
Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony is a lyrical masterpiece that The Guardian calls “35 minutes of life-enhancing joy.” Edo de Waart conducts this profound work, along with John Adams’ exuberant “foxtrot for orchestra,” an outtake from his opera Nixon in China. The phenomenally gifted Leila Josefowicz returns to perform Stravinsky’s brilliant neoclassical Violin Concerto.
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Date
Thursday, December 19, 2019 8:00 PM
Venue
Orchestra Hall
Description
PROGRAM
John Adams The Chairman Dances
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Dvořák Carnival Overture
Dvořák Symphony No. 8
PERFORMERS
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Edo de Waart conductor
Leila Josefowicz violin
CONCERT EXTRAS
Preconcert conversation with John Novak: Thursday, December 19, 6:45–7:15, Grainger Ballroom
DISCOVER MORE
- Watch: Trailer
- Read: Edo de Waart, once a globe-trotter, prefers to stay close to home
- Read: Leila Josefowicz thinks failing to play Stravinsky would be ‘a sin’
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