In his Third Symphony, Mahler portrays the whole of earthly existence. Its six movements — written for a massive orchestra, two choruses and a contralto soloist — explore humanity’s relationship with nature using fanfares, marches, folk dances and bird calls. Children’s voices portray angels while the sixth movement is a pantheistic love song to all of creation.

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Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 3

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

No work delivers such dizzying pleasures while going to hell — and back — as Berlioz’s dramatic opera. Riccardo Muti conducts this kaleidoscopic work, with its timeless themes of temptation and redemption. An all-star cast joins the CSO and Chicago Symphony Chorus, which vividly portrays the hordes of peasants and soldiers, damned souls and demons.

Uniting Voices Chicago

Apr 24, 2025

Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 3

19 - 24 Jun, 2025

Muti Conducts The Damnation of Faust

Uniting Voices Chicago