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Roberta Flack has ALS, now ‘impossible to sing,’ rep says

The progressive disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak.”

Michael San GabinoOctober 20, 2017

Riccardo Muti and CSO Dedicate Performance to Victims of Northern California Fires during West Coast Tour

WFMTOctober 20, 2017

Does Classical Music Have a Clapping Problem?

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 18, 2017

Hess Concerts Celebrates 40 Years of Presenting Free Music in Downtown Chicago

Andris Nelsons, the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Photo: Marco Borggreve)

Boston Symphony cancels Asia tour amid China virus outbreak

Associated PressJanuary 31, 2020

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has canceled its coming tour of Asia amid concerns about the deadly virus in China.

An Unusual Undertaking: Pianist Preps for 12+ Hour Performance

Keegan MorrisJanuary 31, 2020

This weekend, while many are preparing to tune in to the Big Game, one artist will be embarking on a uniquely athletic and strenuous concert more than 12 hours in length. Carl J. LaMark, a pianist and composer who hails from the Chicago area, will be performing Erik Satie’s full Vexations beginning the morning on Sunday, February 2 (and lasting ...

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Musicians Share Why Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Is the Gig That Gives Them “All Any of Us Really Want”

Louise FrankOctober 12, 2017

As the WFMT Radio Network’s series from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival returns, we asked participants what makes this location so enchanting.

Is Verdi’s Last Opera, ‘Falstaff,’ Also His Best?

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 12, 2017

Sometimes, composers save their best work for last. Is Verdi’s last opera, "Falstaff," his best?

How Conductor Harry Bicket Gets a Modern Orchestra to Sound Period Perfect