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Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra tackle warhorses and novelties

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“Muti expanded his conducting presence to match the music”
Reviewed at Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago on 1 October 2015
Beethoven, Leonore Overture no. 3, Op.72b
Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K466
Hindemith, Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op.50
Prokofiev, Scythian Suite, Op.20
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, Conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano
Klaus Mäkelä is speaking... Chicago is listening
****1
Matthew Aucoin’s Song of the Reappeared premieres in Chicago
*****
Manfred Honeck brings his über-dramatic Mozart Requiem to Chicago
****1
Daniela Candillari makes her Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut
****1
Polished Ravel x 2 from Alice Sara Ott with the Chicago Symphony
****1
Ravinia Festival opens with bombastic Gershwin, emotional Tchaikovsky
***11
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