Beyond the Score®
Beyond the Score: Edward Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations
One evening, the great English composer Edward Elgar sat down at his piano to improvise. “That’s a good tune,” said…
Beyond the Score, Sir Mark Elder finds the passion in Janáček
For classical music novices, there’s a lot to absorb when attempting to enjoy the genius of Leoš Janáček. First, there’s…
Javier Perianes moves out of the shadow of a famous fellow Spaniard
Nobody needs to remind pianist Javier Perianes that Alicia de Larrocha was Spain’s greatest keyboard artist. He hears it all…
Beyond the Score: Brahms’ Symphony No. 3, ‘Free But Happy’
In the summer of 1883, while vacationing in the German spa town of Wiesbaden, Johannes Brahms celebrated his 50th birthday…
Beyond the Score unravels the mysteries of Brahms
In November, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra launched the 10th season of its imaginative Beyond the Score series with a program honoring…
Revisiting the world premiere of ‘A Pierre Dream’
The Beyond the Score world-premiere production of “A Pierre Dream: A Portrait of Pierre Boulez,” salutes the life and work…
‘A Pierre Dream’: A portrait of Pierre Boulez
“A Pierre Dream: A Portrait of Pierre Boulez,” a world-premiere Beyond the Score production, salutes the life and work of…
Beyond the Score: Why Italy? Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4
To launch the fifth season of the Beyond the Score series, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Antonio Pappano…
Creating the immersive experience of ‘A Pierre Dream’
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Beyond the Score has covered some far-flung terrain since its first program 10 years ago. Using…
Beyond the Score — Haydn: The London Symphonies
Late 18th-century London was the bustling capital of an expanding empire, its citizens rapidly acquiring wealth and eagerly seeking the latest cultural delights. Who better to entertain them than the world-famous Joseph Haydn, whose newly composed, modern symphonies were bursting with brilliance, wit and deep sentiment?
Pierre Boulez in Chicago: A timeline
When Pierre Boulez first appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1969, he was famous as a revolutionary composer, and…