Chicago Music and Arts Events for AAPI Heritage Month

Keegan Morris and Adela Skowronski | May 1, 2024

Performances to honor the rich diversity of AAPI musical and arts traditions.

Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop-led Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship Names Winners

Keegan Morris | January 31, 2024

The recipient joins a respected roster of fellowship winners, including Karina Canellakis, Mei-Ann Chen, Jeri Lynne Johnson, and Valentina Peleggi.

Mei-Ann Chen in action — the conductor's motion is both sharp and blurry in an evocative portrait

Minnesota Orchestra New Year’s Celebration

Keegan Morris | January 1, 2024

Welcoming 2024 with Bernstein’s effervescent Overture to Candide and the luxuriant storytelling of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade in a program conducted by Chicago Sinfonietta music director Mei-Ann Chen.

pianist and composer Gabriela Montero beams, with a chandelier and spotlight behind her

Ravinia Announces 2023 Season

Keegan Morris | March 16, 2023

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2023 Ravinia residency features conductor Marin Alsop and a lineup of other leading conductors.

women conductors: conductor Xian Zhang

10 Woman Conductors You Should Know

Adela Skowronski | March 23, 2022

Though there is a long way still to go, today’s stages are richer because these pioneering conductors are on them.

Of All US Orchestras, Chicago Sinfonietta Has Programmed the Highest Percentage of Works by Women

Stephen Raskauskas | March 8, 2018

The Chicago Sinfonietta has been devoted to diversity and inclusion since it was founded by pioneering African-American conductor Paul Freeman, and that legacy continues to this day.