Acclaimed conductor Roger Norrington dead at age 91
Over his five-decade career, he had leadership roles with ensembles that include Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Chamber Orchestra and New York's Orchestra of St. Luke's.
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Playlist: Dispelling the Stigma of the Classical Crossover
The classical crossover has not always had the best reputation, but there's no shortage of ambitious, energizing takes on genre-mixing. Composer and conductor Teddy Abrams, who collaborated with indie-rocker Jim James on a recent album, breaks down the perils and payoffs of the crossover.
Video: Piano Works of Beethoven, Liszt, and Debussy by Christopher Goodpasture
From beneath the glistening Tiffany Dome of the Chicago Cultural Center, pianist Christopher Goodpasture shared works of Beethoven, Liszt, and Debussy to a full audience.
Detroit orchestra names Jader Bignamini next music director
The century-old orchestra on Wednesday announced a six-year contract with Bignamini, starting with the 2020-21 season. He will lead a three-concert home stand this weekend at Orchestra Hall.
U of I professor wins fellowship for study of violin in UK
A University of Illinois music professor has been awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Musicology professor Christina Bashford was awarded one of 188 humanities grants across the nation receiving $30.9 million. She will use the grant on a book project about the impact of the violin on Great Britain in the late 19th and early 20th ...
Playlist: Classical-Inspired Favorites from the Looney Tunes
Brilliant animation and slapstick humor certainly define the Looney Tunes, but it is impossible to imagine the images on screen without classical music.
MLK, Mahler, Making Community with the Chicago Sinfonietta
The Chicago Sinfonietta's longstanding mission of bringing communities and people together through the symphonic experience takes center stage with the Sinfonietta’s annual tribute concert to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Drinking, Dueling, and a Dragon? Huzzah!
It's Baroque opera, minus the sobriety. The serious operas of Handel and Gluck get the parody treatment in this excerpt from the 1737 opera The Dragon of Wantley performed by Haymarket Opera Company!
Video: Hear a Recital of Dynamic Romantic-Era Violin Music
On January 15, violinist Stephen Kim and pianist Ilya Friedberg shared the Chicago Cultural Center stage for a concert of passionate, dynamic music by two Romantic composers: Ernest Chausson and Johannes Brahms.
Sharon Isbin Revisits Spain, Italy, and Her Accidental Beginnings in Guitar
A self-described “science kid,” a simple miscommunication prompted Sharon Isbin to take up the guitar in her youth.
Video: Some Sublime Schubert from Duo Tal & Groethuysen
Ahead of the esteemed duo's performance at UChicago Presents, Tal & Groethuysen, who first joined forces in 1985, visited WFMT for an Impromptu of piano four-hands music by Mozart, Schubert, Louis Théodore Gouvy.
