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Opera on Film: 6 Movies that Showcase Opera’s Drama, Emotion, Glamor, and Beauty

What does one of the grandest artforms look like on the big screen? Check out some of our favorite portrayals of opera in the movies.

Keegan MorrisJuly 16, 2019

Elliott Golub, founding concertmaster of Music of the Baroque, dies at 85

Keegan MorrisJuly 16, 2019

VIDEO | Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis discusses her Chicago ties and the wide world of harp repertoire

Lisa FlynnJuly 16, 2019

Playlist: 10 Piano Concertos You Need to Know But Probably Don’t

Maestro Muti Mentors Chicago Teen Musicians… Virtually

Robbie EllisApril 1, 2021

The CSO's music director made a remote return to the Windy City on Wednesday to lead an online masterclass with fellows from Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative.

Russia wants Tchaikovsky music for anthem at Tokyo Olympics

Associated PressMarch 25, 2021

Russia wants to use music by 19th-century composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky as its replacement anthem for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Violinist Aaron Rosand dies at 92

Keegan MorrisJuly 11, 2019

Violinist Aaron Rosand has died at the age of 92. Rosand was born in 1927 just outside of Chicago in Hammond, Indiana, and at age ten, the lauded virtuoso made his orchestral debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Best known for his interpretations of Romantic works (self-billed as the “Last Romantic”), Rosand studied with Efrem Zimbalist at the Curtis Institute of Music at the beginning of what would become a more than 70-year playing career.

Playlist: Fretless and Linear — How Classical Violin Shaped Andrew Bird’s Sound

Daniel GoldbergJuly 10, 2019

Using his violin and virtuosic whistle, Andrew Bird genre-jumps from indie rock to jazz, and from folk to classical. Born in Lake Forest, Bird began learning classical violin from the Suzuki Method at the age of four and recalls, “My mom would have WFMT on all the time… My dad listened to Merle Haggard.”

Playlist: Classical Cats, Selections Inspired by Feline Friends

Becky NystedtJuly 9, 2019

While kitties are favored in contemporary popular culture (memes, viral videos, #Instagram), they have also long dominated the hearts of humans throughout history and are reflected through past art and music.

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