The End to Two Remarkable Seasons
Two of Chicago’s winning teams came together at Symphony Center: Maestro Muti donned a personalized #19 jersey, and led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for an enthusiastic “Chelsea Dagger,” the United...
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Muti Takes Orchestra to Cicero High School
“This is my first time going to any concert at all…It just made it one of my favorite moments of my life…” —Sophomore at Morton East High School If you believe what you read, the town of Cicero has a...
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Muti Sculpts a Symphony
It isn’t a concert, but the music is thrilling. This week the Chicago Symphony Orchestra invited an audience of seniors to attend a rehearsal with Maestro Muti and the orchestra. In some arenas,...
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$32 Million to the CSO
Creative Consultant Yo-Yo Ma communes with a little Chicagoan during a Negaunee Music Institute event (formerly the Institute for Learning, Access and Training), c. Todd Rosenberg The legacy of the...
View ArticleMuti in Conversation with Andrew Patner
Monday at 10:00 pm The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti talks about the Verdi he has not conducted, Richard Strauss works he plans to add to his repertoire, and the role of...
View ArticleVideo from Make Music Chicago
Make Music Chicago 2014 organized dozens of performances at Daley Plaza and across the Chicago area on Saturday. The citywide festival joined communities around the world in celebration of music on...
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Ongoing Debate: Does Music Have Meaning or Not?
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin, Monday-Friday this week Do you think music has meaning? Music can move you; music can make you want to move. For most listeners, it’s a simple transaction. There...
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Christopher Maltman Tweets and Sings Beethoven, John Adams
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Wednesday at 8:00 pm Susanna Phillips It is well established that opera singers can sing like canaries. Now we’re finding they tweet like them, too....
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CSO Will Roll Out with a Bang
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra makes a joyful noise this weekend, performing to capacity crowds. Riccardo Muti opens the concert season with four sold-out performances of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, and...
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Stephen Paulus (1949-2014)
Fans are mourning the loss of American composer Stephen Paulus who died on Sunday at the age of 65. Paulus wrote works for many American artists and ensembles, including Opera Theatre of Saint Louis,...
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