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Now Adored, It Took 200 Years for Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos to Hit Their Stride. Here’s Why.

A job application, an overwhelmed orchestra, and a remarkable true story behind one of classical music’s best loved works.

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

Jim Mabie, Longtime WTTW-WFMT Trustee and Board Chair, Dies at 85

WTTW NewsMay 10, 2021

A noted Chicago businessman, philanthropist and civic leader who served as a WTTW and WFMT trustee for more than 20 years, Jim Mabie died Saturday surrounded by his family.

Muti: Pandemic year silenced culture, leaving world stunned

Associated PressMay 10, 2021

Conductor Riccardo Muti has once again reopened the Italian musical season in his adopted hometown of Ravenna after another — and if all goes well perhaps final — round of pandemic closures.

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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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