BP Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Produced by Marty Ronish and hosted by Lisa Simeone, this weekly, two-hour series offers a unique format of engaging and lively content, including produced segments created to provide deeper insight into the music and programmatic themes found within the CSO’s concert season; interviews with CSO musicians, guest artists, and composers; and an exploration of the stories found within the CSO’s rich heritage of recordings and the Orchestra’s illustrious history in Chicago.

When and where to tune-in

Thursdays at 8pm on Classical 91.5

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May 2013 programs on The Chicago Symphony

Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.

May's programs from the Chicago Symphony include music of Tchaikovsky, Haydn, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Strauss, Wagner, Beethoven and much more.

April 2013 programs on The Chicago Symphony

Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.

Here's what's coming up for April on the Chicago Symphony's radio broadcast season.

March 2013 programs on The Chicago Symphony

Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.

Although it did not win an Oscar, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is featured on the soundtrack of the film Lincoln, from DreamWorks Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox, in association with Participant Media, and directed by Steven Spielberg. The CSO, along with Members of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, recorded renowned composer John Williams' original score at Orchestra Hall in Chicago in May 2012, under Williams' baton. But here's what's coming up for March on the Chicago Symphony's radio broadcast season.

February 2013 programs on The Chicago Symphony

Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.

This month the Chicago Symphony orchestra presents the world premiere of Christopher Rouse's "Heimdall's Trumpet," performed by the splendid soloist for whom the work was written, CSO principal trumpet Christopher Martin.

December 2012 programs on The Chicago Symphony

Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.

This month the Chicago Symphony orchestra presents Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra on Dec. 20.