John Williams & Anne-Sophie Mutter with The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. October 22nd 2024

[SyncMan 326]

Location: Symphony Center. Chicago, IL

Time: 7:30pm

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The great John Williams conducts a selection of his iconic film scores and the first CSO performance of his magnificent Violin Concerto No. 2, featuring Anne-Sophie Mutter. Composed for Mutter in 2021, the concerto is “a hugely expressive, deeply atmospheric four-movement work,” writes BBC Music Magazine, in which “Mutter‘s singing, lilting, bluesy, scampering violin hungrily eats up the notes.”

https://cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-featured-concerts/williams-mutter-cso/

[Jay 38,845]

Cool!

[The Great Gonzales 6,045]

Subscription only damn...

[Miszka 27]

Nice, still no news of Vienna though...

[rpvee 854]

Interesting that they haven’t listed a co-conductor!

[BB-8 3,830]

ASM must have sent more cookies than Yo-Yo (and Ax).

[GerateWohl 4,937]

I wonder, if this Violin Concerto No. 2 will ever be performed by anyone else than ASM.

As this was kind of a personal gift, probably no other performer will be interested in this one. 

If you wanna play a Williams violin concerto, you can play no. 1.

No. 2 is probably just ASM's.

[Jurassic Shark 12,815]

She will send poisonous cookies to those who try. 

[Davis 2,758]

1 hour ago, GerateWohl said:

I wonder, if this Violin Concerto No. 2 will ever be performed by anyone else than ASM.

Not while she’s alive.

[BB-8 3,830]

Basically, she is preventing him of getting on with the piano concerto.

[Davis 2,758]

5 hours ago, BB-8 said:

ASM must have sent more cookies than Yo-Yo (and Ax).

I sent him the biggest Sacher-Torte from Hotel Sacher in 2019. Then he had it again in 2020 when he had lunch at the Hotel Sacher with ASM. But I sent one to him first.

[BB-8 3,830]

Wasn't it Hotel Imperial in 2020 and 2022?

[Tom 4,963]

5 hours ago, GerateWohl said:

I wonder, if this Violin Concerto No. 2 will ever be performed by anyone else than ASM.

As this was kind of a personal gift, probably no other performer will be interested in this one. 

If you wanna play a Williams violin concerto, you can play no. 1.

No. 2 is probably just ASM's.

Violin Concerto No. 2: "The Mutter"   

[BB-8 3,830]

The Adventures of Mutter

[Davis 2,758]

3 hours ago, BB-8 said:

Wasn't it Hotel Imperial in 2020 and 2022?

Yes he stayed at Hotel Imperial, but ASM took him to Hotel Sacher for lunch or dinner and they had a Sacher-Torte. 

[BB-8 3,830]

I thought the Sacher-Torte was delivered to the Imperial where they also offer excellent Wiener...

[mrbellamy 6,642]

7 hours ago, JTW said:

Not while she’s alive.

 

Definitely not while they're both alive

[Marian Schedenig 8,814]

12 hours ago, BB-8 said:

Wasn't it Hotel Imperial in 2020 and 2022?

 

According to most reports I've heard, the actual original Sachertorte isn't all that good anyway.

[Jurassic Shark 12,815]

It's full of flubs and timing issues. 

[Smeltington 1,539]

2 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said:

 

According to most reports I've heard, the actual original Sachertorte isn't all that good anyway.

 

Which one should I try instead?

[Davis 2,758]

8 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said:

According to most reports I've heard

The reports are wrong. I’ve had Sacher-Torte many times, it’s delicious. You should try it, then judge for yourself.

 

 

5 hours ago, Smeltington said:

 

Which one should I try instead?

The Imperial-Torte is great as well. 

[Marian Schedenig 8,814]

10 hours ago, Smeltington said:

Which one should I try instead?

 

My sister's, for example. :-p It's not the chocolate concept itself that's bad, but I've heard multiple times that the specific original Sacher recipe is rather dry and boring. Of course, I live in a country where you get all kinds of Torten, so the original Sacher version may be more impressive for people who haven't been exposed to so many of them. Or maybe the reports are simply wrong. I've had my share of Sachertorten all over Austria over the years, and they usually are ok but not outstanding, but I've never personally tried the original.

 

Anyway, in my personal baking experience, if you don't put 160 proof rum in your cake dough, you're doing it wrong.

[GerateWohl 4,937]

ASM comes from the homeland of Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, the Black Forrest. 

 

Much better, if it is well made.

[BB-8 3,830]

21 hours ago, BB-8 said:

I thought the Sacher-Torte was delivered to the Imperial where they also offer excellent Wiener...

Sorry, Frankfurter.

[Thor 8,112]

Enough with the cakes.

[Tom 4,963]

I see that you neither want to have your cake nor eat it too.  

[BB-8 3,830]

Which cake can he expect to be getting in Chicago?

[Marian Schedenig 8,814]

7 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

Which cake can he expect to be getting in Chicago?

 

A lead cake.

[Smeltington 1,539]

10 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said:

My sister's, for example. :-p It's not the chocolate concept itself that's bad, but I've heard multiple times that the specific original Sacher recipe is rather dry and boring.

 

Well, unless your sister wants to celebrate my visit to Vienna by making me a sachertorte, I'll have to start with the original and go from there! Ignorance will be bliss.

 

15 hours ago, JTN said:

The Imperial-Torte is great as well. 

 

And do I need to avoid the Cafe Imperial for this one? 

[Davis 2,758]

8 hours ago, Smeltington said:

And do I need to avoid the Cafe Imperial for this one? 

I bought one in the hotel’s gift shop. 

 

[JWScores 36]

23 hours ago, BB-8 said:

Which cake can he expect to be getting in Chicago?

 

The Chicake.

[Doug Adams 494]

On 29/2/2024 at 2:15 AM, GerateWohl said:

I wonder, if this Violin Concerto No. 2 will ever be performed by anyone else than ASM.

As this was kind of a personal gift, probably no other performer will be interested in this one. 

If you wanna play a Williams violin concerto, you can play no. 1.

No. 2 is probably just ASM's.

Generally when a piece such as this is commissioned for a particular performer, that performer is the only artist allowed to play the piece in public for a certain amount of time. I don’t know that that’s the case here, but it very well could be. 
 

At any rate, I’ll be at the Chicago concert. If anyone here attends, come say hi! 

[Sarah SJ 1]

Hi everyone.
I'm new on this site. I'm from Denmark and have been a fan for most of my life. My dream is to see and hear mr. John Williams live in a concert, and am currently looking for a performance to buy tickets to.
Does anyone know how to become a "Curated series subscriber" as it says on the concert details? Is it even possible?

[Tom 4,963]

I would suggest going to a BPO Tanglewood concert.  Tickets are much easier to get for them.  

[Jay 38,845]

22 minutes ago, Concert Attendee said:

Conductor Ken-David Masur to step in for John Williams

Due to a recent health concern, from which he is expected to make a full recovery, John Williams is unable to conduct the concert with Anne-Sophie Mutter at Symphony Center on October 22, 2024. At Mr. Williams’ request, Maestro Ken-David Masur has graciously agreed to conduct the concert.