Tchaikovsky called his Pathétique Symphony “the best and especially the most open-hearted of my works.” Riccardo Muti leads this masterful and deeply tragic score, which was the last of Tchaikovsky’s works to be premiered during his lifetime. It is preceded by Liadov’s luminous nighttime scene and former Mead Composer-in-Residence Missy Mazzoli’s evocative meditation on her father's experiences as a soldier in Vietnam.
Program:
Mazzoli - These Worlds In Us
Liadov - The Enchanted Lake
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Muti - conductor