Chicago Symphony Orchestra

“There were no short openers, no quick musical palate cleansers. Instead, the CSO presented a heavyweight program – the kind in which Mäkelä was laying down a marker and really beginning to establish a place in the long history of notable conductors who have led the orchestra. Glimmers of what the Mäkelä version of this orchestra might be like could be seen during this program …”

Chicago Sun Times, Kyle MacMillan, 18 October 2025


“Mäkelä returns to CSO for a brilliant and blazing night of Berlioz … The burgeoning partnership of Klaus Mäkelä and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra seems to be growing closer, musically tighter and stronger and more effective overall with each successive performance.”

Chicago Classical Review, Lawrence A Johnson, 17 October 2025



PROGRAMME:
Hector Berlioz: Harold en Italie
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Soloist: Antoine Tamestit