Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider – Tchaikovsky 4

Starting with a ferocious fanfare representing fate, Tchaikovsky pours his soul into his Fourth Symphony, a fearless musical autobiography packed with surging melodies and dazzling colors. Antoine Tamestit brings his “gorgeous smoky sound” (The Guardian) to Walton’s Viola Concerto, a work of wistful beauty and quicksilver energy.

Program:

Vaughan Williams – Overture to The Wasps
Walton – Viola Concerto
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4

Performers:

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider – Conductor
Antoine Tamestit – Viola