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The CSO presents a 2020 composition by Gabriela Lena Frank, Thu 3/16 @ 8pm

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM

Published February 27, 2023 at 3:38 PM EST

Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony, Haillí-Serenata by Gabriela Lena Frank was inspired by a visit to the city of Cajamarca, Peru, the site of the Inca Empire's defeat by the Spanish. Frank presents this serenade to their ancestors in this short work (Haillí means “prayer” in Quechua).

3/2 Bologne: Overture to L'Amant anonyme Vivaldi: Flute Concerto, La Notte, Concert for 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, Bassoon, and 2 Violins Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1 (Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, f; Riccardo Muti, cond)

3/9 Mozart: Symphony No. 39 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica (Herbert Blomstedt, cond)

3/16 Frank: Haillí-Serenata Dvořák: Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 ( Hilary Hahn, v; Andrés Orozco-Estrada, cond)

3/23 Janáček: Sinfonietta Copland: Dance Symphony J. Strauss, Jr.: Wiener Blut, Rosen aus dem Süden,

Der Zigeunerbaron, Unter Donner und Blitz Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition (Seiji Ozawa, Morton Gould, Fritz Reiner and Carlo Maria Giulini, cond)

3/30 Montgomery: Hymn for Everyone Bottesini: Double Bass Concerto No. 2 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Pastoral (Alexander Hanna, db; Riccardo Muti, cond)