Review: On Dec. 18, the Chicago Symphony’s music director designate led a riveting program that prefaced Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 with two 21st-century bits of Beethoveniana.

Review: On Dec. 18, the Chicago Symphony’s music director designate led a riveting program that prefaced Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 with two 21st-century bits of Beethoveniana.