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Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra 2024–25: John Williams, American Symphonies, Messiah, More

The orchestra’s slate of seven concerts will kick off in September with “Three Great American Symphonies.”

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Keegan Morris | February 15, 2024

75th Annual Elgin Symphony Orchestra Season Announced

Associated Press | February 15, 2024

Lowell Chamber Orchestra to premiere new edition of Julia Perry’s symphony

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Keegan Morris | February 12, 2024

Explore New Orleans-Style Jazz

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Vote for Tchaikovsky’s Top 10 Works

WFMT | March 5, 2024

Help WFMT create a definitive ranking of the music of masterful Romantic composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

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.

Joffrey Ballet Announces 2024–2025 Season

Adela Skowronski | March 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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Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at age 88

Associated Press | February 9, 2024

The Japanese conductor amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the BSO. He served as the first music director of Ravinia from 1964 to 1968.

Tzu-Tsen Wu poses holding a ruan, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument resembling a banjo

Chicago Music and Arts Events for Lunar New Year

Keegan Morris | February 7, 2024

In Chicago, festivities abound in the weeks surrounding the dawning Year of the Dragon.

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Vote for Stravinsky’s Top 10 Works

WFMT | February 5, 2024

We want to hear your take! Help us create a definitive ranking of the iconoclastic 20th-century composer’s greatest music.

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