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Early Music, New Era: Veteran Newberry Consort Directors to Retire After Upcoming Concerts

Approaching the end of a long tenure, the artistic, administrative, and life partners reflect and look ahead.

Daniel GoldbergJune 13, 2016

Classical and Jazz: How Composer and Musician Paquito D’Rivera Thrives in Both Realms

WFMTJune 1, 2016

Playlist: 38 Classical Hidden Gems You Should Listen to Right Now

Stephen RaskauskasMay 27, 2016

Playlist: 5 of Alisa Weilerstein’s Favorite New Works for Cello

Add These 23 Holidays to Your Calendar and Celebrate Classical Music Year-Round!

WFMTAugust 5, 2019

We’d like to share some information worth celebrating — literally! Here are 23 holidays and celebrations to make sure you have classical music on your calendar!

From Cigar Box to Strad: Vadim Gluzman’s Lifetime of Being Chosen by the Violin

Kylie HarwellJuly 29, 2019

In between back-to-back lessons for around 30 students at his alma mater, Keshet Eilon International Music Center in Israel, Vadim Gluzman has been preparing for his upcoming Grant Park Music Festival performances of Bernstein’s Serenade on August 2nd and 3rd. These concerts mark Gluzman’s return to Chicago after weeks of travel, and before yet another period of touring around ...

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5 Rising Stars in Classical Music Who Got Their Start in Chicago

Michael San GabinoMay 12, 2016

Many musicians have started their careers in Chicago, and some of them have also studied at the Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago. Founded in 2006, the Academy was established to serve as a training center for gifted pre-college classical musicians. The program is designed for piano and strings. “The Academy was modeled after another program, the oldest of its ...

Chicago Fringe Opera Brings Rarely Performed Glass Opera ‘In the Penal Colony’ to the Windy City

Stephen RaskauskasMay 9, 2016

At 79 years old, Philip Glass has composed 27 operas. Yet, only a handful have been performed in Chicago, though the composer spent formative years in the Windy City as a student.

How Stephen King’s ‘The Shining’ Became an Opera

Stephen RaskauskasMay 4, 2016

Pulitzer-winning composer Paul Moravec: “A supernatural story makes total sense for an opera...”

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