Stories
When its season kicks off this autumn, the CSO will require audiences to share proof of full COVID vaccination or a recent negative test.
Stephen Raskauskas | January 30, 2018
Mary Mazurek | January 28, 2018
Zoe Erickson | January 26, 2018
Keegan Morris | October 17, 2019
“I would not consider myself a composer at all,” says Kian Soltani, shortly after playing a piece of music that he composed called Persian Fire Dance. “I’m really a cellist first and foremost, but I try to be creative also.”
Michael San Gabino | October 17, 2019
Imagine the scrolling main title of Star Wars or wizards taking flight in Harry Potter without triumphant brass and sweeping strings. These cinematic moments would lose their emotional resonance without the iconic music of John Williams.
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Mary Mazurek | January 23, 2018
Internationally renowned pianist Lang Lang is slated to host the Grammy Salute to Classical Music Celebrating the Legacy of Leonard Bernstein on Friday, January 26, 2018, at Carnegie Hall.
Stephen Raskauskas | January 22, 2018
Hear Andina, a long-lost opera composed by Eustasio Rosales, that had its world-premiere in Chicago after being discovered by the composer’s great-grandson, Arlen Parsa.
Stephen Raskauskas | January 19, 2018
Since the soprano's career takes her around the country and the world, her time in Chicago between gigs can be limited. But there are four things she has to do whenever she’s back home.