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Leif Segerstam, Conductor Who Wrote Over 350 Symphonies, Dies, 80

Segerstam served as artistic director of Stockholm’s Royal Opera and chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, among other ensembles.

The Grant Park Music Festival at Millennium Park

WFMTMay 24, 2021

Live Music is Back For 2021… Here’s Everything We Know.

Associated PressMay 24, 2021

Kennedy Center honorees still relish slimmed-down tribute

Keegan MorrisMay 20, 2021

Wells’ World: Corey Wilkes Melds Chicago Music Past, Present In Documentary Score

How Classically Trained Navajo Pianist & Composer Connor Chee Weaves His Sound

Adela SkowronskiNovember 8, 2022

"The more I studied music, the more I saw the similarities between weaving and what I do."

Playlist: Music for All Souls Day

Adela SkowronskiOctober 31, 2022

All Souls Day (November 2) is a day of prayer and remembrance for departed loved ones observed in many branches of Christianity.

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Joffrey Announces 2021-22 Season In First Year At Lyric

Keegan MorrisMay 19, 2021

From The Nutcracker to Don Quixote be the first to learn about what the Joffrey Ballet's next season has in store!

Locked out stagehands protest outside Metropolitan Opera

Associated PressMay 14, 2021

Locked out stagehands of the Metropolitan Opera protested the company amid a crowd of about 1,000 that rallied outside Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, criticizing the company for constructing sets for three of next season’s new productions at nonunion shops.

Jim Mabie, Longtime WTTW-WFMT Trustee and Board Chair, Dies at 85

WTTW NewsMay 10, 2021

A noted Chicago businessman, philanthropist and civic leader who served as a WTTW and WFMT trustee for more than 20 years, Jim Mabie died Saturday surrounded by his family.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff