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Tony Bennett holds a microphone and sings onstage

Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96

Bennett’s early career peaked in the 1960s as he topped the charts with “San Francisco” and became the first male pop solo performer to headline at Carnegie Hall, releasing a live album of the 1962 concert.

Graham MeyerMarch 12, 2019

‘I am here with my musicians’: Maestro Muti joins striking CSO musicians

Associated PressMarch 12, 2019

La Scala under fire for proposed funding from Saudi Arabia

Graham MeyerMarch 12, 2019

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Musicians take to the picket line

Arlo Guthrie, citing health, says he’s retired from touring

Associated PressOctober 26, 2020

In lengthy posts on his Facebook page and website, the 73-year-old folksinger announced Friday he is retiring from performance immediately.

Light and Hope in Music: Illinois Philharmonic Opens Season Virtually

Keegan MorrisOctober 22, 2020

IPO concertmaster Azusa Tashiro feels that music is vital as "something to rely on, something that warms [your] heart."

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24-Hour Countdown for Impending CSO Strike Begins

WFMTMarch 9, 2019

Contract negotiations between Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) musicians and management have continued throughout the weekend to avoid a musicians’ strike, which would be the orchestra’s second in less than a decade. Last month, musicians voted to authorize a strike if a suitable three-year contract could not be reached by midnight this Sunday, March 10. According to a Chicago Federation of ...

Video: Cellist Hee-Young Lim performs music by Debussy and Massenet

Michael San GabinoMarch 8, 2019

Cellist Hee-Young Lim and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang performed in a WFMT Facebook Live from the Brennan Family Recital Hall at the DePaul University School of Music.

UChicago Presents Announces 2019-20 Season

Hannah SchillerMarch 8, 2019

Executive director Amy Iwano comments, “UChicago Presents’ 76th season welcomes world-renowned artists rarely heard in Chicago for fresh takes on masterworks and first performances of brand-new music.”

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff