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Elgin Symphony Orchestra Names New Music Director

The orchestra’s 2022-2023 season saw seven finalists for its music director position presiding over once concert each.

In 1970, Montserrat Caballé performed in Lyric Opera of Chicago's La traviata, her Lyric debut. (Photo: David H. Fishman/Lyric Opera of Chicago)

Larry JohnsonNovember 28, 2018

‘What was your secret, Montserrat?’: Larry Johnson Remembers Caballé’s Lyric Debut

Associated PressNovember 27, 2018

Michigan professor unearths inmates’ music from Auschwitz

Associated PressNovember 25, 2018

After rescue, Gaza’s only grand piano makes public comeback

Playlist: Celebrating Uncommon Instruments

Becky NystedtJuly 31, 2020

From Ocarinas to Wagner Tubas, these instruments may not be the first to mind when you think of classical music, but maybe, they should be!

Voguing Meets Classical in Stunning New Music Video

Lisa FlynnJuly 30, 2020

Music and motion come together beautifully in a new video featuring dancers Jason Rodriguez and José Lapaz Rodriguez and set to music by pianist and composer Chad Lawson.

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Playlist: Leonard Slatkin’s 10 Forgotten American Masterpieces

WFMTNovember 21, 2018

Many composers and pieces were received enthusiastically upon their premiere, only to have been forgotten or overlooked years later. Esteemed conductor Leonard Slatkin shares 10 forgotten works that deserve greater recognition.

Concert pianist, Marian Anderson protege Burton-Lyles dies

Associated PressNovember 17, 2018

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Blanche Burton-Lyles, a concert pianist who was mentored by pioneering opera singer Marian Anderson, has died. She was 85. Burton-Lyles died of heart failure Monday at a rehabilitation center, according to Slater Funeral Home in Philadelphia. Burton-Lyles was born and raised in Philadelphia. She learned how to play classical piano at the age of 3. Burton-Lyles was ...

Playlist: 10 Latvian Composers You Should Know

Hannah SchillerNovember 16, 2018

Andris Nelsons, Mariss Jansons, Kristine Opolais: when we think of classical music in Latvia, most are either conductors or musicians. But Latvia also has an abundance of composers whose works you will want to hear.

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