Program Book: Bychkov Conducts Brahms, Dec 14-16, 2023

Read the program book for Bychkov Conducts Brahms, Dec 14-16, 2023.

Guest conductor Semyon Bychkov and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed Dvořák’s high-spirited Carnival Overture and Brahms’ noble Fourth Symphony on Thursday evening. Benjamin Beilman, who spent some of his formative years in the Chicago area, demonstrated his deep rich tones in Saint-Saëns’ virtuosic Third Violin Concerto.

Photography by Todd Rosenberg