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Dropped by Met, Netrebko to sing at Monte Carlo Opera

Anna Netrebko will sing the title role in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut.

Michael San Gabino | August 9, 2019

“¡En la guitarra está todo!” Eliades Ochoa, Grammy-Winning Guitarist on the Power of Cuban Music

George Preston | August 9, 2019

Meet the Pianist Who Is Setting Some of the Internet’s Most Hilarious Viral Videos to Music

Candice Agree | August 8, 2019

Going Medieval on Twitter

Julian Bream, Classical Guitarist and Lutenist, Dead at 87

Candice Agree | August 14, 2020

British classical guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream, highly regarded as one of the most remarkable artists of the post-war era, died today at his home in Wiltshire.

Quiz: Which Great Conductor Are You?

Hannah Edgar | August 13, 2020

Have you ever envisioned yourself leading a world-class orchestra? Take our quiz to learn which great conductor you are!

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From Cigar Box to Strad: Vadim Gluzman’s Lifetime of Being Chosen by the Violin

Kylie Harwell | July 29, 2019

In between back-to-back lessons for around 30 students at his alma mater, Keshet Eilon International Music Center in Israel, Vadim Gluzman has been preparing for his upcoming Grant Park Music Festival performances of Bernstein’s Serenade on August 2nd and 3rd. These concerts mark Gluzman’s return to Chicago after weeks of travel, and before yet another period of touring around ...

Grant Park Music Festival’s “Pastoral Picnic in White” in Pictures

Michael San Gabino | July 29, 2019

A flurry of white dresses and shirts, white tablecloths and candelabras sprinkled the Great Lawn in Millennium Park as patrons celebrated the Grant Park Music Festival’s annual “Pastoral Picnic in White” on Saturday, July 27. Originally inspired by a 1988 gathering at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, the Grant Park Music Festival joins thousands of similar “Dinners in White” ...

the mcgill brothers pose in front of the strikingly modern pritzker pavilion in millennium park

Video: The McGill Brothers Return Home for Grant Park Music Festival Debut

Keegan Morris | July 26, 2019

The Chicago-born brothers reflect on their first forays into music, their ongoing support of young arts organizations, and their debut performances at their hometown Grant Park Music Festival.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff