The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s season-opening concert led by Music Director Riccardo Muti featured Florence Price’s Andante moderato, an orchestral adaptation of a movement from her String Quartet in G Major. Price, who spent the majority of her career in Chicago, became the first African American woman to have her music performed by a major American orchestra when the CSO gave the world premiere of her First Symphony in 1933. | Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Happy birthday, Florence Price! Celebrate the trailblazing Black composer with this performance of her heartfelt serenade, Andante moderato, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Riccardo Muti. Price, born April 9, 1887, was the first Black woman composer to have her music performed by a major U.S. orchestra — the CSO. | Chicago Symphony Orchestra

356K views · 16K reactions | The second movement of Brahms 4 is fascinating. It sounds simple, but it’s filled with complexity 易 Here’s the first couple of minutes  We can’t wait to play it at the Southbank Centre on Friday, conducted by Marin Alsop | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Facebook