What a pleasure to hear Maestro Riccardo Muti and the incomparable Chicago Symphony Orchestra last night at the McCallum Theatre. Having seen them several times during my years in Chicago—always at the magnificent Symphony Center—it was a treat to reconnect with this extraordinary ensemble here in the desert. The program offered a beautifully balanced trio of works: Schubert’s mysterious “Unfinished” Symphony, Mozart’s sublime Clarinet Concerto, and Schumann’s radiant Second Symphony. Principal clarinetist Stephen Williamson played the Mozart with elegance and warmth.