CSO Musicians
Mues, Synnestvedt and Vernon saluted at annual CSO Musicians’ Luncheon
Three members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra were honored at the 54th Annual CSO Musicians’ Luncheon, hosted by the League…
The CSO’s Keith Buncke feels he was born to play the bassoon
At 11, Keith Buncke heard a recording of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, with prominent parts for the oboe and…
Max Raimi recalls how images from Lisel Mueller’s poetry ‘haunted me’
Max Raimi, a longtime member of the the CSO’s viola section, started composing when he was a little boy. He…
Chicago native Emma Gerstein named as the CSO’s second flute
Emma Gerstein, a Hyde Park native and currently the principal flute of New Zealand’s Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, will join the…
CSO musicians share memories of Boulez, ahead of MusicNOW salute
The CSO doesn’t readily bestow the title of principal guest conductor. In the orchestra’s long history, only three conductors have…
Honk if you love taxi horns! The CSO connection to a Gershwin totem
When the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs George Gershwin’s iconic tone poem An American in Paris as part of its “Gershwin…
Mary Sauer offers a glissando of memories of her time with the CSO
“Ben-Hur” with Charlton Heston premiered in 1959. That same year, Fidel Castro became prime minister of Cuba, Hawaii and Alaska…
For the CSO’s principal flute, it’s all about ‘the love for the sound’
Eastern Iceland is another world. Mountains rise like giants from the ocean, deserted fjords are haunted by ghosts. In the…
Alex Klein celebrates the CSO’s commitment to excellence
At the annual meeting Oct. 26 of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, Alex Klein, holder of the Nancy and Larry Fuller Principal…
For Daniel Gingrich, playing in the CSO has been ‘a dream come true’
The inherent danger of wavering intonation and off-color sounds can make the French horn a particularly difficult instrument to play….
Mary Sauer, principal piano, retires after seven decades with the CSO
Mary Sauer, principal piano of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the only full-time keyboardist in CSO history, is retiring after…