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Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas says brain tumor has returned

Thomas is conducting the New World Symphony in late March and April, then the San Francisco Symphony on April 26 in a belated 80th birthday celebration.

Keegan MorrisApril 23, 2022

Errollyn Wallen On Embracing Serendipity, Bringing New Viewpoints to Music

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

WFMTApril 22, 2022

Bach’s Top 10 Works

Keegan MorrisApril 21, 2022

Early Music, New Era: Veteran Newberry Consort Directors to Retire After Upcoming Concerts

Halloweek Arts and Music Events in Chicago

Keegan MorrisOctober 23, 2023

A bounty of performances, events, and parties that will have you ready to celebrate spooky season in the Second City!

Philadelphia Orchestra and musicians agree to 3-year labor deal with 15.8% salary increase

Associated PressOctober 23, 2023

The deal eliminates a lower rate of overtime for playing movies and calls for two days of rest after most Sunday concerts.

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Ukrainian opera singer in Japan prays for peace in melody

Associated PressApril 20, 2022

When Oksana Stepanyuk, an award-winning soprano with the Japan Opera Foundation, performs “Melody,” composed by Myroslav Skoryk, a Ukrainian, her voice turns into a wail of mourning.

Met moves Donizetti opera to decaying American town

Associated PressApril 19, 2022

Call it bel canto in the Rust Belt.

Pianist Radu Lupu has Died, Aged 76

Keegan MorrisApril 19, 2022

Lupu was renowned for his thoughtful interpretations of “19th-century German and Austrian piano works, especially those of Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms,” notes WFMT’s Candice Agree.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff