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Tenor Piotr Beczała sings different productions of Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ 41 hours apart

First he was in Munich with the Bavarian State Opera. Then he was performing the same role at the Bayreuth Wagner festival in a different production.

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Abel Selaocoe, in a vibrant blue suit and green shirt, is immersed in music as he plays the cello with eyes closed
Keegan MorrisMarch 14, 2024

Alsop, Conlon, Dudamel: Ravinia Shares ’24 Season
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Adela SkowronskiMarch 12, 2024

With Mazzola Extended, Lyric Opera Explores Contrast in 2024–2025 Season
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Keegan MorrisMarch 8, 2024

Violins of Hope Luthier Amnon Weinstein Has Died, Aged 84
Nighttime at the Grant Park Music Festival as the public gazes upon the striking Pritzker Pavilion, lit in multicolor and with the Grant Park Orchestra onstage. The skyline in the background

Grant Park Music Festival 2025 Season: Guerrero Era Begins
Keegan MorrisJanuary 7, 2025
Marking the free classical music festival's first season led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero.
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In Their Own Words: Remembering Those Who Died in 2024
Candice AgreeJanuary 2, 2025
WFMT remembers those who died in 2024: those we know from our community and those we never met, but who spoke to us through their work.

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Pianist Eric Guo gestures excitedly sitting next to a historic keyboard

Chopin lovers can’t meet their hero, but this pianist got to do the next best thing
Associated PressMarch 7, 2024
“These period pianos, they all have the ability to play as soft as possible and I think still there’s something there, there is still a core inside.”
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Vote for Tchaikovsky’s Top 10 Works
WFMTMarch 5, 2024
Help WFMT create a definitive ranking of the music of masterful Romantic composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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Joffrey Ballet Announces 2024–2025 Season
Adela SkowronskiMarch 4, 2024
The 2024-2025 programming is marked by elements of fantasy, world premieres, and the return of a Chicago holiday staple.
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