Klaus Mäkelä & Yunchan Lim

Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä leads Beethoven’s buoyant Seventh Symphony — always a thrill to hear live — alongside two contemporary works inspired by Beethoven. Yunchan Lim, the youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn Competition, presents the enchanting, heartfelt Piano Concerto of Robert Schumann — a composer with the soul of a poet.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä conductor
Yunchan Lim piano

Program
Chin subito con forza
Schumann Piano Concerto
Widmann Con brio
Beethoven Symphony No. 7

Sponsors
These concerts are generously sponsored by Zell Family Foundation.

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