Summary: Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO Mar 7-10. David Afkham makes his highly anticipated return to conduct the CSO in Beethoven's noble Emperor Concerto and Dvorak's dramatic Seventh Symphony. "Afkham rocked Orchestra Hall with an exciting debut. The audience was up on its feet in an instant, roaring for more" (Chicago Tribune).
