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CSO 2023-24 Season Announced: Myriad Guest Conductors as Muti Era Closes

The season will be the first following the departure of Riccardo Muti as music director. But the maestro will be close at hand as he continues his association with the CSO.

Stephen RaskauskasMay 3, 2018

How legendary pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque found freedom through new music

Keegan MorrisMay 1, 2018

Video: Mezzo-Soprano Vivica Genaux Shares Her Secrets to Singing Coloratura

Mary MazurekApril 30, 2018

All of the silent work that goes into making classical recordings sound great might surprise you

Polish composer, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86

Associated PressMarch 30, 2020

One of the world’s most popular contemporary classical music composers, whose works have featured in Hollywood films like The Shining and Shutter Island, has died.

Update: Singer John Prine is in stable condition, his wife says

Associated PressMarch 30, 2020

News that Prine's health was in jeopardy provoked an outpouring of affection for the legendary singer-songwriter.

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Playlist: 8 Classical Composers Who Were Cuckoo for Cuckoos

Lisa FlynnApril 26, 2018

Few birds have inspired more composers than the cuckoo. Lisa Flynn selects some of her favorite works inspired by the cuckoo, from intimate chamber works to grand symphonies.

Commercial and critical darling Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer

Associated PressApril 16, 2018

Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for music, making history as the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the prestigious prize.

Video: Pianist Marianna Prjevalskaya Plays Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Brahms

Stephen RaskauskasApril 11, 2018

Russian-born Spanish pianist Marianna Prjevalskaya performs live in Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center during a Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert.