Canellakis & Gerstein

This week, guest conductor Karina Canellakis makes the CSO debut in Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben. Opening the program is Thomas’s Brio, followed by Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A Minor, featuring Kirill Gerstein. Sir Georg Solti conducts Rossini’s Overture to The Barber of Seville to open the broadcast. 

Broadcast available through April 6, 2026

Rossini Overture to The Barber of Seville
Sir Georg Solti conductor
1972 (London) 

Thomas Brio
Schumann Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
ENCORE Chopin Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42
Kirill Gerstein piano
Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 
Karina Canellakis conductor
May 2022

Production
Brian Wise producer
Charlie Post audio engineer
Lisa Simeone host

25-15

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