Summary: Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO Oct 17-20. After Principal Trumpet Christopher Martin's 2007 performance of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto with the CSO, the Chicago Tribune said, "Martin played beautifully spinning, shapely phrases with a sweet, rounded tone, nailing the high-wire runs of the finale with easy brilliance." Martin returns to perform the concerto under James Feddeck, who makes his Symphony Center podium debut. Feddeck also leads Rachmaninov's well-known Second Symphony, a masterpiece brimming with emotion and gorgeous melodies.
