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Full Circle for Chicago-born Dancer, Choreographer Houston Thomas

“I’m from the South Side, 99th and Throop. Went to school on the South Side, and then every day traveling downtown to go to ballet school. I’m really a Chicago boy, for sure.”

A view of the empty auditorium of Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center

Keegan MorrisMay 4, 2021

In Return to Stage, CSO To Welcome Audiences for Concerts in May, June

Associated PressApril 29, 2021

Chicago stages drive-through Wagner in underground garage

Associated PressApril 29, 2021

Al Schmitt, Grammy winning engineer and producer, dead at 91

Singer driven from Belarus for speaking out tries to rebuild

Associated PressOctober 9, 2022

"It was so evident to all of us that we could not keep silent any more," said baritone Ilya Silchukou.

Japanese avant-garde pioneer composer Ichiyanagi dies at 89

Associated PressOctober 8, 2022

Ichiyanagi studied at The Juilliard School in New York and emerged a pioneer, using compositional techniques that incorporated traditional Japanese elements and electronic music.

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wearing a green necklace and a black sweater, Jessie Montgomery looks past the camera standing against a rich red wall

CSO Announces Next Mead Composer-in-Residence

Keegan MorrisApril 20, 2021

Riccardo Muti has appointed Jessie Montgomery as the Mead Composer-in-Residence. Montgomery will succeed the CSO's current composer-in-residence, Missy Mazzoli, in July of this year.

Playlist: Classical Music for the Earth and Environment

Daniel GoldbergApril 19, 2021

Composers like Terence Blanchard, Ludovico Einaudi, Rachel Portman, and Lei Liang have brought light to the ongoing climate catastrophe through their music.

LA Phil’s Dudamel to become music director of Paris Opera

Associated PressApril 18, 2021

Gustavo Dudamel will become music director of the Paris Opera while continuing his commitment to the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

From The Paris Opera