Stories
“The more I studied music, the more I saw the similarities between weaving and what I do.”
Stephen RaskauskasAugust 10, 2017
Angelica LasalaAugust 9, 2017
Andi LamoreauxJanuary 7, 2020
See what's in store for the Grant Park Music Festival 2020 season.
Associated PressJanuary 6, 2020
“Joker” composer Hildur Guðnadóttir made history by becoming the first woman in 19 years to win best original score at the Golden Globes. Guðnadóttir was the sole female nominee.
Playlists
Hannah EdgarAugust 4, 2017
Put your musical knowledge to the test: can you guess the piece of music just by looking at an excerpt of the score?
Stephen RaskauskasAugust 3, 2017
J.S. Bach is one of the most celebrated figures in the history of music. American composer John Knowles Paine declared that Bach’s music “cannot grow antiquated,” and many modern musicians have arranged his compositions for instruments that had not yet been invented during Bach’s lifetime. Wendy Carlos changed music when she arranged Bach’s works for Moog synthesizers and helped popularize ...
Stephen RaskauskasJuly 28, 2017
Since Riccardo Muti became the CSO's music director in 2010, Chicagoans have enjoyed many magical moments with the maestro.












