Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Robert Chen, Violin
In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s formal annual residency at Ravinia, it seemed only fitting to showcase the orchestra’s esteemed concertmaster as Robert Chen takes center stage for Brahms’s symphonically conceived Violin Concerto. Composed in an unusually close collaboration between Brahms and the violinist who performed the world premiere, it represents a new level of integration between the soloist and orchestra. The concert also includes Beethoven’s beloved “Eroica” Symphony, which astounded critics at its premiere and marked the beginning of Beethoven’s transformation of the entire concept of symphonic composition.
Brahms: | Violin Concerto |
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 3 |
in E-flat Major (“Eroica”) |