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A 639-year John Cage composition is about to have its next note change

On Feb. 5, 2024, another note is going to begin playing… this one will be relatively short; it will hang around for only the next two years.

Keegan MorrisNovember 15, 2019

Video: Ahead of Chicago Premiere, An Excerpt From Rachmaninoff’s ‘Aleko’

Michael San GabinoNovember 15, 2019

This Animated Video Explains Why Mozart Was One of the Best Procrastinators

Keegan MorrisNovember 14, 2019

Be a fly on the wall for a Third Coast Baroque rehearsal

Prokofiev, Hahn, Lang Lang Headline CSO’s 2021-22 Return To Stage

Keegan MorrisJuly 13, 2021

The CSO announces an array of concerts from September to January.

When Worlds Collided: Classical Music Inspired by the Beautiful Game

Adela Skowronski

With this year’s Euro Cup Finals nearly upon us, chants and songs are breathing life into the stadiums. Yet as it turns out, the relationship between music and football extends way beyond chants and national anthems.

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Meet Lina González-Granados, the CSO’s New Solti Conducting Apprentice

Candice AgreeNovember 13, 2019

Between February 2020 and June 2021, Lina González-Granados will have the opportunity to study and work with Maestro Muti, conduct the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and participate in cultural activities and outreach throughout the greater Chicago area.