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Riccardo Muti Conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians get 3% annual raises in 3-year labor contract

Music director emeritus for life Riccardo Muti will lead the CSO season-opening concert September 21 at Orchestra Hall.

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Associated Press | September 19, 2023

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, musicians union agree to 3-year contract
WFMT | September 16, 2023

Hispanic Heritage Month Launches on WFMT
Keegan Morris | September 14, 2023

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Anthony Freud to retire as head of Lyric Opera of Chicago at end of 2023-24 season
Associated Press | September 14, 2023
Freud turns 66 in October and intends to return to Britain after the season.
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Video: Pianist Jiao Sun Plays Liszt, Debussy, Chopin, and More
WFMT | September 10, 2023
Jiao Sun, a US-based pianist originally from Harbin, China, visited Chicago for a captivating recital.

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Playlist: WFMT Listeners’ First Favorites
Adela Skowronski | September 6, 2023
We all came to love classical music in different ways. Here are some of the musical first loves of our WFMT listeners, in their own words.
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‘Opus,’ the farewell of Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, will premiere at Venice Film Festival
Associated Press | August 29, 2023
Sakamoto had been battling cancer since 2014, and could no longer do concert performances, and so he turned to film. The filming took place over several days, just a half year before his death on March 28 at 71.
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Playlist: 8 Popular Songs that Sample Classical Music
Adela Skowronski | August 29, 2023
Musicians from rap to alternative to K-Pop and beyond look to classical music for inspiration! Here are just a few creative examples.
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