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Playlist: Electrifying Classical Music Fireworks

WFMT is bringing you the fire with a curated playlist of pyrotechnic music.

Daniel GoldbergNovember 6, 2020

An Opera Without Precedent: Supreme Court Comic Opera Scalia/Ginsburg

Associated PressNovember 5, 2020

With performers infected, La Scala season premiere canceled

Keegan MorrisOctober 30, 2020

Handel in HD: Haymarket’s Season Premieres with Streaming ‘Acis and Galatea’

Met Opera season had no COVID cancellations but sales down

Associated PressJune 14, 2022

The Metropolitan Opera sold 56% of ticket dollar capacity this season as it returned from a 1 1/2-year absence.

Klaus Mäkelä To Head Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw Orchestra

Associated PressJune 13, 2022

Klaus Mäkelä, a 26-year-old Finnish conductor, will become chief conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam for the 2027-28 season as part of a 10-year commitment.

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Killer Chops: Some Scary Celluloid Pianists for Halloween

Candice AgreeOctober 27, 2020

As Halloween approaches, let’s look at a few horror films in which pianists, or at least the hands they are attached to, are the stars.

Arlo Guthrie, citing health, says he’s retired from touring

Associated PressOctober 26, 2020

In lengthy posts on his Facebook page and website, the 73-year-old folksinger announced Friday he is retiring from performance immediately.

Light and Hope in Music: Illinois Philharmonic Opens Season Virtually

Keegan MorrisOctober 22, 2020

IPO concertmaster Azusa Tashiro feels that music is vital as "something to rely on, something that warms [your] heart."

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff