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Riccardo Muti gazes pensively into the distance

Muti’s legacy: respect composers, reject revisionists

“In 20 to 30 years, when everything will collapse, you will say maybe Muti was right,” the 80-year-old Italian conductor said.

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Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 11, 2017

“High Priestess” or “Master of an Art of Singing”? Changing the Conversation about Mahalia Jackson
Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 6, 2017

This Video of Bernstein Scolding Two Percussionists Proves Playing Triangle is Harder Than You Think
Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 4, 2017

Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2017 Season

Chicago Latino Music Festival Celebrates Its 14th Year
Daniel GoldbergOctober 2, 2019
The festival's artistic director Elbio Barilari, who also hosts WFMT’s Fiesta, remarked of the festival that "just the idea that a Latin American classical music festival exists in the US and has already been going on for 14 years is very exciting!”

Video: Pianist Hélène Tysman Plays Debussy, Bach, Chopin, Ravel
Keegan MorrisOctober 2, 2019
On an overcast, early fall day, pianist Hélène Tysman shared a sensitive, illuminating performance of piano works by Bach, Debussy, Chopin, and Ravel for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert broadcast. Watch the full program here!

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Chicago Composer Brings Recently Restored St. Stanislaus Kostka Church “Out of Darkness into Light”
Kerry FrumkinDecember 22, 2016
“Restoration is an act of defiance against decay,” composer William Neil said. His new work, "Out of Darkness into Light," celebrates the restoration of Chicago's historic St. Stanislaus Kostka Church.
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How Neuroscience Can Help You Sing “High, Loud, Healthy, and Forever”
Stephen RaskauskasDecember 21, 2016
Many people love to sing. Not everyone can sing well. But what if you could reprogram your brain to help you sing better?
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Lyric Opera of Chicago Casts TV and Broadway Stars in Upcoming “My Fair Lady”
Stephen RaskauskasDecember 20, 2016
Lyric Opera of Chicago's American Musical Initiative has brought four productions to the Civic Opera House. Today, Lyric announced casting for its fifth musical in the series, "My Fair Lady."
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