Chicago Music and Arts Events for Lunar New Year
In Chicago, festivities abound in the weeks surrounding the dawning Year of the Dragon.
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With performers infected, La Scala season premiere canceled
The December 7 season premiere at Milan's La Scala opera house is being scrapped after a rash of coronavirus infections among musicians and chorus members.
Handel in HD: Haymarket’s Season Premieres with Streaming ‘Acis and Galatea’
Baroque music goes digital.
Carnegie Hall to remain closed through April 5
The decision leaves only the possibility of performances at the very tail end of the hall's 2020-21 season.
Virus cases spike at Milan’s La Scala, Naples’ San Carlo
The number of performers at Milan's famed La Scala opera house who have tested positive for the coronavirus has risen to 21, even as the theater was forced to close.
Killer Chops: Some Scary Celluloid Pianists for Halloween
As Halloween approaches, let’s look at a few horror films in which pianists, or at least the hands they are attached to, are the stars.
Arlo Guthrie, citing health, says he’s retired from touring
In lengthy posts on his Facebook page and website, the 73-year-old folksinger announced Friday he is retiring from performance immediately.
Light and Hope in Music: Illinois Philharmonic Opens Season Virtually
IPO concertmaster Azusa Tashiro feels that music is vital as "something to rely on, something that warms [your] heart."
Lyric Cancels 2020-21 season
Among the canceled 2021 productions are Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro; and Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, as well as a concert tribute to music director Sir Andrew Davis, who concludes his 20-year tenure at the end of this season.
Playlist: 19 Latin American Composers You Should Know
From Cuba to Argentina, Uruguay to Mexico, Latin America has had no shortage of phenomenal composers. And while we are huge fans of Piazzolla and Villa-Lobos, we also love these lesser-known composers — and we think you will, too!
Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio: Selections from ‘The French Album’ at Home
Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio sits down with WFMT General Manager George Preston to discuss WFMT, what it is like to be an artist right now, and Jorge’s new recording, The French Album.
