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Composer Bernstein’s children defend Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose after ‘Maestro’ is criticized

To some, Cooper’s nose in the trailer seemed like the kind of outsized caricature that has been a regular feature of Jewish portrayals throughout film history.

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

Handel in HD: Haymarket’s Season Premieres with Streaming ‘Acis and Galatea’

Keegan MorrisOctober 30, 2020

Baroque music goes digital.

Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. (Photo: Jeff Goldberg/Esto)

Carnegie Hall to remain closed through April 5

Associated PressOctober 30, 2020

The decision leaves only the possibility of performances at the very tail end of the hall's 2020-21 season.

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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.”

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