LGBTQ+ Pride Events and Concerts in Chicago
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Playlist: Meet John Field, the Irish Composer Who Invented the Nocturne
Frédéric Chopin’s collection of 21 nocturnes might be the best-known example of the musical form, but did you know the inventor of the nocturne was an Irish composer named John Field?
Spend St. Patrick’s Day with WFMT!
Celebrate the musical Luck O’ The Irish with an actual Irishwoman! Maggie Clennon Reberg shares music evoking the Emerald Isle all morning, beginning with Sir Hamilton Harty’s Irish Symphony. Then at 9:00 am, tune in for John Cameron’s Missa Celtica, based upon the ancient Book of Kells. Buxton Orr’s Celtic Suite at 11:00 am rounds out the morning, and who ...
New Voces8 Album Evokes Landscapes, Homelands
"The group has eight members, and that is a lot of creativity in one room."
Chicago mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle stands with picketing CSO musicians
On a rainy Thursday morning, Cook County Board President and Chicago mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle visited Symphony Center to stand with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians.
Igor Levit not content to be heard only through piano
Winner of last year's Gilmore Artist Award, given quadrennially to a pianist along with a $300,000 prize, Levit is among the most probing young artists in classical music. His website describes him as "Citizen. European. Pianist."
COT Announces 2019-20 Season, Complete Slate of Chicago Premieres
General director Ashley Magnus exclaims that "to ensure that opera stays relevant as a living art form, we must bring contemporary voices, as well as works of international prominence never before seen in Chicago to the stage."
Ravinia Festival Announces 2019 Summer Season
Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand,” the continued celebration of the music and influence of Leonard Bernstein, and four films accompanied by live orchestra await festivalgoers this summer at Ravinia, which released its 2019 summer schedule this morning.
11 New Chicago Ensembles You Should Know
For naysayers who think classical music is on the decline, these Chicago-based performing groups offer the perfect response. All founded in the past three years, they’re offering fresh takes on repertoire familiar and unfamiliar, expanding the musical canon and enlivening the musical life of our city.
‘I am here with my musicians’: Maestro Muti joins striking CSO musicians
Usually caught in a neither-nor position straddling the artistic and administrative halves of the organizations, music directors have historically stayed out of labor disputes in major orchestras.
La Scala under fire for proposed funding from Saudi Arabia
Italy's premier opera house is under fire over a proposal to grant a board seat to Saudi Arabia's culture minister with the promise of $16.8 million in new funding
