Great Performances

Season 38, Episode 1

Episode Title: Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Pierre Boulez Conducts Mahler

Air Date: 2010-10-27

Overview:

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor Emeritus Pierre Boulez leads the Windy City's internationally renowned orchestra in Gustav Mahler's "Symphony No. 7." The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has announced that Music Director Riccardo Muti must withdraw from fall performances due to illness. The change in conductor necessitated the change in the evening’s program to Mahler's Symphony No. 7.