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Playlist: This Music Has Kept Joffrey Dancers Active and Inspired in the Pandemic

With this month’s Boléro, a digital-only world premiere set to the piece of the same name by Ravel, Joffrey dancers are finally back to performing together.

Stephen Raskauskas | February 9, 2017

Mezzo-Soprano Vivica Genaux Shares Her Secrets to Singing Clear, Clean, Lightning Quick Coloratura

Associated Press | February 9, 2017

German town stops playing kids’ song after vegan complains

Elizabeth Peterson | February 8, 2017

‘The Black Composer Speaks’ Celebrates 3 Generations of Composers in 1 Night on Chicago’s South Side

Hungary: ‘Porgy and Bess’ cast asked to be African American

Associated Press | April 9, 2019

The opera's decision to put on George and Ira Gershwin's seminal work set in the American south and intended for a Black cast has caused a conflict with the creators' estate.

Pianists, This Is Your Chance to #LearnWithLangLang

Keegan Morris | April 4, 2019

Lang Lang's latest solo record Piano Book is out now. Have you ever dreamed of taking the stage with one of the world’s leading piano players? Even if Carnegie Hall is a bit out of your reach, you still have the opportunity to play — and learn — with Lang Lang. In conjunction with the recent release of hist newest ...

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Video: Renée Fleming’s Best Advice for Young Singers To Succeed in Opera Today

Stephen Raskauskas | February 2, 2017

As classical music and opera evolve into the 21st century, so must musicians. Star soprano Renée Fleming explains what every young singer should do.

Meet Susie Lape, the New Executive Director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras

Michael San Gabino | February 1, 2017

Now in its 70th season, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) recently announced that Susie Lape will serve as the orchestras’ new Executive Director. Susie is currently Executive Director of the Lake Forest Symphony. You might recall a recent WFMT series highlighting the Lake Forest Symphony’s search for a new music director in the aptly named program The Search. The CYSO ...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces 2017-2018 Season

Andi Lamoreaux | January 31, 2017

Riccardo Muti will conduct ten weeks of subscription programs at Symphony Center and lead the orchestra on two U.S. tours, to the West Coast in October and to the East Coast in February 2018.

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