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Marek Janowski returns to the Chicago Symphony with majestic Bruckner

Marek Janowski
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra horn section
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Franceso Piemontesi
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By Sam Jacobson, 16 November 2024
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“much was done to convey the larger-than-life quality of the music, an epic slowly unfurling”
Reviewed at Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago on 14 November 2024
Programme
Weber, Ruler of the Spirits: Overture
Liszt, Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major, S 125
Bruckner, Symphony no. 3 in D minor, WAB 103
Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marek Janowski, Conductor
Francesco Piemontesi, Piano
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Sam Jacobson
Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.