January & February 2024

Louis + Brahms, A Shock of Discovery

by Ken Smith

When Louis Langrée first encountered Brahms’ A German Requiem, as a student at the Strasbourg Conservatory, he was so overwhelmed that he attended every rehearsal.

Give Them the Ol’ Razzle Dazzle

by Scot Buzza

“Hello, Suckers!” Propped atop a piano in one of 1920s Manhattan’s most notorious speakeasies, a middle-aged divorcée named Texas Guinan heckled her audience between songs and dirty jokes, emceeing vaudeville acts and plugging bootleg scotch at $25 a bottle.

LETTER

Welcome from the President and CEO

Welcome to the New Year! We are glad you are here with us as we ring in another year of music for all.

CSO FEATURE

CSO Concerts This Winter Offer Themes Ranging From Harmonic Exploration to Heroes’ Journeys

The selections you hear on CSO programs are, almost always, the fruits of a deft compromise. Artistic committees talk shop with conductors and soloists to figure out what’s in their repertoire, or what they’ll be playing on the road at the time of their engagement...

SPOTLIGHT

CSO: CLIMB Award Honoree

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has been recognized as a 2023 CLIMB Award honoree for its community engagement and diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives through the CSO’s Brady Block Party summer series of events.

ISSUE

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