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Does classical music have a clapping problem?

As classical organizations seek to bring more newcomers to the concert hall, have traditions of audience silence worn out their welcome?

QUIZ: Which Symphonic Master Are You?

VIDEO | Hearing Rameau arranged for guitar duo might make 18th century music first in your heart

Riccardo Muti and CSO dedicate performance to victims of Northern California fires during West Coast tour

From Kansas City to Los Angeles, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been spreading music across the country during the first of two U.S. tours during the 2017-18 season. This fall, the orchestra, led by Riccardo Muti, makes 9 stops in...

Exploring Chords: “Appalachian Spring”

From the moment of its creation, this music and its ballet continue to speak to the American soul. Dive into the score of "Appalachian Spring" with Bill McGlaughlin....

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts celebrates 40 years of presenting free concerts in downtown Chicago

On October 18, 2017, a full house enjoys the 40th anniversary concert of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts series in Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center. The Arianna and Vermeer Quartets perform the Mendelssohn Octet...

Anish Kapoor, the artist who created “The Bean,” just took his very first selfie with it

When Anish Kapoor visited his iconic sculpture or the first time since it was completed in 2006, he had to take his first selfies with it....

5 Things to do in Chicago this week

From the stage to the silver screen, check out these 5 events that no music lover in Chicago should miss....

Meet Stilian Kirov, the new music director of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra

The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO), based in south suburban Park Forest, is celebrating its 40th season, and the orchestra welcomes a new face to the podium: conductor Stilian Kirov....

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