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André Watts, Groundbreaking Concert Pianist, Dies at 77

In 1963, Watts made his national television debut performing Liszt’s First Piano Concerto with Leonard Bernstein and the NY Phil.

Keegan MorrisFebruary 4, 2019

Video | Soprano Tamara Wilson Sings Music Inspired by Female Astronauts

Michael San GabinoJanuary 31, 2019

Why the Chinese Pipa is One of the Coolest Instruments You’ve Never Heard

Associated PressJanuary 30, 2019

Opera singer Daniels, husband arrested on sex assault charge

The Thrill of Seeing: Scoring The Earliest Movies

Maggie RebergSeptember 10, 2020

In 1939, New York's Museum of Modern Art acquired a treasure trove: 36 reels of 68mm nitrate prints and negatives made in cinema’s first years.

Music Endures: 50 Years of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

George PrestonSeptember 10, 2020

When a classical music organization has been around for 50 years, it can be easy to take it for granted.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces ’19-20 Season

Keegan MorrisJanuary 29, 2019

It will mark Muti’s tenth-anniversary season as music director as well as the 250th birthday of Beethoven. Muti conducts all of Beethoven’s symphonies over the course of the season, culminating in the triumphant Symphony No. 9 in June 2020.

Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces 2019-2020 Season, With Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Cycle, ‘Don Giovanni’, ‘Madama Butterfly’

Keegan MorrisJanuary 24, 2019

Lyric's 2019-2020 season will include seven mainstage operas (three of which are company premieres), three full performances of Lyric’s new Ring cycle, and the Broadway at Lyric premiere of 42nd Street.

Playlist: WFMT Selects Classical Music to Help You Brave the Winter

Nate BeversluisJanuary 22, 2019

Winter can be grueling, but music can warm and soothe. Here's the music that helps WFMT get through the season.

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