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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Kyle MacMillan - For the Sun-Times

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2023-24 season ushers in new era

As previously announced, Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director Riccardo Muti (pictured in 2019) will be stepping down from the post for the 2023-24 season. He will, however, conduct several concerts throughout the course of the season, it was announced Wednesday. Muti became music director of the CSO in 2010, succeeding Daniel Barenboim. (Todd Rosenberg/Via AP)

Nearly 30 guest conductors from around the world, including some of the field’s biggest names like James Conlon, Susanna Mälkki, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Michael Tilson Thomas, will join the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2023-24.

This panorama of podium talent along with an array of top soloists, including trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Yuja Wang, will be among the highlights of the upcoming season, which the orchestra announced Wednesday.

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