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Playlist: Classical Music for Cooking

Much like a gourmet dish, classical music is the result of many individual elements coming together. The composer, like a chef, must know the distinct flavor profiles of each instrument and how they complement each other.

Daniel GoldbergOctober 28, 2019

Get in the Halloween Spirit With These 7 Charming Classical Jack-O’-Lanterns!

Michael San GabinoOctober 28, 2019

The Film Score: Music for Halloween

Daniel GoldbergOctober 28, 2019

Video: Weird Al Flexes His Classical Music Muscle

Quiz: Match the Patriotic American Song to Its Composer

Adela SkowronskiJune 30, 2021

The United States has no shortage of patriotic music, and each piece has its own fascinating history. How knowledgeable are you about the sounds of America?

Chicago Phil ‘Rejoices’ in Return for 2021-22 Season

Keegan MorrisJune 29, 2021

The ensemble’s return to live performance features four programs which all will be conducted by artistic director and principal conductor Scott Speck.

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Marc-André Hamelin on Chopin and the Piano’s Infinite Possibilities

Kerry FrumkinOctober 24, 2019

Hamelin is a “most approachable genius.”

Opera Is a “Contact Sport” in the Lost 1963 Documentary ‘In the Mouth of the Wolf’

Keegan MorrisOctober 19, 2019

Audiences will be irate this weekend at the Siskel Center. No, not the people in the theater, but the onscreen audiences portrayed in In the Mouth of the Wolf. The made-for-TV documentary depicts the infamously fanatical opera culture of Parma, Italy through the lens of a troubled production of Verdi’s Luisa Miller.

‘Come as You Are’: Ken-David Masur on Building Community With Civic Orchestra