2.6K reactions · 191 shares | Wishing a very happy 81st birthday to Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti! In February 2022, Muti led the CSO in critically acclaimed performances of American composer Philip Glass’ Symphony No. 11. On July 28, we celebrate his boundless energy and commitment to new music with a concert clip of this work, originally written by Glass for his own 80th birthday. | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Facebook

70K views · 2.6K reactions | J.S. Bach’s beloved Cello Suites have become one of the most celebrated collections of music, and performances oftentimes feel intimate, meditative and transcendent. These solo compositions have been transcribed for nearly every orchestral instrument, and here Charles Vernon performs the Sarabande from Suite No. 1 on bass trombone. | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Facebook