RACHLEFF RETURNS TO CONDUCT THE CPO IN THE ROMANTIC VIOLIN
Chicago, IL - On Sunday, May 20 at 7
p.m., Chicago Philharmonic Principal Conductor and Music Director Larry
Rachleff returns to Pick-Staiger to conduct the orchestra’s fourth and final concert
of the season - The Romantic Violin. The program features Antonín Dvořák’s entrancing Symphony No. 8 and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s beautiful Violin
Concerto featuring Chicago Philharmonic Concertmaster David Perry.
The evening will start off with a
well-known showpiece for violin. Tchaikovsky
wrote his Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 in 1878. The piece is one of the most popular violin
concertos ever written. It is known for
being a very challenging piece to perform, requiring great technical skill.
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After the intermission, the orchestra will
perform Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163. Dvorak composed this piece in Bohemia in 1889
as a tribute to the Emperor Franz Joseph for his encouragement of the
arts. The piece premiered in Prague in
1890. Symphony No. 8 was inspired by Bohemian folk music which adds to
its cheerful quality.
Location and
Tickets
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The concert takes place at 7 p.m. at
Pick-Staiger Hall, one of the finest classical music venues in the Chicago
area. Pick-Staiger is located at 50
Arts Circle Drive in Evanston on the Northwestern University Campus. For ticket information, call the Chicago
Philharmonic Business Office at 847-866-6888. Or visit www.chicagophilharmonic.org. Parking is convenient and free and
Pick-Staiger is wheelchair accessible.
Individual tickets are $75, $65, $38 and $20. Student tickets are $10.
About
the Orchestra
Many of the 80 members of the Chicago
Philharmonic are drawn from Lyric Opera’s orchestra along with a cadre of
seasoned professional musicians who have performed together over many years
developing a special ensemble virtuosity that thrills the listener. The orchestra has featured world-renowned
conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Sir Andrew Davis and Jesus Lopez-Cobos, and
distinguished guest arts such as John Browning, Jorge Osorio and Sharon
Isbin. The Orchestra is truly a
treasure of the North Shore of Chicago.
