PROGRAM

Unsuk CHIN Subito con Forza for Orchestra

Louise FARRENC Symphony No. 3

Carlos SIMON Profiles

Sergei RACHMANIOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini featuring guest artist, pianist George Li

Join Chicago Sinfonietta for the season finale! Chicago Sinfonietta reverberates with dynamic sound and energy as closes its 2023-24 subscription series with an unforgettable evening of energizing and inspiring music.

Dynamism permeates the evening, beginning with Unsuk Chin's energetic curtain-raiser, Subito con Forza, followed by Louise Farrenc’s bold and powerful Symphony No. 3 with its intense opening and triumphant finale.

The passion continues with the Chicago premiere Carlos Simon's Profiles, an energetic, colorful work that explores the diversity of inspired by the work of the late visual artist Romare Bearden. The piece, writes the composer, "aims to highlight the rich energy and joyous sceneries that Harlem expressed as it was the hotbed for African American culture."

The final, evergreen work of the season is no less than the rock star of the 18th century, Rachmaninoff's beloved Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, with internationally renowned pianist George Li.