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10 Woman Conductors You Should Know

Though there is a long way still to go, today’s stages are richer because these pioneering conductors are on them.

Keegan Morris | May 2, 2019

Video | Matthew Lipman Performs Viola Music Live from Levin Performance Studio

Yireen Alberto | April 29, 2019

Classically Cuban

Associated Press | April 29, 2019

Metropolitan Opera fetes Plácido Domingo golden anniversary

World War II forces sweetheart singer Vera Lynn dies at 103

Associated Press | June 18, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died. She was 103. During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, smiling and crying with sentimental favorites such as “We’ll Meet Again,” and “The White Cliffs of Dover.” The family statement says Lynn was surrounded by ...

The Joffrey Ballet's The Nutcracker (Photo: Cheryl Mann)

No 2020 ‘Nutcracker’ as Joffrey Ballet Cancels Performances Through December

Keegan Morris | June 16, 2020

Today, the Joffrey Ballet announced cancellations through December 2020 in light of the COVID-19 crisis.

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CSO Musicians and Management Reach an Agreement with help from Mayor Emanuel

WFMT | April 26, 2019

The office of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement early Friday evening announcing that, after convening at City Hall on Friday with the Mayor, both Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians and management “have reached an agreement in principle to bring the music back to Symphony Center.” In a joint statement released Friday evening, the CSO Musicians and CSO Association thanked ...

Rahm Emanuel to Assist in CSO Negotiations

WFMT | April 25, 2019

The Chicago Federation of Musicians and Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association both accepted an offer from outgoing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Wednesday night to assist in negotiations that have stalled and led to the longest strike in CSO history. In a statement, Mayor Emanuel wrote that “after speaking with both parties, it appears that we should be able to achieve an ...

Playlist: Remembering Composers Suppressed By the Third Reich

Hannah Edgar | April 24, 2019

James Conlon's OREL Foundation documents scores of composers whose lives were taken—directly or indirectly—or otherwise irrevocably altered by the Nazis. Here are four who persisted, creating art in the face of peril.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff