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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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Anthony Freud poses in the auditorium of the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Associated Press | September 14, 2023

Anthony Freud to retire as head of Lyric Opera of Chicago at end of 2023-24 season
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WFMT | September 10, 2023

Video: Pianist Jiao Sun Plays Liszt, Debussy, Chopin, and More
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Adela Skowronski | September 6, 2023

Playlist: WFMT Listeners’ First Favorites
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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: Classical Music for Beach Days
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Playlist: Loud Classical Music
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Playlist: Classical Music You Probably Know (But Can’t Name): Vol. 2
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Playlist: Classical Music You Probably Know (But Can’t Name): Vol. 1
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra will return with heavy metal holiday tour, ‘The Ghosts of Christmas Eve’
Associated Press | August 28, 2023
The heavy metal, classical music, theater production, pyrotechnics, and laser lightshow hybrid will stop in Chicago in late December.

Classical Music-Loving Animals to Bring a Smile to Your Face
Keegan Morris | August 25, 2023
Humans aren’t the only animals who love big orchestras! Check out our favorite videos of animals dancing along with, singing to, and enjoying classical music.

Apollo’s Fire Returns for 4 Chicago Programs in ’23-24
Keegan Morris | August 22, 2023
The Cleveland-based Baroque orchestra made its Chicago debut in 2016 and has since established a strong presence in the city.
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