Review | Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti set the frigid darkness ablaze in triumphant Toronto return after 109-year absence

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti set the frigid darkness ablaze in triumphant Toronto return after 109-year absence

On one of the coldest nights of the year in Toronto, with temperatures plummeting into the negative double digits, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra set the frigid darkness ablaze with a scintillating concert Wednesday night at Koerner Hall, marking the ensemble’s triumphant return to the city after a 109-year absence., the orchestra performed a program of contrasting symphonies, consisting of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 7” and Sergei Prokofiev’s “Symphony No.

Take, for instance, the ensemble’s thunderously brilliant interpretation of Beethoven’s seventh symphony. Opening with sweeping grandiosity, the strings built upon an extended sequence of ascending scales before majestically landing on a series of propulsive chords. In the aforementioned motif, the orchestra drew out the dance-like rhythms and the vivid dynamic contrasts with self-assured confidence. Even the quietest moments were imbued with startling power and the silences with dramatic suspense.

 

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