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American Takes Top Prize at International Chopin Piano Competition

Eric Lu from Massachusetts is the first American pianist to win the award since Garrick Ohlsson in 1970.

Ella Jenkins — gray haired woman stands with the ocean to her back

Associated PressNovember 14, 2024

Ella Jenkins Dies, Age 100

Louise FrankNovember 12, 2024

Beyond Ourselves: Kirill Gerstein on Music of Wartime

Katherine BuzardNovember 12, 2024

6 Infamous, Disastrous Classical Premieres

New Releases Apr. 22: Bach, Brahms, Price, Satie, and more

Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2025

Deep dives into composer catalogues this week, with album-length surveys of music by Bach (in two recordings), Brahms, and Satie. Plus a record juxtaposing quintets by Florence Price and Antonín Dvořák. And we hear from contemporary composers Rami Levin and Michael Daugherty.

Star Violinist to Added to Grant Park Season Lineup

Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2025

The festival reveals a one-night-only concert featuring some high-powered talent.

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Chicago Sinfonietta Names Viral Historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas Artist-in-Residence

Keegan MorrisNovember 8, 2024

"Dilla" has made a name for himself with his engaging content about his hometown — exemplified by his unofficial motto: “everything dope about America comes from Chicago.”

President Biden Awards Chicago Arts, Journalism Champion Bruce Sagan the National Medal of the Arts

Keegan MorrisNovember 5, 2024

In his acceptance statement, Sagan reflected on the critical role of the arts “to the quality of life in our complex changing world,” as they serve to “both entertain us and educate us.”

Quincy Jones grins while holding multiple Grammy Awards

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Associated PressNovember 4, 2024

Jones rose from running with gangs on the South Side of Chicago to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood and amassing an extraordinary musical catalog.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff