Debuts in Warsaw, Poland, and Geneva, Switzerland, are among the highlights of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s European Tour 2014. Led by Music Director Riccardo Muti, the CSO will cap its 17-day sojourn with a four-concert residency at the Musikverein in Vienna.
TOUR SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM DETAILS
Oct. 20, 7 p.m.: Filharmonia Narodowa in Warsaw
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Christopher Martin, trumpet
PANUFNIK Concerto in modo antico
STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird (1919 revision)
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 (Rhenish)
For details, go to the venue’s site.
Oct. 21, 8 p.m.: Philharmonie Luxembourg in Luxembourg
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest, Op. 18
DEBUSSY La mer
SCRIABIN The Divine Poem, Op. 43 (Symphony No. 3)
For details, go to the venue’s site.
Oct. 23, 8 p.m.: Victoria Hall in Geneva
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest, Op. 18
DEBUSSY La mer
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97 (Rhenish)
For details, go to the venue’s site.
Oct. 25, 8 p.m.: Salle Pleyel in Paris
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
MENDELSSOHN Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, Op. 27
DEBUSSY La mer
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
For details, go to the venue’s site.
Oct. 26, 4 p.m.: Salle Pleyel in Paris
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest, Op. 18
STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird (1919 revision)
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 (Rhenish)
For details, go to the venue’s site.
Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.: Musikverein in Vienna
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest, Op. 18
STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird (1919 revision)
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 (Rhenish)
For details, go to the venue’s site.
Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.: Musikverein in Vienna
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
MENDELSSOHN Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, Op. 27
DEBUSSY La mer
SCRIABIN The Divine Poem, Op. 43 (Symphony No. 3)
For details, go to the venue’s site.
Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m.: Musikverein in Vienna
Riccardo Muti in Conversation with Peter Jarolin — Muti will participate in a public conversation with Jarolin, a classical music critic for the Kurier, followed by a CD and book signing. Details here.
Nov. 1-2, 7:30 p.m.: Musikverein in Vienna
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Tatiana Serjan, soprano
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
Piotr Beczala, tenor
Riccardo Zanellato, bass
Wiener Singverein
Johannes Prinz, choirmaster
VERDI Messa da Requiem
For details, go to the venue’s site: Nov. 1 and Nov. 2.
PHOTO: Passports of CSO musicians await inspection during a checkpoint on last winter’s tour. | Todd Rosenberg Photography 2014