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Quiz: How Well Do You Know Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Life and Times?

Composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff lived at the crossroads of continents, centuries, and cultures. How well do you know the strange and changing times Rachmaninoff lived in?

Becky NystedtOctober 3, 2018

‘Arias and Songs’ Host Larry Johnson Donates >5,000 Records To DePaul University School of Music

Teatro La Fenice in Venice (Photo: Miguel Mendez)

Associated PressOctober 1, 2018

Fire at Venice’s La Fenice brought quickly under control

Candice AgreeSeptember 28, 2018

Barcelona Dedicates a Garden to the Late Soprano Montserrat Figueras

The Joffrey Ballet's The Nutcracker (Photo: Cheryl Mann)

No 2020 ‘Nutcracker’ as Joffrey Ballet Cancels Performances Through December

Keegan MorrisJune 16, 2020

Today, the Joffrey Ballet announced cancellations through December 2020 in light of the COVID-19 crisis.

Lyric Cancels Performances Until January 2021

Keegan MorrisJune 16, 2020

Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in-person performances will be among the last to return, making “operating on anything close to a normal basis until that phase” impossible.

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Members of the Chicago Children’s Choir perform at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park (Photo: Tipping Point Photograhy)

A live broadcast celebrating young artists, collaboration, and 10 years of WFMT’s Introductions at Chicago’s Youth Arts Showcase

Keegan MorrisSeptember 22, 2018

On Saturday, September 22, 2018, WFMT’s Introductions, the weekly program that features the Chicago area’s finest pre-college musicians, celebrated its 10th anniversary with a live radio broadcast from Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park to kick off Chicago’s first Youth Arts Showcase (YAS! Fest). The fest was a highlight event of the 2018 Year of Creative Youth, a citywide celebration of Chicago’s young artists and the mentors who inspire them...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Civic Orchestra of Chicago, led by Riccardo Muti, performed a free “Concert for Chicago” at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on September 20, 2018.(Photo: Todd Rosenberg)

Riccardo Muti Conducts CSO, Civic in Free ‘Concert for Chicago’

Michael San GabinoSeptember 21, 2018

Riccardo Muti, addressing the 10 thousand-plus crowd, remarked that "all 3 pieces connect the desire of freedom, libertà, liberty!"

AP Interview: Chopin contest winner praises old pianos

Associated PressSeptember 21, 2018

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The winner of the world’s 1st Chopin competition on historic pianos says the search for the original sound restores the appeal of classical music and helps artists understand the composer’s intentions. Tomasz Ritter of Poland was named the best of 30 young pianists at the 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments this month. The 23-year-old ...

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