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Chicago Symphony to start season with new principal trombonist
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra announced Tuesday that Timothy Higgins is its […]
Sep 16, 2025
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Mäkelä’s new disc offers idiomatic performances of French favorites
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique. Ravel: La Valse. Klaus Mäkelä/Orchestre de Paris (Decca). […]
Jul 28, 2025
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CSO puts MusicNOW on “pause,” leaving future of new-music series in doubt
The death of MusicNOW, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s long-running new-music series, […]
Jun 11, 2025
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Palumbo tapped as Chicago Symphony Chorus director
Donald Palumbo has been chosen chorus director of the Chicago Symphony […]
Jun 03, 2025
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John Nelson 1941-2025
John Nelson passed away March 31, age 83. The American conductor […]
Apr 29, 2025
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“Medea,” “Salome,” “Cav & Pag” on tap in Lyric Opera’s 2025-26 season
Lyric Opera’s 2025-26 season will open October 11 with Sondra Radvanovsky […]
Mar 11, 2025
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Mäkelä doubles his weeks as CSO serves up a lively mix in 2025-26
Like a mountain one approaches while driving, we are getting closer […]
Mar 05, 2025
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MOB’s 2025-26 season to bring “Orfeo,” “Messiah” and a pair of conductor debuts
Music of the Baroque’s 2025-26 season will open September 14- 15 […]
Mar 02, 2025
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Concertmaster Chen bows out of CSO solo appearance
Chicago Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Robert Chen has bowed out of his […]
Feb 14, 2025
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Guerrero adds adventurous touch to his first Grant Park season
The 2025 installment of the Grant Park Music Festival will bring […]
Jan 07, 2025
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