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Grammys CEO on new AI guidelines: Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible. ‘Period.’

“What’s not going to happen is we are not going to give a Grammy or Grammy nomination to the AI portion.”

Associated PressMarch 18, 2019

La Scala returns $3.4 million to Saudi Arabia in debacle

John Field portrait superimposed on an Irish flag

Keegan MorrisMarch 16, 2019

Playlist: Meet John Field, the Irish Composer Who Invented the Nocturne

WFMTMarch 16, 2019

Spend St. Patrick’s Day with WFMT!

Virus cases spike at Milan’s La Scala, Naples’ San Carlo

Associated PressOctober 27, 2020

The number of performers at Milan's famed La Scala opera house who have tested positive for the coronavirus has risen to 21, even as the theater was forced to close.

Killer Chops: Some Scary Celluloid Pianists for Halloween

Candice AgreeOctober 27, 2020

As Halloween approaches, let’s look at a few horror films in which pianists, or at least the hands they are attached to, are the stars.

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Igor Levit not content to be heard only through piano

Associated PressMarch 14, 2019

Winner of last year's Gilmore Artist Award, given quadrennially to a pianist along with a $300,000 prize, Levit is among the most probing young artists in classical music. His website describes him as "Citizen. European. Pianist."

COT Announces 2019-20 Season, Complete Slate of Chicago Premieres

Keegan MorrisMarch 14, 2019

General director Ashley Magnus exclaims that "to ensure that opera stays relevant as a living art form, we must bring contemporary voices, as well as works of international prominence never before seen in Chicago to the stage."

Ravinia Festival Announces 2019 Summer Season

Graham MeyerMarch 14, 2019

Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand,” the continued celebration of the music and influence of Leonard Bernstein, and four films accompanied by live orchestra await festivalgoers this summer at Ravinia, which released its 2019 summer schedule this morning.

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