Stories
“I have great admiration for the orchestra and Maestro Muti,” shares Hilary Hahn, “and it is an honor to join their organization and be present in the city of Chicago over the next two seasons.”
David Polk | July 6, 2017
Angelica Lasala | July 5, 2017
Stephen Raskauskas | July 3, 2017
Michael San Gabino | July 29, 2019
A flurry of white dresses and shirts, white tablecloths and candelabras sprinkled the Great Lawn in Millennium Park as patrons celebrated the Grant Park Music Festival’s annual “Pastoral Picnic in White” on Saturday, July 27. Originally inspired by a 1988 gathering at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, the Grant Park Music Festival joins thousands of similar “Dinners in White” ...
Keegan Morris | July 26, 2019
The Chicago-born brothers reflect on their first forays into music, their ongoing support of young arts organizations, and their debut performances at their hometown Grant Park Music Festival.
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Galilee Abdullah | June 29, 2017
Dog image: SixtyWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons This cute Labrador may be the biggest Mendelssohn fan you’ve seen. A dog joined the Vienna Chamber Orchestra during a recent performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 at the 31st International İzmir Festival in İzmir, Turkey. This outdoor annual festival brings live concerts to the historic stage of the Grand Theater of Ephesus, ...
Angelica Lasala | June 26, 2017
Omara Portuondo is proud to be compared to Édith Piaf, but she also wants the world to know more about Cuban artists.
Angelica Lasala | June 23, 2017
Can you tell the difference between Latin American foods and instruments? Take this quiz and find out.