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Playlist: 8 Popular Songs that Sample Classical Music

Musicians from rap to alternative to K-Pop and beyond look to classical music for inspiration! Here are just a few creative examples.

WFMTMay 3, 2019

Interview | Trans baritone Lucia Lucas on making her historic US debut

Keegan MorrisMay 2, 2019

Video | Matthew Lipman Performs Viola Music Live from Levin Performance Studio

Yireen AlbertoApril 29, 2019

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Video: Paula Kosower & Kuang-Hao Huang Play Nadia Boulanger, Debussy, Beethoven Live

WFMTJanuary 13, 2021

From the Chicago Cultural Center, cellist Paula Kosower and collaborative pianist Kuang-Hao Huang present works of Nadia Boulanger, Claude Debussy, and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Conductor Simon Rattle to leave London post for Munich

Associated PressJanuary 11, 2021

The two organizations said Monday that the acclaimed conductor will become the German orchestra's chief conductor in 2023.

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Behind Terezín’s Walls, the Sounds of Resistance

Hannah EdgarApril 29, 2019

During the Third Reich, Nazis converted Terezín, a former military fortress 40 miles northwest of Prague, into a concentration camp. Aided by a large influx of Czech creatives and intellectuals, Terezín became the crucible for some of the most pointed art about the Holocaust. The musical life of the camp, in particular, was astonishingly rich — and often covert.

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

CSO Musicians and Management Reach an Agreement with help from Mayor Emanuel

WFMTApril 26, 2019

The office of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement early Friday evening announcing that, after convening at City Hall on Friday with the Mayor, both Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians and management “have reached an agreement in principle to bring the music back to Symphony Center.” In a joint statement released Friday evening, the CSO Musicians and CSO Association thanked ...

Rahm Emanuel to Assist in CSO Negotiations

WFMTApril 25, 2019

The Chicago Federation of Musicians and Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association both accepted an offer from outgoing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Wednesday night to assist in negotiations that have stalled and led to the longest strike in CSO history. In a statement, Mayor Emanuel wrote that “after speaking with both parties, it appears that we should be able to achieve an ...

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