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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.

Keegan Morris | May 7, 2019

Japan’s New Emperor is a Violist

Associated Press | May 7, 2019

Soprano Lisette Oropesa wins Beverly Sills Artist Award

WFMT | May 3, 2019

Interview | Trans baritone Lucia Lucas on making her historic US debut

4 Can’t-Miss Chicago Juneteenth Livestreams

Kristina Lynn | June 19, 2020

As the city, state, and country celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US, Chicago arts and music organizations are giving performances and leading discussions centering Black artists. Here are four music-related streams we think you should tune in to.

Juneteenth 2020 on WFMT

WFMT | June 19, 2020

In observance of Juneteenth, WFMT is sharing music by Black composers and performers throughout the day.

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Metropolitan Opera fetes Plácido Domingo golden anniversary

Associated Press | April 29, 2019

Plácido Domingo has starred on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera for a whopping 50 years — and is still singing, amazingly, at age 78.

CSO Contract Ratified, Strike Ends After 7 Weeks

Keegan Morris | April 29, 2019

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra strike has ended and a new, five-year contract through September 2023 has been ratified, the CSO musicians and management have confirmed.

Behind Terezín’s Walls, the Sounds of Resistance

Hannah Edgar | April 29, 2019

During the Third Reich, Nazis converted Terezín, a former military fortress 40 miles northwest of Prague, into a concentration camp. Aided by a large influx of Czech creatives and intellectuals, Terezín became the crucible for some of the most pointed art about the Holocaust. The musical life of the camp, in particular, was astonishingly rich — and often covert.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff