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Classical Music Power Couples

From starting their own charities to writing operas together, discover some of classical music’s most prolific couples!

Keegan MorrisJanuary 13, 2022

Citing COVID Surge, Joffrey Postpones ‘Don Quixote’

Associated PressJanuary 12, 2022

Pope slips out of Vatican to visit record shop, gets CD

Keegan MorrisJanuary 11, 2022

Grant Park Music Festival Announces Full 2022 Season

Tony-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ creator, dies at 99

Associated PressJune 23, 2023

Harnick was born and raised in Chicago and earned a bachelor’s degree in music from the Northwestern University School of Music after serving in the army during World War II.

Four young men wear black, pose with their instruments in a white studio

UChicago Presents Unveils 2023-24 Season

Keegan MorrisJune 21, 2023

Featuring classical, contemporary, jazz, world music, and performing arts events.

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Video: Pianist Hyejin Cho Plays Robert Schumann, Cécile Chaminade

WFMTJanuary 3, 2022

See pianist Hyejin Cho wow audiences with charismatic performances of works by Robert Schumann and Cécile Chaminade.

Playlist: 10 Underrated Songs to Remember Stephen Sondheim

Adela SkowronskiDecember 31, 2021

Labels really don’t work with Sondheim, who had one foot in the Golden Age and the other in what came next.

Vivaldi Opera Gets Premiere in Ferrara Nearly 300 Years Late

Associated PressDecember 31, 2021

The Catholic Church and the northern Italian city of Ferrara are making their peace with Antonio Vivaldi nearly 300 years after the city's archbishop effectively canceled the staging of one of his operas.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff