Maria João Pires Pauses all Public Performances
The internationally-acclaimed Portuguese pianist released a statement explaining her decision.
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Late opera star Jessye Norman’s US hometown honors her life
City officials of Augusta, Georgia, plan to name the street outside the arts school Norman opened in 2003 after the beloved soprano.
Video: Jake Heggie and Sister Helen Prejean Talk ‘Dead Man Walking’
"There are very few places... where people go to reflect as a community… The opera house, or the concert hall, is one of those sacred spaces..." observes composer Jake Heggie.
Video: Pianist Lucas Krupinski Plays Schubert, Chopin, Ravel
Award-winning pianist Lucas Krupinski is no stranger to the music of Chopin. So it was no surprise when the young Polish pianist gave a sensitive, dynamic performance of a sensitive, dynamic performance of the esteemed Romantic composer's Ballade No. 4.
13 Chicago Area Arts and Music Events for a Frightening and Fun Halloween
Whether you’re looking for a hardcore horror flick or a family-friendly outing, this list has you covered for some of the Chicago area’s Halloween highlights!
Music Acts as a Translator, Cultural Bridge in Wang Lu’s ‘Code Switch’
“Maybe we’re getting used to being misunderstood… Hopefully, [through] music, we can be more open,” reflects Wang Lu. Her work, Code Switch, will have its world premiere to open the first MusicNOW concert of the CSO season.
Marcello Giordani, tenor of beauty and heft, dies at 56
Giordani had a heart attack at his home in Sicily.
‘Wow child’ is special guest of orchestra that inspired him
BOSTON (AP) — A boy who charmed the world by exclaiming “Wow!” at the end of a classical music performance was a special guest of the orchestra that inspired his delight. The Boston Globe reports 9-year-old Ronan Mattin, of New Hampshire, and his grandparents attended a dress rehearsal at Boston’s Symphony Hall on Thursday as the Handel & Haydn Society ...
Get kids excited about classical music with these 11 Chicago area schools and organizations
The school year is officially underway, and the sleepover requests and homework complaints have likely already started. Don’t fret, there are plenty of after-school options across the city that will keep students of all ages and interests engaged in music and off their phones … at least for an hour or two a week.
Plácido Domingo Resigns as General Director of LA Opera
Following the emergence of multiple allegations of sexual harassment, opera star Plácido Domingo resigned Wednesday as general director of the Los Angeles Opera and withdrew from all future performances with that company.
Chicago Latino Music Festival Celebrates Its 14th Year
The festival's artistic director Elbio Barilari, who also hosts WFMT’s Fiesta, remarked of the festival that "just the idea that a Latin American classical music festival exists in the US and has already been going on for 14 years is very exciting!”
