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In 35th Season, Chicago Sinfonietta Looks At What’s ‘Next’

A dynamic balance of intensity and optimism holds true throughout the season, which features such program titles as Next, Boundless, and Unapologetic.

Stephen RaskauskasJune 13, 2017

Video: This Is What It Sounds like When 100 Percussionists Play Together

Michael San GabinoJune 12, 2017

Yo-Yo Ma, CSO’s ‘Concert for Peace’ Takes a Stand against Violence at South Side’s St. Sabina Church

Stephen RaskauskasJune 8, 2017

10 Operas About Poisonous and Medicinal Plants

With ‘Joker,’ composer Hildur Guðnadóttir could make history

Associated PressDecember 9, 2019

This is no laughing matter: “Joker” composer Hildur Guðnadóttir could be the first woman in 19 years to win the Golden Globe for best original score.

How a Modern Orchestra Plays a Period-Perfect ‘Messiah’

Carl GrapentineDecember 8, 2019

Handel’s oratorio Messiah is everywhere this time of year.

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One of Conductor Manfred Honeck’s Favorite Quotes Might Change the Way You Think About Classical Music

Michael San GabinoJune 6, 2017

Conductor Manfred Honeck shared one of his favorite quotes that guides his artistic work, and it just might change the way you think about classical music.

Hear Music by Chiquinha Gonzaga, the Brazilian Composer Who Was 100 Years Ahead of Her Time

Angelica LasalaJune 5, 2017

Composer and musician Chiquinha Gonzaga, born Francisca Edwiges Neves Gonzaga When Brazilian pianist, conductor, and composer Chiquinha Gonzaga’s first husband told her to choose him or music, she replied, “Well, sir, my husband, I do not understand life without harmony.” Shortly after, they parted ways. The stigma of divorce, however, followed her. Shunned by her own family, Gonzaga was left ...

Playlist: 3 Latino “Mozarts” Classical Music Lovers Should Know

Daniel GoldbergJune 1, 2017

There are three Latino composers who have often been compared to Mozart. Two of them were called “Mozart” by their contemporaries: Chevalier de Saint Georges, born in the French-Caribbean island of Guadeloupe in the 18th century and the 19th-century composer Spanish-Basque Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga. The third is the 20th-century Brazilian composer Camargo Guarnieri whose first name was actually Mozart! Learn ...

Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel