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Musical Events for Black History Month

Honor Black artistry with an entire month of exciting musical events — operas, chamber concerts, jazz orchestras, broadcasts, and more!

WFMTDecember 8, 2019

Quiz: What Movement of ‘The Nutcracker Suite’ Are You?

Associated PressDecember 6, 2019

Royal Opera, The Met remove tenor Vittorio Grigolo

Michael San GabinoDecember 6, 2019

Shed Your Stage Fright With These 3 Warm-up Tips From Violinist Ray Chen

Artist Icebreaker: Conductor Yue Bao

Adela SkowronskiAugust 6, 2021

Ahead of Yue Bao's Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut at the Ravinia Festival this Sunday, August 8, she reveals to us some conducting secrets, her favorite cities for music, and more!

UChicago Presents Announces Fall 2021 Return to Stage

Keegan MorrisAugust 5, 2021

The autumn’s ten concerts will be held on the University of Chicago campus in the South Side’s Hyde Park neighborhood.

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NY Philharmonic to cut 500 seats in $550 million renovation

Associated PressDecember 2, 2019

The capacity of NY Phil's much-maligned concert hall at Lincoln Center will be reduced by more than 500 seats as part of a $550 million renovation.

Maestro Mariss Jansons (Photo: Bayerischer Rundfunk)

Conductor Mariss Jansons dies at 76; led top orchestras

Associated PressDecember 1, 2019

Mariss Jansons, conductor of top classical ensembles including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, has died in Russia.

Gelb’s contract as Met Opera head extended through 2026-27

Associated PressNovember 26, 2019

A former recording executive and television producer, Gelb was hired by then-Met Chairwoman Beverly Sills in October 2004 to take over two seasons later.

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