicated to the genius, beauty, and timeless music of 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗻. May this be a place of discovery, friendship,…

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀! We are delighted to welcome you to this group dedicated to the genius, depth, and timeless music of 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗺𝘀. May this be a place of discovery, friendship,…

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀! We are delighted to have you with us in this group dedicated to the life, music, and timeless beauty of 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘇 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁. May this be a place of…

𝗔𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 – 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮, 𝗢𝗽. 𝟭𝟲 Composed in 𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟵, 𝗔𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮, 𝗢𝗽. 𝟭𝟲, stands as one of the decisive works of early twentieth-century modernism. Written at a…

On November 25, 1927, 𝗠𝘆𝗿𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝘀𝘀 made her debut with the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 in Schumann’s Piano Concerto. 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 conducted. 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗱 in the Chicago News commented that 𝗛𝗲𝘀𝘀 performed “in a way…

On October 18, 1991, new music director 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗶𝗺 shared the podium with two of his predecessors, 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶́𝗸 and 𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗶, to bring the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮’s centennial celebration to a grand…

On April 5 and 6, 1907, 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 programmed a concert of “compositions by living writers,” including music from five countries. The first half opened with 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱’𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘆’s Wallenstein’s Camp (France), 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘂𝗻𝗼𝘃’s Spring…