Afterwork Masterworks®

Bell Plays Bruch

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
Henry McDowell, organ

Bruch -   Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor
Saint-Saëns -   Symphony No. 3 (Organ)

Joshua Bell has enchanted audiences worldwide with his breathtaking playing and tone of rare opulence. The Indiana native will thrill Chicago audiences with performances of Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Saint-Saëns’ virtuosic Introduction and Rondo capriccioso. Bell will play the “Mona Lisa” of concert violins, a famous 1741 Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesu. The rare instrument has been played by a long lineage of great virtuosos including Henri Vieuxtemps, Eugene Ysaye, and Yehudi Menuhin.

NOTICE
Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier will lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra subscription concerts this week, on October 7, 8, 9 and 10. For more information, please see this press release.

AFTERWORK MASTERWORKS®
Relax after a long day at the office with our Afterwork Masterworks® concerts at Symphony Center. With an early start time of 6:30 and no intermission, you’ll be on your way home by 8:00. Or, stay and enjoy FREE wine at receptions after each performance. Mingle with other concertgoers and partake in a Q&A with guest artists and CSO musicians.

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