press release - Chicago Symphony Orchestra

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 27, 2012
Press Contacts:
Rachelle Roe
Maggie Berndt
PROGRAM FINALIZED FOR
WORLD ORCHESTRA FOR PEACE PERFORMANCE
ON OCTOBER 21, 2012
CHICAGO — The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association announces the complete
program for the World Orchestra for Peace performance as part of the Symphony Center
Presents Orchestra series appearance on Sunday, October 21, 2012, at 1:15 p.m.
Conductor Valery Gergiev leads the World Orchestra for Peace in a celebratory tribute to
former CSO Music Director Sir Georg Solti on what would have been his 100th birthday,
highlighting some of his favorite guest artists and repertoire. Maestro Gergiev and the
orchestra will be joined by soprano Angela Gheorghiu and bass René Pape, as well as
alumni musicians of the Solti Accademia and Solti Foundation US: soprano Tereza
Gevorgyan, mezzo-soprano Matilda Paulsson, tenor Roberto Gómez-Ortiz, baritone Ross
Ramgobin and conductor Cristian Macelaru.
The orchestra performs the overture from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Strauss’ Don
Juan, the Adagietto from Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra.
Gheorghiu, Pape and the Solti alumni are the soloists for beloved operatic excerpts. Papé
performs “In diesen heil'gen Hallen” from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Gheorghiu solos on
““Addio del passato” from Verdi’s La traviata, and the singers join forces for “Là ci darem
la mano” from Mozart’s Don Giovanni. The alumni musicians are featured on “Bella figlia
dell’amore” from Verdi’s Rigoletto. Lady Solti appears as presenter.
For more information, please contact the CSO Box Office at 312-294-3000 or visit
cso.org.
Complete program information follows:
Symphony Center Presents
Orchestra
Solti Centennial
Sunday, October 21, 2012, 1:15 p.m.
Sir Georg Solti 100th Birthday Concert
World Orchestra for Peace
Valery Gergiev, conductor
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
René Pape, bass
Lady Solti, host
Alumni of the Solti Accademia and Solti Foundation US
Tereza Gevorgyan, soprano
Matilda Paulsson, mezzo-soprano
Roberto Gòmez-Ortiz, tenor
Ross Ramgobin, baritone
Cristian Macelaru, conductor
Past and Present Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
MOZART Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
STRAUSS Don Juan
MOZART “In diesen heil'gen Hallen” from The Magic Flute
MOZART “Là ci darem la mano” from Don Giovanni
VERDI “Bella figlia dell’amore” from Rigoletto
VERDI “Addio del passato” from La traviata
MAHLER Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
SUBSCRIPTIONS for 2012/13 Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Center Presents concert
series are currently available at 312-294-3000 or 800-223-7114, online at cso.org, or by visiting the
Symphony Center box office at 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604. Single tickets for the 2012/13
season go on sale August 10, 2012. Artists, programs and prices are subject to change.
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