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Chicago Halloween Arts Events 2024

Concerts, festivals, and more to celebrate Halloween in Chicago.

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

Quiz: How Well Do You Know These Symphony Titles & Nicknames?

WFMTOctober 13, 2022

Jupiter, Pastoral, Philosopher. There are countless symphonies with nicknames, monikers, and titles. Can you keep them straight?

Willliam Grant Still’s Top 5 Works According to His Daughter, Judith Anne Still

Keegan MorrisOctober 12, 2022

Despite an upturn, William Grant Still's music remains under-performed. We spoke to Judith Anne Still about her five favorite pieces by her father.

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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.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff