New Releases Jun. 10: Chopin, Shostakovich, Mayer, McKay
Two album-length surveys of music by Chopin, plus unsung Shostakovich, and rep by two lesser-known composers: Emilie Mayer and George Frederick McKay. And an album of double bass repertoire.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Musicians take to the picket line
Picketing began yesterday on the sidewalks outside the entrances to Symphony Center in the Loop, as the musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra marched off their first full day on strike.
Quiz: Can You Name the Most Popular Operas of the Past 15 Years?
They're classics for a reason! We found the top 30 most popular operas worldwide since 2004. Can you name them?
Chicago Symphony musicians on strike after talks break down
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians say they are on strike after contract talks broke down. They say in a news release that picket lines will form starting at 8 a.m. Monday. They say management is still trying to reduce their pension benefits after nearly a year of negotiations. The musicians walked out after completing a Sunday afternoon concert ...
24-Hour Countdown for Impending CSO Strike Begins
Contract negotiations between Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) musicians and management have continued throughout the weekend to avoid a musicians’ strike, which would be the orchestra’s second in less than a decade. Last month, musicians voted to authorize a strike if a suitable three-year contract could not be reached by midnight this Sunday, March 10. According to a Chicago Federation of ...
Video: Cellist Hee-Young Lim performs music by Debussy and Massenet
Cellist Hee-Young Lim and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang performed in a WFMT Facebook Live from the Brennan Family Recital Hall at the DePaul University School of Music.
UChicago Presents Announces 2019-20 Season
Executive director Amy Iwano comments, “UChicago Presents’ 76th season welcomes world-renowned artists rarely heard in Chicago for fresh takes on masterworks and first performances of brand-new music.”
Pianist Jacques Loussier Dies at Age 84
The French pianist was known for his jazz interpretations of classical music, most famously, the works of Bach in his Play Bach record series.
Music of the Baroque Announces 2019-20 Season
The upcoming season, the company’s 49th, “will be a season of high drama, storytelling, virtuosity, and spiritual depth,” comments executive director Declan McGovern.
How to Make a Baroque Opera Work in the 21st Century
How does an opera written in 1735 hold up today? Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of George Frideric Handel’s Ariodante presents a contemporary perspective on the nearly 300-year-old Baroque opera, with updated gender and sexual politics to boot.
Students Commemorate Matthew Shepard, LGBTQ Hate Crime Victim, Through Song
More than two decades after a tragedy catalyzed a generation of LGBTQ activists, Matthew Shepard's story is being shared with a new generation through music.
