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Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 200

“The proportions alone are staggering,” says Grammy-winning conductor Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra.

Lisa FlynnJuly 30, 2020

Voguing Meets Classical in Stunning New Music Video

Associated PressJuly 28, 2020

Silkroad’s new face: Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens

Associated PressJuly 27, 2020

La Scala announces fall season as cultural life resumes

Video: Violinist Maya Buchanan Plays Beethoven & Music Inspired by ‘Carmen’

Keegan MorrisMarch 31, 2022

Ascendant violinist Maya Buchanan joined WFMT and pianist Milana Pavchinskaya to share the "Spring" Violin Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven and the Carmen Fantasie Brillante by Jenő Hubay.

New ‘La bohème’ tells story in reverse for happy ending

Associated PressMarch 31, 2022

The director says that the reinterpretation emphasizes the power of love despite inevitable death and disappointment.

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Quiz: Can You Name These Unusual Instruments?

Candice AgreeJuly 24, 2020

Test your knowledge of early music by seeing if you can name these predecessors of our modern instruments.

Remembering Richard Covello

Andi LamoreauxJuly 23, 2020

Covello was well known in Chicago’s artistic circles as a critic, lecturer, and arts administrator. He was associated for many years with the classical radio station WNIB.

New Orleans musician offers kids trumpets for guns

Associated PressJuly 22, 2020

Shamarr Allen tells news agencies that he has a 9-year-old son and started the project last week, the day after a 9-year-old boy was shot and killed. He says the trumpet changed his life.

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