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Thanksgiving feast spread with lots of side dishes

8 Musical Side Dishes

Equally satisfying as the main course, these shorter works can round out your musical diet with different textures, flavors, and colors.

Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. (Photo: Jeff Goldberg/Esto)

Associated PressAugust 4, 2021

Carnegie Hall to reopen Oct 6 with Philadelphia Orchestra

Keegan MorrisJuly 27, 2021

Mayor Lightfoot Designates ‘Riccardo Muti Day’ To Honor Maestro’s 80th Birthday

Oliver CamachoJuly 23, 2021

First Planned for 2020, Opera Festival of Chicago Finally Opens Inaugural Season

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.

Dudamel to become NY Philharmonic music director, leave LA

Associated PressFebruary 7, 2023

Dudamel is scheduled to conduct three performances of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony in May.

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Hop In! Ear Taxi Festival Announces Fall 2021 Return

Kristina LynnJuly 21, 2021

When it comes to getting around a bustling city like Chicago to see the sights, jumping in a cab is a great place to start. But hearing the city? Turns out, a taxi can take you on a listening journey, too.

Masumi Per Rostad on Beethoven, YouTube, and the Viola

Adela SkowronskiJuly 16, 2021

Masumi Per Rostad is an artist completely steeped in classical music. He chats with WFMT ahead of his performance at the Grant Park Music Festival this weekend.

Opera returns to open-air desert theater with diverse cast

Associated PressJuly 15, 2021

The Santa Fe Opera's first performance over the weekend included an unmasked cast and a masked audience.

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