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Beyond Ourselves: Kirill Gerstein on Music of Wartime

“We, as members of society and also as artists, feel both the need to do something and the helplessness in not being able to influence something.”

Keegan MorrisAugust 17, 2021

COVID Vaccine or Negative Test Required for Concert Attendees, CSO Announces

Keegan MorrisAugust 17, 2021

As Season Premiere Approaches, Lyric Requires Vaccine for All Audiences

Associated PressAugust 13, 2021

Marian Anderson’s vocal artistry honored in new CD bonanza

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

Barenboim takes it day-by-day, balancing music with illness

Associated PressFebruary 15, 2023

Despite illness, Barenboim is determined to inhabit the conductor’s podium as much as possible.

Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94

Associated PressFebruary 9, 2023

Dionne Warwick was his favorite interpreter, but Bacharach also created prime material for Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, and many others.

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Artist Icebreaker: Conductor Teddy Abrams

Adela SkowronskiAugust 6, 2021

Ahead of his Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut, conductor Teddy Abrams explains why classical music needs to reach out to young people and embrace other artforms — and explains how Leonard Bernstein was a role model for both of these missions.

Artist Icebreaker: Conductor Yue Bao