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Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors

Normally performers like U2 or Knight would be headlining such a show, but during the Kennedy Center event the honorees sit in the balcony and watch as their peers laud them and perform their works.

Candice AgreeOctober 27, 2017

Through a Farce Darkly: How a Glinka Overture Became the Theme Song for the Sitcom ‘Mom’

Galilee AbdullahOctober 26, 2017

Hear the Timeless Sound of Yma Sumac, the Soprano Called “a Descendant of the Last of the Incan Kings”

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 25, 2017

Inside the Score: Adolphe Adam’s Giselle

Video: Pianist Mayta Lerttamrab Plays Rachmaninoff and Moszkowski

Keegan MorrisFebruary 12, 2020

Pianist-architect Mayta Liu Lerttamrab has taken a unique path in his musical endeavors. Studying and beginning his career as an architect, Lerttamrab decided to pursue music in his mid-20s.

Combining Cappuccinos and Chamber Music With the Chicago Sinfonietta

Becky NystedtFebruary 11, 2020

“Tchaikovsky’s ‘Serenade for Strings’ while enjoying a nice pour-over, or anything by Mozart would be perfect,” says Sadie Woods, project manager of the Chicago Sinfonietta‘s Residents Orchestrate Project (ROP). Whether you enjoy Liszt and a latte, Grieg and a green tea, or Bartók and a black coffee, the Sinfonietta’s ROP Melodic Lounge live music series infuses symphonic sounds with aromatic coffeehouse ...

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