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Classical Voyages: Rome

Travel with us to the Eternal City with this wide-ranging playlist of music dedicated to, inspired by, and hailing from Rome.

Associated PressOctober 9, 2022

Singer driven from Belarus for speaking out tries to rebuild

Associated PressOctober 8, 2022

Japanese avant-garde pioneer composer Ichiyanagi dies at 89

Daniel Barenboim in a grey hat, stands in front of a stone wall

WFMTOctober 5, 2022

Citing Health Issues, Daniel Barenboim Will Step Back from Performing, Conducting

Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at age 88

Associated PressFebruary 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 MorrisFebruary 7, 2024

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

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Free Movie Honors Hildegard von Bingen, A Trailblazing Composer & Nun

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 27, 2022

A 12th-century abbess gifted with extraordinary skills in medicine, science, and music.

Krakow cancels Roger Waters gigs, urges him to visit Ukraine

Associated PressSeptember 26, 2022

Waters has expressed a sympathetic stance toward Russia in its war against Ukraine.

Pharoah Sanders, influential jazz saxophonist, dies at 81