Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Riccardo Muti in Beijing

Date: Jan 25-26 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 280-1,680 yuan

Born in Naples, Italy, Riccardo Muti is one of the preeminent conductors of our day. In 2010, when he became the tenth music director of the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), he had more than forty years of experience at the helm of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (1968-1980), the Philharmonia Orchestra (1972-1982), the Philadelphia Orchestra (1980-1992), and Teatroalla Scala (1986-2005). The program includes Symphony No 5 by Beethoven and Symphony No 1 by Mahler on Jan 25, and Classical Symphony by Prokofiev, Concert Music for Strings and Brass by Hindemith, and Symphony No 4 by Tchaikovsky.