Brahms, Strauss & Ravel La valse
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL 60604
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL 60604
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL 60604
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL 60604
Music
Runs May 28May 31, 2026

Brahms’ First Piano Concerto awes with its grand scale, intense passion and unabashedly dramatic piano writing — the ideal showcase for Martin Helmchen, “who brings both freshness and expressive depth to everything he plays” (Chicago Classical Review). Works by Ravel and Richard Strauss evoke the romance and intrigues of Vienna’s bygone golden age.