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UK to host 2023 Eurovision after Ukraine ruled too risky

The fate of the 2023 contest had featured in talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Stephen RaskauskasMarch 8, 2017

Travel Expert Rick Steves Reveals His Four Favorite Places to Hear Live Music in Europe

Michael San GabinoMarch 7, 2017

Chance the Rapper Gives $1 Million for Arts Ed in Chicago Public Schools, Goal to Raise $215 Million

Stephen RaskauskasMarch 3, 2017

Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Us That Vivaldi Arranged His “Spring” Concerto for Chorus!?!?

Marc-André Hamelin on Chopin and the Piano’s Infinite Possibilities

Kerry FrumkinOctober 24, 2019

Hamelin is a “most approachable genius.”

Opera Is a “Contact Sport” in the Lost 1963 Documentary ‘In the Mouth of the Wolf’

Keegan MorrisOctober 19, 2019

Audiences will be irate this weekend at the Siskel Center. No, not the people in the theater, but the onscreen audiences portrayed in In the Mouth of the Wolf. The made-for-TV documentary depicts the infamously fanatical opera culture of Parma, Italy through the lens of a troubled production of Verdi’s Luisa Miller.

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Playlist: 10 Composers Changing Classical Music (Who Also Happen to Be Women)

Stephen RaskauskasFebruary 28, 2017

If you’re looking to expand your own repertoire, why not explore the music of living composers? Check out these 10 composers changing contemporary classical music today who also all happen to be women.

Hear What Maya Angelou, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ Author, Sounds Like Singing the Blues

Stephen RaskauskasFebruary 21, 2017

Author and activist Maya Angelou is best for her autobiographical memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. But have you heard Angelou sing?

Riccardo Muti and CSO Present Haydn’s ‘Seven Last Words’ at Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral

Michael San GabinoFebruary 19, 2017

Holy Name Cathedral is an architectural landmark in the heart of downtown Chicago. On February 17, 2017, the church opened its doors to another Chicago treasure, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree