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‘Some Like It Hot’ leads Tony Award nominations with 13 nods

The message of self-acceptance and respect for all was echoed across Broadway, from the new musical take on Some Like It Hot to a Black actor-led Death of a Salesman to the new play Ain’t No Mo.

Associated PressNovember 25, 2018

Plácido Domingo feted at Met Opera for his 50th anniversary

Keegan MorrisNovember 23, 2018

Quiz: Match the Composer to Their Favorite Food

WFMTNovember 21, 2018

Playlist: Leonard Slatkin’s 10 Forgotten American Masterpieces

Quiz: Can You Name These Unusual Instruments?

Candice AgreeJuly 24, 2020

Test your knowledge of early music by seeing if you can name these predecessors of our modern instruments.

Remembering Richard Covello

Andi LamoreauxJuly 23, 2020

Covello was well known in Chicago’s artistic circles as a critic, lecturer, and arts administrator. He was associated for many years with the classical radio station WNIB.

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Composer Lalo Schifrin says Oscar is an ‘amazing honor’

Associated PressNovember 16, 2018

In over 50 years of work, he’s also racked up six Academy Award nominations — five for original score and one for original song — but has gone home empty-handed every time.

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine (Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco)

How Violinist Rachel Barton Pine Is Working To #ExpandTheCanon

Michael San GabinoNovember 15, 2018

In addition to the acclaim she has won for her interpretations of music by well-known composers like Bach, Handel, and Paganini, Rachel Barton Pine has long sought to include underrepresented composers in her repertoire.

Ignacy Jan Paderewski addresses a crowd (Source: Library of Congress)

Meet the pianist and statesman who helped secure Poland’s independence

Keegan MorrisNovember 14, 2018

Few other star concert pianists can boast that they fought for — and helped win — their country’s independence.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff