Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 3

The CSO celebrates the opening of the 2025/26 season with Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 lead by Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä, featuring vocal soloist Wiebke Lehmkuhl, the Chicago Symphony Chorus, and Uniting Voices Chicago.

Broadcast available through September 20, 2028

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D Minor
Wiebke Lehmkuhl contralto
Chicago Symphony Chorus
James Bass director
Uniting Voices Chicago
Josephine Lee director
Klaus Mäkelä conductor
April 2025

25-39

Production
Brian Wise producer
Charlie Post audio engineer
Lisa Simeone host

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