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6 Studs Terkel Conversations With Native American Artists, Scholars, and Activists

Studs Terkel was committed to evolving, expanding, and examining our conception of who made up the USA.

Keegan MorrisAugust 14, 2019

Video: Pianist Kimberly Han, 18, Plays Bach, Haydn, Chopin

Associated PressAugust 13, 2019

Multiple women say opera star Domingo sexually harassed them

Michael San GabinoAugust 9, 2019

“¡En la guitarra está todo!” Eliades Ochoa, Grammy-Winning Guitarist on the Power of Cuban Music

The Grant Park Music Festival at Millennium Park

Free Live Music Will Return To Grant Park Music Festival for 2021

Keegan MorrisMay 5, 2021

The Grant Park Music Festival today announced its return to live music in a 2021 season, the festival’s first live performances since August 2019.

A view of the empty auditorium of Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center

In Return to Stage, CSO To Welcome Audiences for Concerts in May, June

Keegan MorrisMay 4, 2021

The CSO will return in May and June for a slate of performances, the orchestra's first since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.

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Rhiannon Giddens, Francis Johnson to get Americana award

Associated PressAugust 7, 2019

The Americana Music Association said the new award has been created to honor those who have "either made a lasting impression through music or inspired art to recognize the legacy of Americana music traditions."

Add These 23 Holidays to Your Calendar and Celebrate Classical Music Year-Round!

WFMTAugust 5, 2019

We’d like to share some information worth celebrating — literally! Here are 23 holidays and celebrations to make sure you have classical music on your calendar!

From Cigar Box to Strad: Vadim Gluzman’s Lifetime of Being Chosen by the Violin

Kylie HarwellJuly 29, 2019

In between back-to-back lessons for around 30 students at his alma mater, Keshet Eilon International Music Center in Israel, Vadim Gluzman has been preparing for his upcoming Grant Park Music Festival performances of Bernstein’s Serenade on August 2nd and 3rd. These concerts mark Gluzman’s return to Chicago after weeks of travel, and before yet another period of touring around ...

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