Songs of Love and Farewell

Name: Songs of Love and Farewell
Start: 2026-04-09T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-09T21:20:00-05:00
Location: 220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60604

Schedule

Thu Apr 09 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:20 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60604 | Chicago, IL

Why are we here, and what comes next? Throughout time, humans have wrestled with these questions, resulting in compositions like Richard Strauss’ radiant swan song, Rachmaninov’s haunting depiction of the journey of souls to the afterlife, Janáček’s portrait of hope and solidarity in a Siberian prison camp and Wagner’s spine-tingling meditation on eternal love.
Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša conductor
Corinne Winters soprano
Program
Janáček Overture to From the House of the Dead
Rachmaninov The Isle of the Dead
R. Strauss Four Last Songs
Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde (Orchestral version)
Sponsors
The appearance of Corinne Winters is made possible by the Grainger Fund for Excellence.
These concerts are generously sponsored by United Airlines.