A Tapas Menu with CSO Winds & Strings
A Tapas Menu with CSO Winds & Strings

Breaking Barriers

A Tapas Menu with CSO Winds & Strings

Debussy, Copland, Piazzolla & more chamber works, co-curated by Marin Alsop and Molly Yeh

Sat, July 26, 2025 1:30 PM Tickets

About the Performance

Performers

Marin Alsop and Molly Yeh, hosts and co-curators

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Members and Guests

Yuan-Qing Yu, violin
Gina DiBello, violin
Kozue Funakoshi, violin
Gabriela Lara, violin
Ni Mei, violin
Hermine Gagné, violin
Sunghee Choi, viola
Karen Basrak, cello
Katinka Kleijn, cello
Alex Horton, bass
Julia Coronelli, harp
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, flute
Scott Hostetler, oboe and English horn
John Bruce Yeh, clarinet
Susanna Gaunt, French horn
Tage Larsen, trumpet
Molly Yeh, percussion

Steans Institute Musicians

Kaylyn Taylor Baldwin, soprano
Kevin Murphy, piano

Birds and Phoenix

John Bruce Yeh and Teresa Reilly, clarinets
Wang Guowei, erhu
Yang Wei, pipa

Program

Aaron Copland: Quiet City Introduction by Grace Goudie
Scott Hostetler, English horn; Tage Larsen, trumpet; Strings
Nefeli Chadouli, guest conductor

Claude Debussy: Syrinx Introduction by Beverly Kim
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, flute

Leonard Bernstein: La Bonne Cuisine: Four Recipes for Voice and Piano Introduction by Jacqueline Eng
Kaylyn Taylor Baldwin, soprano; Kevin Murphy, piano

Claude Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (arr. Néstor Bayona) Introduction by Maneet Chauhan
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, flute; Scott Hostetler, oboe; John Bruce Yeh, clarinet; Susanna Gaunt, horn; Julia Coronelli, harp; Molly Yeh, percussion; Strings
Marin Alsop, conductor

Victoria Bond: Bridges Introduction by Molly Yeh
Birds and Phoenix

Astor Piazzolla: Libertango Introduction by Sarah Stegner
Strings

–No Intermission–