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Swan Songs: Classical Music Inspired by Swans

With this wealth of allegorical associations, these elegant creatures have captured composers’ imaginations for centuries.

blue portrait of Tchaikovsky with a 10 and text "top ten" superimposed

WFMTMarch 5, 2024

Vote for Tchaikovsky’s Top 10 Works

An abnormally tall woman dressed in a red, heart-shaped dress, has a red, heart-shaped headdress that appears to be floating over her head. It is unclear if she is sitting on top of two rounded red columns that look like a door, or if those two rounded red columns are supposed to be the character's legs.

Adela SkowronskiMarch 4, 2024

Joffrey Ballet Announces 2024–2025 Season

Associated PressMarch 4, 2024

From ‘Jaws’ to ‘Schindler’s List,’ John Williams has infused movie scores with adventure and emotion

Soprano Angel Blue sings her first Metropolitan Opera ‘Aida’ in a new production

December 26, 2024

The American soprano, one of the most admired singers of her generation, is headlining the Metropolitan Opera’s first new production of Verdi’s “Aida” in 36 years.

Hanukkah Musical Traditions Explained by Rabbi Cantor Michael Davis

Adela SkowronskiDecember 20, 2024

"The music connects me emotionally to those moments each year."

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Philadelphia Orchestra’s home renamed Marian Anderson Hall as Verizon name comes off

Associated PressFebruary 29, 2024

Marian Anderson, an acclaimed and boundary-breaking Black contralto, was born in Philadelphia in 1897.

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CSO Announces 2024–25 Season and New Artist-In-Residence

Keegan MorrisFebruary 28, 2024

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has announced its 2024–2025 season, a full year of concerts in its mainstage subscription series, as well as chamber, solo, family, and other programming.

Dame Jane Glover Named Principal Guest Conductor at Fort Worth

Keegan MorrisFebruary 27, 2024

Glover has led Music of the Baroque since 2002.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff