May
7
2026
concert
via venue:chicago-cso
DiDonato Performs Neruda Songs
Symphony Center, Chicago, USA
Thursday, May 7, 2026
2025/26 CSO Artist-in-Residence Joyce DiDonato is “a supreme artist, as much through sheer triumph of spirit as through musicianship” ( Financial Times ). The esteemed mezzo-soprano sings the Neruda Songs , Peter Lieberson’s heartbreakingly sensuous song cycle set to the poetry of Pablo Neruda. Edward Gardner concludes the program with Walton’s tumultuous and alluring First Symphony.
Program
- Barber First Essay for Orchestra
- Lieberson Neruda Songs
- Walton Symphony No. 1
Performers
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano