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Pops conductor Chafetz, with Jenkins, Williams, to pay tribute to iconic Aretha in special Jamestown show, 1st-time off-grounds CSO concert in 91-year history

by webchq on August 11, 2022

The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra will bring its unmistakable sound and artistry to downtown Jamestown’s Reg Lenna Center for the Arts with a performance featuring the music of Aretha Franklin. The concert is at 8 p.m.

CSO, under Rossen Milanov’s baton, returns for sweeping start to ‘22

by Sara Toth on June 29, 2022

After a year of virtual-only performances in 2020, and a shorter schedule with smaller groups of musicians in 2021, summer

Hope & rebirth: CSO to premeire Pollock piece, present Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’

by Nichole Jiang on August 5, 2021

NICHOLE JIANG - STAFF WRITER The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra performs under the baton of Music Director and Conductor Rossen Milanov

Award-winning conductor Măcelaru returns for CSO performance of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony

by Nichole Jiang on July 28, 2021

NICHOLE JIANG - STAFF WRITER The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra string section, conducted by Music School Festival Orchestra Music Director Timothy

Guest Critic: In Rossen Milanov’s Final Concert of Season, CSO and Michelle Johnson Give Strauss Works ‘Life in Death’

by Anthony Bannon on August 20, 2019

Review by Anthony Bannon: The footing is difficult; the way to death is not easy, or clear. Art in its

Symphony of Opposites: CSO to Explore Complex Themes in Richard Strauss and Sergei Rachmaninoff Pieces

by Val Lick on August 7, 2019

School of Music Artist-In-Residence Alexander Gavrylyuk performs Rachmaninoff's Piano concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18 with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Thursday, July 12, 2018 in the Amphitheater. This was his third and final

CSO, Weiss, Wosner Deliver Unforgettable Premiere, Pay Homage to Composers of the Past

by webchq on August 3, 2019

Guest Critic: Zachary Lewis If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, a slew of people were genuinely honored by

Hadelich and CSO to Perform Challenging and Narrative Pieces in Last Russian Festival Concert

by Val Lick on July 31, 2019

Augustin Hadelich plays "Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35" with Rossen Milanov conducting the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra during the

CSO & MSFO Join Forces to Perform Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring’

by Val Lick on July 17, 2019

Timothy Muffitt conducts the Music School Festival Orchestra during the MSFO concert, Monday, August 13, 2017, in the Amphitheater. BRIAN

CSO and Guest Conductor John Beal to Bring Magic to Amp With ‘Azkaban’ Film and Score

by Val Lick on July 6, 2019

If the Institution grounds appeared on the Marauder’s Map, thousands of footprints would be appearing Saturday around the Amphitheater. Chautauqua Symphony

CSO to Explore Genre-Breaking Romantic Symphonies in ‘Saturday Evening of Symphonies’

by Val Lick on June 29, 2019

In the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra’s latest concert, two famous Romantic masterpieces will take center stage — and orchestra members hope to show just how well the pieces work together. “A Saturday Evening of Symphonies” will

Pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk to Open Orchestra’s 90th Anniversary Season

by Val Lick on June 26, 2019

The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra’s 90th season opens tonight with a highly anticipated performance featuring one of Chautauqua Institution’s favorite musicians: internationally