Welcome to #CSOatHome, a place to connect with your Charlotte Symphony until we are once again able to experience the joy of live music together. Here, we will provide streaming audio of past CSO performances, listening guides, educational materials, and more.
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Beethoven Symphony No. 8 (I. Allegro vivace e con brio)
Listen to your CSO perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 (I. Allegro vivace e con brio), led by Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, recorded live in Feb. 2020.
Plus, enjoy an introduction from Music Director Christopher Warren-Green!
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Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
Listen to your CSO perform Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture, led by Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, recorded live in Nov. 2018.
Plus, enjoy an introduction from Music Director Christopher Warren-Green!
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Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3
Listen to your CSO perform Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3, led by Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, recorded live in Jan. 2020.
Plus, enjoy an introduction from Music Director Christopher Warren-Green!
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Mozart Symphony 41, "Jupiter" (I. Allegro vivace)
Listen to your CSO perform Mozart's Symphony No. 41 (I. Allegro vivace), led by Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, recorded live in May 2018.
Plus, enjoy an introduction from Music Director Christopher Warren-Green and a listening guide by Resident Conductor Christopher James Lees!
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Dvořák Symphony No. 7 (I. Allegro maestoso)
Listen to your CSO perform Dvořák's Symphony No. 7 (I. Allegro vivace), led by Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, recorded live in March 2017.
Plus, enjoy an introduction from Music Director Christopher Warren-Green and a listening guide by Resident Conductor Christopher James Lees!
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Mendelssohn "Italian" Symphony (I. Allegro vivace)
Listen to your CSO's performance of Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony (I. Allegro vivace), led by Music Director Christopher Warren-Green and recorded live in Nov. 2018, which we dedicate now to the people of Italy.
Plus, enjoy an introduction from Music Director Christopher Warren-Green and a listening guide by Resident Conductor Christopher James Lees!
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"Charlotte Symphony in Performance" on 89.9 WDAV
We're partnering with WDAV "Classical 89.9" to bring a collection of archival CSO concerts to the public in this time of social distancing. These full concerts, hosted by Mike McKay, air every Friday at 8 pm on WDAV. View the schedule here.
Brahms A German Requiem
Performed by your CSO in Nov. 2014, listen now as Music Director Christopher Warren-Green conducts your CSO's performance of Brahms A German Requiem.
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Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto
Performed by your CSO in Oct. 2014, listen now as Music Director Christopher Warren-Green conducts your CSO's performance of Wagner's Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin, Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto, and Strauss' Ein Heldenleben.
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Tchaikovsky "Pathétique" Symphony
Performed by your CSO in Oct. 2013, listen now as Music Director Christopher Warren-Green conducts your CSO's performance of Tchaikovsky's "Pathetique," Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3 with guest violinist Karen Gomyo, and Mozart's Don Giovanni.
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Holst The Planets
Performed by your CSO in Sept. 2013, listen now as Music Director Christopher Warren-Green conducts your CSO's performance of Holst's The Planets and Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2. Plus, two surprise encore works!
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Sibelius Violin Concerto
Performed by your CSO in March 2015, listen now as Music Director Christopher Warren-Green conducts your CSO's performance of Sibelius's Violin Concerto with violinist Pekka Kuusisto. Plus, Glinka's Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2, "Little Russian."
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Mahler Symphony No. 2
Performed by your CSO in May 2017, listen now as Music Director Christopher Warren-Green conducts your CSO's performance of Mahler's magnificent Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection."
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Virtual Happy Hour
We presented a virtual happy hour preceding WDAV's broadcast of Mahler's Symphony No. 2. Hosted by Interim CEO Michelle Hamilton, this zoom party featured a drink-making tutorial by CSO horn player Bob Rydel and a pre-"concert" talk and Q&A with Resident Conductor Christopher James Lees.
Mozart Exsultate, Jubilate
Performed by your CSO in Jan. 2018, listen now as Music Director Christopher Warren-Green conducts your CSO's performance of Mozart's Exsultate, jubilate and Overture to The Magic Flute, and Haydn's Symphonies 65 and No. 45, "Farewell."
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"Americana"
Performed by your CSO in Feb. 2018, listen now as Music Director Christopher Warren-Green conducts your CSO's performance of Gershwin's An American in Paris, Copland's Old American Songs, and Mark O'Connor's Americana Symphony.
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Fauré Requiem
Performed by your CSO in Nov. 2017, listen now as Music Director Christopher Warren-Green conducts your CSO's performance of Fauré's Requiem, Ravel's Mother Goose and Butterworth's A Shropshire Lad.
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Strauss Oboe Concerto
Performed by your CSO in March 2017, listen now as Music Director Christopher Warren-Green conducts Thomas Adès's The Tempest Overture, R. Strauss's Oboe Concerto, Bruckner's Psalm 150, and Dvořák's Symphony No. 7.
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Schubert "Great C Major"
Performed by your CSO in Jan. 2017, listen now as Music Director Christopher Warren-Green conducts Leonard Mark Lewis's Concerto for Percussion, "Evolution," and Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C, "Great C Major."
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Mendelssohn "Scottish" Symphony
Performed by your CSO in Nov. 2016, listen now as Music Director Christopher Warren-Green conducts Elgar's Serenade for Strings, Davies's An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise, and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3, "Scottish."
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A Symphony A Part
On April 17th at 3 pm, members of the Charlotte Symphony played Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony from wherever they were sheltering in place. Without seeing or hearing one another, each musician played their part, held space for their colleagues, and trusted that they were connected by the wholeness of the score.
"A Symphony A Part is meant to show our gratitude for music, one another, the Charlotte Symphony, and the communities to which we belong. As we shelter in place, we remain present. We are tuning into Beethoven's symphony, the sounds of our respective neighborhoods, and each other. We are happy to share this living archive, which we hope will offer a portal into this moment."
If you're missing the orchestra as much as we are, follow along here and on our social media channels using the hashtag #CSOatHome. We're sharing what our musicians are up to at home, including short excerpts of what they're playing in their spare time.
In this program, we explore Gustav Holst's masterwork The Planets from both a scientific standpoint and through the Roman and Greek mythology from which Holst drew inspiration. Also included: an out of this world set of coloring pages!
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Historical Measures
This program traces the evolution of symphonic music through works that span over 250 years of musical history.
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Sounds of Enchantment
This program explores the extraordinary and rich partnership between music and literature. To enter the magical world of myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and legends through both words and music is to realize the enchantment of storytelling.
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"How Birds Came Into the World"
Notable Numbers
This program highlights the relationship between music and math, featuring symphonic works that incorporate mathematical practices such as sequences, patterns, and ratios.
