Jakub Hrůša makes his Chicago Symphony debut leading Smetana’s full Má vlast. The broadcast also includes a 1996 Deutsche Grammophon recording of Pierre Boulez conducting Mahler’s Totenfeier.

This week's broadcast presents Haydn's Symphony No. 96 "Miracle," and Bruckner's Symphony No. 7.

Isabelle Faust is the soloist with the WDR Symphony Orchestra in Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, conducted by Andrew Manze. Other works on the program include Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in B minor and two works by Robert Schumann.

Each week Bill explores a different theme in classical music with illuminating commentary and musical examples, over the course of time sampling from all genres and eras of classical music. This week: Pacific Overtures - A two-week-long musical adventure trip around the Pacific Rim!