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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…

On February 28 and March 1, 1963, soprano 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 made her debut with the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 in 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘇’s Les nuits d’été and 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮’s El amor brujo with 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 conducting. On March…

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,…

Austrian pianist 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 made his debut with the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 at Orchestra Hall on March 9 and 10, 1923, in 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗺𝘀’ Piano Concerto no. 1 under 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸. He first appeared with the…

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…

𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗶 was scheduled to make his U.S. debut with the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 at the Ravinia Festival on July 14, 1953. However, his visa was denied only a few days before, pending clarification…

𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘇 and 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 in 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟳.

On October 28 and 29, 1954, soprano 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘇𝗸𝗼𝗽𝗳 made her U.S. and 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 debuts in 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘀’ Four Last Songs and the closing scene from his final opera, Capriccio. 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿…

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…

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀, 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 — born on 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵, 𝟭𝟴𝟴𝟴, in 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁, then part of the 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼-𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲, and died on 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱,…

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…

𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗛 – 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀 – 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗸𝗶 𝗦𝘂𝘇𝘂𝗸𝗶 / 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 – 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘀. 𝟰𝟭–𝟱𝟱 https://www.patreon.com/posts/bach-cantatas-41-159437337?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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…

As a last-minute replacement for 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲̂𝘁𝗿𝗲 in July 1963, 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶 𝗢𝘇𝗮𝘄𝗮 was called upon to lead the Orchestra in two concerts at the Ravinia Festival. The 27-year-old conductor made his debut with the…

𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀, 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗻 — born on 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟬, 𝟭𝟵𝟭𝟬, in 𝗟𝘆𝗼𝗻, France, and died on 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭, 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟲, in Paris — was…

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…

Two years after winning the prestigious 1958 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, 𝗩𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 made his first appearances with the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 on April 7 and 8, 1960, performing Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto with…

19-year-old 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗰 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 first appeared with the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 on January 11 and 12, 1940. 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 conducted an all-Sibelius program, and 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 was soloist in the Violin Concerto.