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Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Music of Sergei Rachmaninoff?

You’ve heard his works before: from his wildly popular piano concertos to his haunting preludes. But how much do you really know about Sergei Rachmaninoff’s music? Take our quiz to find out!

Stephen RaskauskasAugust 14, 2018

Can music help your garden grow? We asked the experts.

Grace RebergAugust 14, 2018

A look back at Thirsty Ears 2018, Chicago’s only classical music street festival

Stephen RaskauskasAugust 13, 2018

Video: Mezzo-Soprano J’Nai Bridges Performs Live in the WFMT Studios

WFMT, CSO Announce Extension of Joint Series ‘From the CSO’s Archives: Maestro’s Choice’

WFMTMay 12, 2020

The joint series, which is curated by CSO music director Riccardo Muti, launched in April in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Playlist: Classical Music For Mother’s Day

Keegan MorrisMay 9, 2020

In operatic, vocal, and instrumental selections , we pay tribute to the influential maternal figures in all of our lives.

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Cellist Anita Graef (Photo: Todd Rosenberg)

Anita Graef and Patrick Godon

Mary MazurekAugust 8, 2018

Soloist, chamber musician, and the CCM-CSO Diversity Fellow for University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the Cincinnati Orchestra, cellist Anita Graef appears with pianist and artistic director of the International Chamber Artists, Patrick Godon. Their program includes works of Robert Schumann and Richard Strauss performed live from the Chicago Cultural Center for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert. A ...

Met Opera reaches deals with unions for singers, musicians

Associated PressAugust 3, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera says it has reached labor agreements with two of its largest unions but has not said whether the deals will allow regular Sunday performances for the first time. Met spokesman Tim McKeough said Friday agreements were reached with the American Guild of Musical Artists, which represents principal singers, choristers and production personnel; and ...

Royal Concertgebouw ends relationship with chief conductor following sexual misconduct allegations

Grace RebergAugust 2, 2018

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has terminated its relationship with Daniele Gatti, who was appointed chief conductor in 2016, “with immediate effect,” following an article in the Washington Post in which he was accused of sexual misconduct on two separate occasions.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff