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On April 2, 2024, Klaus Mäkelä was named Zell Music Director Designate of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. This week, we feature performances from that special moment, beginning with Zinovjev’s Batteria. Next, we hear two works by Shostakovich: The First Cello Concerto with Sol Gabetta, followed by a powerful reading of the Tenth Symphony.
Broadcast available through April 6, 2025
Strauss Excerpts from Don Juan, Op. 20
Fritz Reiner conductor
1960 (RCA)
Zinovjev Batteria
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107
ENCORE Vasks Gramata cellam II. Dolcissimo
Sol Gabetta cello
Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93
Klaus Mäkelä conductor
April 2024
Klaus Mäkelä appears courtesy of Decca Classics.
Production
Brian Wise producer
Charlie Post audio engineer
Lisa Simeone host
24-38
CSOradio
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