Klaus Mäkelä & Yunchan Lim

Schedule

Thu Dec 18 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:40 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL

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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.
Bank of America is the Maestro Residency Presenter
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