Saint-Saens’ “Organ” Symphony and Connesson’s “pour sortir au jour” from the CSO

Tonight at 7:00 on the Evening Concert on WILL-FM 90.9 Paul Jacobs is the soloist in Saint-Saens’ “Organ” Symphony with Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Charles Dutoit guest conducts. Also on the program Mathieu Dufour is the soloist in Guillame Connesson’s “pour sortir au jour” for flute and orchestra.

Tuesday December 16, 2014

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO #14-50)

Charles Dutoit and Mathieu Dufour

Dukas: La Peri, Fanfare and poemedansé

Guillame Connesson (b. 1970, France): pour sortir au jour (Mathieu Dufour, flute [CSO commission])

Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 (Organ) (Paul Jacobs, organ)

[CSO fill: Williams: Violin Concerto (Gil Shaham, violin; John Williams, conductor) and

 Poulenc: Gloria (Bernard Haitink, conductor) from CSO Resound recording]