Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Jaap van Zweden

Date & Time

Sun, May 18, 2025, 20:00

Venue

It has been an incredible 40 years since the Chicago Symphony Orchestra last performed in a ProArte concert. It is therefore high time to present America’s finest orchestra, one of the most traditional orchestras in the USA, to the ProArte audience at the Elbphilharmonie. As proven Mahler specialists, the musicians from Chicago make a substantial contribution to our season focus: according to Jaap van Zweden, Mahler’s 7th Symphony lies »exactly on the border between dream and reality« and is therefore... Read full text

Keywords: Symphony Concert

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Musicians

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden	Conductor

Program

Symphony No. 7 in E minor

Gustav Mahler

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