Jun
11
2026
concert
via venue:chicago-cso
Gaffigan, Thibaudet & Bernstein
Symphony Center, Chicago, USA
Thursday, June 11, 2026
As part of the CSO's tribute to 250 years of American history, Jean-Yves Thibaudet takes on the extravagant, jazz-infused piano solo in Leonard Bernstein’s The Age of Anxiety , based on W. H. Auden’s poem about the quest for faith and meaning. Sumptuous orchestral highlights from Gershwin and Weill musicals frame a stirring selection of spirituals performed with the Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir.
Program
- Weill (arr. R. R. Bennett) Lady in the Dark , Symphonic Nocturne
- Hogan Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
- Hailstork I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
- Gershwin (orch. Rose) Overture to Girl Crazy
- Halloran Witness
- Johnson (arr. Carter) Lift Every Voice and Sing
- Bernstein Symphony No. 2 (The Age of Anxiety)
Performers
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- James Gaffigan conductor
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
- Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir