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75th Annual Elgin Symphony Orchestra Season Announced

Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Beethoven, and other high-flying orchestral highlights mark the ESO’s 75th anniversary season.

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Keegan Morris | April 28, 2023

Video Premiere: Exciting Brass Ensemble The Westerlies Plays ‘This is Water’
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Associated Press | April 25, 2023

Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96
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Keegan Morris | April 24, 2023

Solti Foundation US Announces 2023 Conducting Award Recipient
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Playlist: WFMT Listeners’ First Favorites
Adela Skowronski | September 6, 2023
We all came to love classical music in different ways. Here are some of the musical first loves of our WFMT listeners, in their own words.
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‘Opus,’ the farewell of Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, will premiere at Venice Film Festival
Associated Press | August 29, 2023
Sakamoto had been battling cancer since 2014, and could no longer do concert performances, and so he turned to film. The filming took place over several days, just a half year before his death on March 28 at 71.

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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ closes on Broadway after 35 years
Associated Press | April 19, 2023
It was show No. 13,981 at the Majestic Theatre and it ended with a reprise of "The Music of the Night" performed by the current cast, previous actors in the show.
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Mario, Mariah, Madonna added to National Recording Registry
Associated Press | April 12, 2023
The Library of Congress selects the titles for preservation for their cultural and historic importance to the American soundscape.

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Life and Times?
Adela Skowronski | April 3, 2023
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?
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