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Lucas Meachem, one of the stars of the Ravinia 2022 season

Ravinia Festival’s 2022 Lineup Brings Signature Music Mix, Bevy of Guests

In addition to the annual CSO residency, Ravinia will play host to a spate of guest ensembles, including Music of the Baroque, The Knights, the Lincoln Trio, Chanticleer, the Chicago Philharmonic, and the Chicago Sinfonietta.

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Louise Frank | June 14, 2019

Playlist: Sergio and Clarice, Music Runs in the Family for this Father-Daughter Duo
Keegan Morris | June 12, 2019

VIDEO | Escher Quartet performs works by Mozart, Dvořák for a WFMT Facebook Live
Michael San Gabino | June 6, 2019

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Playlist: Celebrating the New American Canon
Keegan Morris | July 2, 2020
We all love Sousa, Gershwin, and Copland. But what about the vanguard voices redefining what American classical music sounds like?

July 2020: Classical Livestream Planner
Kristina Lynn | July 2, 2020
Even though in-person concerts have been suspended, many talented artists and ensembles are committed to sharing stunning music through the internet. Here’s a guide to some upcoming classical livestreams you should add to your calendar!

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Purcell opera performed in cemetery catacombs
Associated Press | June 4, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — “When I am laid in earth,” the heroine sings just before she dies at the end of Henry Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.” Rarely will the aria be heard in a more fittingly sepulchral setting than when the hour-long opera, composed in the 1680s, is performed this week in the catacombs of Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery. The ...
Daniel Barenboim in a grey hat, stands in front of a stone wall

Barenboim’s tenure at Berlin’s Staatsoper extended to 2027
Associated Press | June 4, 2019
Conductor Daniel Barenboim is getting a five-year contract extension as general music director of Berlin’s Staatsoper, which would keep him at the opera house until 2027.

3 Fresh Musical Events for Your Weekend!
Hannah Edgar | May 31, 2019
We’re getting ready to share our Summer Music Guide (keep an eye out for it next week), but here are three events happening this weekend, each of which combine or reimagine classical music and dance, that we wanted to be sure to tell you about. The Rosina Project It’s Rossini like you’ve never heard him before. Chicago Fringe Opera teams ...
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