Review: Klaus Mäkelä brings forth the innately raw, edgy intensity of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 4

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date Sept. 28, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
Last Updated Sept. 28, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/09/28/review-klaus-makela-chicago-symphony-orchestra-shostakovich-symphony-no-4

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] While critical opinion might be mixed on Klaus Mäkelä, who will become the full- fledged artistic director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra...