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Preview: A Look at the Live Music Of North Shore Chamber Music Fest

Enjoy the beauty of live music-making (even if you aren’t there in person) with a star-studded chamber music sampler of works new and old.

Michael San Gabino | February 19, 2017

Riccardo Muti and CSO Present Haydn’s ‘Seven Last Words’ at Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral

Michael San Gabino | February 15, 2017

The Film Score: Music for Oscar Week 2017

Stephen Raskauskas | February 15, 2017

The 1 Concert That Inspired Riccardo Muti to Create the CSO’s African American Network

Pianist Lara Downes on Drawing Courage, Joy From Women Composers and Artists

Keegan Morris | May 23, 2019

"You have these pieces of music that are part of you, part of your DNA, and every time you return to them, it just comes out differently because you are different."

Riccardo Muti Releases New Book (But You Have to Know Italian to Read It)

Candice Agree | May 23, 2019

Despite Maestro Muti's tireless activity in the musical realm, he has not neglected the written word.

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VIDEO | Why Stewart Copeland, Police Founding Member/Drummer, Has Turned to Composing Opera

Stephen Raskauskas | February 14, 2017

You may know Stewart Copeland as a founding member of the band the Police, but did you know he’s also composed works for orchestra, ballets, and even operas? His music has also been featured in countless films and even video games. With such an incredibly diverse output, what has inspired this chart-topping composer and musician to create new operas? In ...

‘Single Ladies’ Set to Shostakovich Proves That Beyoncé Can Slay All Day, Even to Classical Music

Stephen Raskauskas | February 13, 2017

Is there anything Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter cannot do? YouTuber unconservatory has proved that the choreography to Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” looks good even set to Shostakovich. In the video below, you can see her dance to the syncopated rhythms of the scherzo from Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10. This isn’t the only time someone has done a classical mash-up with Beyoncé’s ...

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

Stephen Raskauskas | February 9, 2017

Have you ever wondered how opera singers are able to sing so many notes so easily? Mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux, known for her incredible coloratura, shared some her secrets to singing.

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