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Take a Liszt Deep Dive with Pianist Kyle Orth

Orth samples standout works from the whole of Liszt’s compositional career, including selections from the Romantic virtuoso’s signature Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage).

Michael San GabinoMarch 8, 2019

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

Hannah SchillerMarch 8, 2019

UChicago Presents Announces 2019-20 Season

Keegan MorrisMarch 7, 2019

Pianist Jacques Loussier Dies at Age 84

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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Students Commemorate Matthew Shepard, LGBTQ Hate Crime Victim, Through Song

Hannah EdgarMarch 4, 2019

More than two decades after a tragedy catalyzed a generation of LGBTQ activists, Matthew Shepard's story is being shared with a new generation through music.

Bolshoi Ballet to Return to Chicago After 16 Years

Hannah SchillerFebruary 28, 2019

The Bolshoi Ballet is returning to Chicago for the first time in sixteen years. The Russian ballet company will perform at the Auditorium Theatre in June 2020, which will be the only Midwest stop on their United States tour. The Bolshoi Ballet will perform Yuri Grigorovich’s Swan Lake, set to Tchaikovsky’s classic score. Grigorovich, who served as the Bolshoi’s director ...

André Previn, Oscar-winning composer, has died at 89

Associated PressFebruary 28, 2019

Previn was a child prodigy whose family fled Nazi Germany. As a teenager, he found work as a composer and arranger in Hollywood, mostly at MGM, winning four Oscars for his orchestrations of such stylish musicals as 1964's "My Fair Lady."

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