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Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at age 88

The Japanese conductor amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the BSO. He served as the first music director of Ravinia from 1964 to 1968.

Keegan Morris | May 23, 2023

Elgin Symphony Orchestra Names New Music Director

Associated Press | May 21, 2023

Dudamel gets 7-minute ovation after 1st NY Philharmonic concert since music director decision

Keegan Morris | May 18, 2023

Instruments of Memory: Violins Honor Holocaust Survivors, Victims, and Stories

Chamber Music on the Fox Returns for 10th Season

Keegan Morris | September 14, 2023

Across five flagship programs and two additional special events, the series mines chamber repertoire spanning centuries.

Anthony Freud poses in the auditorium of the Lyric Opera of Chicago

Anthony Freud to retire as head of Lyric Opera of Chicago at end of 2023-24 season

Associated Press | September 14, 2023

Freud turns 66 in October and intends to return to Britain after the season.

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Grace Bumbry at the White House for the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors

Grace Bumbry, 1st Black singer at Bayreuth, dies at 86

Associated Press | May 8, 2023

Bumbry was among the winners of the 1958 Met National Council Auditions. She had a recital debut in Paris that same year and made her Paris Opéra debut in 1960.

Violinist on Russian trains soothes weary commuters

Associated Press | May 5, 2023

Classics, jazz, Russian folk music and children's songs all flow as Oksana glides her bow across the strings.

Gordon Lightfoot, in a deep red blazer, strums an acoustic guitar and sings into a mic

Folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84

Associated Press | May 2, 2023

“I simply write the songs about where I am and where I’m from,” Lightfoot once said. “I take situations and write poems about them.”

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff