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The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Chicago.

Nova Linea Musica Chamber Music Series to Launch Inaugural Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 19, 2024

Discover Nova Linea Musica, Chicago's latest chamber music series and new music incubator, fostering innovative compositions and performances in the heart of the city. Learn more!...

Negaunee Foundation Endows Colburn School Conducting Program With $16.6 Million Gift
by A.A. Cristi - August 12, 2024

The Negaunee Foundation has endowed the Colburn School's Conducting Program, led by Esa-Pekka Salonen, with a landmark $16.6 million gift, supporting the future of musical education and leadership....

Lyric Opera of Chicago Names John Mangum as General Director, President & CEO
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 31, 2024

John Mangum has been named General Director, President & CEO of Lyric Opera of Chicago, bringing extensive experience in artistic and performing arts leadership. Learn more about Mangum!...

Walder Foundation Announces $2.4M Grant For Performing Artists With Launch Of Chicago-Based Awards
by A.A. Cristi - June 20, 2024

Walder Foundation will award $2.4 million to performing artists through its inaugural Platform Awards, which support accomplished Chicagoland mid-career music, theater, dance, and interdisciplinary performance artists who are enriching the city’s creative and civic landscape through a commitment to ...

Chicago Sinfonietta Closes 36th Season With Dynamic, Colorful Soundscape
by Josh Sharpe - April 29, 2024

Experience the grand finale of the Chicago Sinfonietta's 36th season with a vibrant and dynamic soundscape. Don't miss this celebration of music and color....

Chicago Sinfonietta Celebrates Women's History Month with ECHO Featuring Three Premieres
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2024

Celebrate Women's History Month with the Chicago Sinfonietta. ...

International Women's Day 2024 Concert to Feature the Songs Of Florence Price
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2024

Celebrate International Women's Day 2024 with the Inspire Inclusion Concert, featuring the songs of African-American composer Florence Price. Join award-winning female singers at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Oak Park for a night of music and empowerment....

St. Charles Singers to Share Stage With 6 High School Choirs This February
by Blair Ingenthron - February 03, 2024

The St. Charles Singers will launch a new community outreach initiative with a pair of 'Choral Connections' concerts, featuring vocal ensembles from six suburban Chicago high schools. The concerts will showcase the talent of the St. Charles Singers and the student choruses, culminating in a joint pe...

Video: Get A First Look At Lyric Opera of Chicago's Production of Blanchard's CHAMPION
by Joshua Wright - January 29, 2024

The music of Terence Blanchard has returned to Lyric Opera of Chicago with his first opera: Champion, an 'opera in jazz' inspired by the true story of boxer Emile Griffith, a professional boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands who threw a fatal punch in the boxing ring in 1962. Get a first look at the p...

American Composer-Pianist Thomas Nickell to Continue Avant Garden Series With Oistrakh Symphony
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2024

American composer-pianist Thomas Nickell continues the Avant Garden series with a concert featuring Dvořák's Serenade for Wind Instruments and Poulenc's Aubade Concerto Choréographique. ...

VIDEO: Meet The Cast Of Lyric Opera Of Chicago's CINDERELLA
by Joshua Wright - January 18, 2024

Meet the cast of The Lyric Opera of Chicago's CINDERELLA — onstage January 21 through February 10 starring Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Jack Swanson, Alessandro Corbelli, Joshua Hopkins, Nicholas Newton, Teresa Castillo, and Sophia Maekawa in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's iconic production. ...

Grammy-Nominated Imani Winds Celebrates Composers Of Color, February 24
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2024

The Music Institute of Chicago presents Grammy-nominated quintet Imani Winds performing “Black and Brown II: A celebration of composers of color” Saturday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in downtown Evanston. ...




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