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Plus chamber music and ensemble appearances from renowned Chicago artists.
Adela Skowronski | March 8, 2024
Associated Press | March 7, 2024
Associated Press | March 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.”
WFMT | March 5, 2024
Help WFMT create a definitive ranking of the music of masterful Romantic composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
From ‘Jaws’ to ‘Schindler’s List,’ John Williams has infused movie scores with adventure and emotion
Associated Press | March 4, 2024
Orchestral demand for John Williams’ music has risen so much that his career as a classical musician is almost as fruitful as his film music work.
Adela Skowronski | March 4, 2024
Take out the high courts and bring in the dancing elephants: here are some of the strangest opera plots that have ever been put to paper.
Keegan Morris | March 1, 2024
"It's the right time for Bach Week to bid adieu, and on a high note.”