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14 Chicago Film Fest Screenings Music Lovers Won’t Want To Miss

The Chicago International Film Festival is back for a 58th year, and as ever, there is an embarrassment of cinematic riches.

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 28, 2017

Maestro Muti’s Most Memorable Chicago Moments

Hannah EdgarJuly 28, 2017

10 Composers Who Surprised Us With Their Hidden Talents

Angelica LasalaJuly 27, 2017

This Video Proves It’s Only a Matter of Time Before Robots Can Play Rachmaninoff

Holiday Music: Pianist Inga Kashakashvili Shares a Wistful, Lesser-Known Piano Waltz

Keegan MorrisDecember 20, 2019

In a recent Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert, pianist Inga Kashakashvili shared this snowy, evocative excerpt from The Christmas Tree by Vladimir Rebikov.

Video: Music of the Baroque Shares a Louis XIV-Era Take on the Christmas Antiphon

Keegan MorrisDecember 20, 2019

As part of an Impromptu of secular and devotional holiday music from around the world, conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley led Music of the Baroque and organist Stephen Alltop in a performance of this lesser-known French Baroque Christmas song, 'Hodie Christus natus est' by Louis-Nicolas Clérambault.

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You’re Guaranteed to Get “So Emotional” Watching Whitney Houston Sing With Luciano Pavarotti

Galilee AbdullahJuly 14, 2017

If you get “so emotional” every time you hear Whitney Houston sing, this video may make you reach for the tissues. This video will have you wondering just what Whitney Houston couldn’t do as a singer. She steals the show from opera powerhouse Luciano Pavarotti, and renowned musicians Sting and Elton John in this video of the singers sharing a ...

Do Yourself a Favor and Watch This Charming Video of BJörk Interviewing Composer Arvo Pärt

Galilee AbdullahJuly 13, 2017

Even the biggest Björk fan might not know that she admires Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. However, listening to Pärt’s music, which many describe as “holy minimalism,” and then Björk’s, it’s easy to understand why.

The History of European Music May Owe More to Arab Culture Than We Realize

Angelica LasalaJuly 12, 2017

Ever since the Middle Ages, musicians in Europe eagerly adopted musical traditions from around the world, from as far as the Indian subcontinent to the shores of Northern Africa.

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