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Music for Her Majesty: Important Musical Moments in the Life of Queen Elizabeth II of England

Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96. In memoriam, we take a look at the royal monarch’s life through a musical lens…

Maggie RebergApril 14, 2017

This Split Screen Performance of Bach’s St. John Passion is the Most Metal Thing You’ll Hear All Day

Stephen RaskauskasApril 13, 2017

Video: Pianist Vassily Primakov Plays Chopin and Rachmaninoff

Michael San GabinoApril 12, 2017

James Levine Named Ravinia Conductor Laureate

Video: Pianist Kamil Tokarski Plays Scarlatti, Chopin, Albéniz

Keegan MorrisNovember 13, 2019

On November 13, 2019, Polish pianist Dr. Kamil Tokarski took the Preston Bradley Hall stage to perform a program of works by Scarlatti, Chopin, and Albéniz.

Meet Lina González-Granados, the CSO’s New Solti Conducting Apprentice

Candice AgreeNovember 13, 2019

Between February 2020 and June 2021, Lina González-Granados will have the opportunity to study and work with Maestro Muti, conduct the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and participate in cultural activities and outreach throughout the greater Chicago area.

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Forget Coffee: This Afternoon Raga Is Exactly What You Need to Get You Through Your Midday Slump

Stephen RaskauskasApril 7, 2017

Sitarist Gaurv Mazumdar has been making music since he was a child, though first as a singer and violinist. Later, he began studying sitar with Pandit Ravi Shankar. Since, he has collaborated with some of the greatest musicians from different traditions, from internationally acclaimed veena player Jayanthi Kumaresh to legendary composer Philip Glass. In 2004, Mazumdar was nominated for a ...

Meet CSO Solti Conducting Apprentice Erina Yashima

Angelica LasalaApril 5, 2017

For ten weeks each year, Erina Yashima works directly with Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti and leads the Civic Orchestra.

Chicago Opera Theater Announces 17-18 Season Including World Premiere by Pulitzer-Winning Team

Stephen RaskauskasApril 5, 2017

Chicago Opera Theater announced its 2017-18 season: three operas, including a world-premiere co-production with Opera Philadelphia, to be staged at the newly-renovated Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building.

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