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Lars Vogt, Pianist & Conductor, Dead at 51

German pianist and conductor Lars Vogt has died. The musician was diagnosed with cancer in February 2021 after tumors were found on his throat and liver, and succumbed to his illness on September 5, 2022.

Angelica LasalaMay 9, 2017

Ravinia Announces 2-Year Bernstein Celebration, Curated by Conductor Marin Alsop

Stephen RaskauskasMay 8, 2017

Composer Rodrigo Cadet Creates World-Premiere Works for Chicago Students to Teach About Mexico & Its Music

Stephen RaskauskasMay 8, 2017

Conductor, MacArthur ‘Genius’ Marin Alsop Explains Why There Aren’t More Women on the Podiums

Violinist Nathan Meltzer, an 18-year-old Julliard student who has been loaned the recovered Stradivarius violin (Photo: Jiyang Chen)

Totenberg Stradivarius reborn 4 decades after theft

Associated PressNovember 18, 2019

Roman Totenberg didn't live to see his instrument again; he died in 2012 at the age of 101. But Nathan Meltzer, a nineteen-year-old star violinist, has revived the prized instrument.

Video: Ahead of Chicago Premiere, An Excerpt From Rachmaninoff’s ‘Aleko’

Keegan MorrisNovember 15, 2019

Two operatic opus ones will have their Chicago premieres this weekend, and they both command a chorus of well over 100. Chicago Opera Theater opens its 2019-20 season with a double bill: Joby Talbot's Everest and Rachmaninoff's Aleko.

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The Women of Nordic Affect Share What Makes the Music of Iceland Some of the Coolest Stuff on Earth

Dennis MooreMay 5, 2017

Learn about what makes Iceland's music scene so unique from the only group that's performed with both Björk and The English Concert.

Just TRY Not to Weep Listening to Lila Downs Sing This Classic Canción Ranchera, “La Cruz de Olvido”

Stephen RaskauskasMay 3, 2017

“I love to sing for people, and that helps with my mood swings too – especially folk music. Folk music is the mother of all music. It’s the people’s music. I am very grateful to express my views through the music. Music can make people confront reality and confront themselves.”

“Females Disrupting The Tap World” Explore Dance, Art, and Gender with New “Hansel and Gretel”

Angelica LasalaMay 3, 2017

For jorsTap Chicago, a company that describes itself as “females disrupting the tap world,” dance functions not only as a storytelling medium but as a way to create safe spaces. The company’s latest project is a gender-inclusive re-telling of Hansel and Gretel created in collaboration with multimedia artist David Lee Csicsko. The original tale of a brother and sister who ...

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