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Sir Georg Solti descends the steps in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw to begin the concert on January 29

Sir Georg Solti led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s fifth tour to Europe in January and February 1985, including stops in Belgium, England, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

January 15, 1985 – Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
January 17, 1985 – Beethovenhalle, Bonn, Germany
January 20, 1985 – Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
January 21, 1985 – Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
January 24, 1985 – Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain
January 27, 1985 – Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
January 29, 1985 – Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
January 31, 1985 – Royal Festival Hall, London, England
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 70
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (Unfinished)

Program from the January 18 performance in Düsseldorf

January 16, 1985 – Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
January 23, 1985 – Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain
January 26, 1985 – Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
February 2, 1985 – Royal Festival Hall, London, England
CORIGLIANO Tournaments Overture
MOZART Symphony No. 39 in E flat Major, K. 543
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36

January 18, 1985 – Tonhalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
MOZART Symphony No. 39 in E flat Major, K. 543
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (Unfinished)

Solti, Lady Solti, Charles Kaye, and Bernard Haitink at the reception following the January 29 concert in Amsterdam

January 30, 1985 – Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Belgium
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 70
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36