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Apollo’s Fire Returns for 4 Chicago Programs in ’23-24

The Cleveland-based Baroque orchestra made its Chicago debut in 2016 and has since established a strong presence in the city.

Hannah SchillerMarch 15, 2019

New Voces8 Album Evokes Landscapes, Homelands

Keegan MorrisMarch 14, 2019

Chicago mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle stands with picketing CSO musicians

Associated PressMarch 14, 2019

Igor Levit not content to be heard only through piano

Playlist: Telling the Painful and Hopeful Story of the Black Community (Staff Spotlight)

WFMTNovember 19, 2020

In the first of our WFMT Staff Spotlight series, we share a playlist from Tim Russell, the Vice President of Community Engagement at WFMT and WTTW.

Video: Andrew Byun and Victor Asuncion Perform Music by Schumann, Tailleferre, and Beethoven

Keegan MorrisNovember 18, 2020

The duo's stirring performance was given to an empty audience but was broadcast via WFMT and WFMT's social channels.

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11 New Chicago Ensembles You Should Know

Hannah EdgarMarch 13, 2019

For naysayers who think classical music is on the decline, these Chicago-based performing groups offer the perfect response. All founded in the past three years, they’re offering fresh takes on repertoire familiar and unfamiliar, expanding the musical canon and enlivening the musical life of our city.

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

Graham MeyerMarch 12, 2019

Usually caught in a neither-nor position straddling the artistic and administrative halves of the organizations, music directors have historically stayed out of labor disputes in major orchestras.

La Scala under fire for proposed funding from Saudi Arabia

Associated PressMarch 12, 2019

Italy's premier opera house is under fire over a proposal to grant a board seat to Saudi Arabia's culture minister with the promise of $16.8 million in new funding

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff