Celebrating Margaret Hillis

Join a celebration of Margaret Hillis — the first woman to conduct the CSO and founding director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus from 1957 to 1994. The broadcast features three Grammy-winning selections from Hillis’s extensive discography: Bartók’s Cantata profana led by Pierre Boulez, plus Verdi’s Messa da Requiem and an excerpt from Brahms’s A German Requiem, both led by Sir Georg Solti.

Brahms Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen from A German Requiem, Op. 45
Sir Georg Solti conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis director
1978 (London)

Bartók Cantata profana
Pierre Boulez conductor
John Aler tenor
John Tomlinson bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis director
1991 (Deutsche Grammophon)

Verdi Messa da Requiem
Sir Georg Solti conductor
Leontyne Price soprano
Janet Baker mezzo-soprano
Veriano Luchetti tenor
José van Dam bass-baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis director
1977 (RCA)

Production
Brian Wise producer
Charlie Post audio engineer
Lisa Simeone host
Michael Schweppe host engineer
Neil Tevault host engineer

24-35

CSOradio
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The nationally syndicated series features live concert performances by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, recorded in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, alongside selections from the orchestra’s expansive catalog of commercial recordings. Every program is designed to illustrate fascinating stories inside the music, as well as offering insights from the performers themselves.

Listen to complete shows and tune in weekly to WFMT-FM (98.7) at 8 p.m. (Central) each Sunday evening for the broadcast.