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Blacknificent 7 collective showcases eclectic artistry of emerging composers

Jessie Montgomery has curated the group’s concert program as part of her duties as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Mead Composer-in-Residence.

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CSO-commissioned work by Philip Glass a triumph for composer, maestro and orchestra

Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra soared on the wings of the world premiere of Glass’ “The Triumph of the Octagon.”

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Muti ends 13 seasons with Chicago Symphony Orchestra with praise and honors — and Beethoven

Riccardo Muti has ended 13 seasons as Chicago Symphony Orchestra's music director with praise and a series of honors

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Riccardo Muti closes out era as CSO music director with triumphant ‘Missa Solemnis’

Muti culminated his official tenure as music director of The Chicago Symphony Orchestra in superb fashion. The maestro has been named the orchestra’s music director emeritus for life.

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Riccardo Muti becomes Chicago Symphony Orchestra's music director emeritus for life

Riccardo Muti will become the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director emeritus for life starting next season

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Riccardo Muti: ‘I leave the position of music director knowing that I have done my best’

The world-renowned conductor, who is stepping down from his post with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra later this month, plans to return to the podium at Symphony Center, but less frequently and without the demands of being the orchestra’s music director.

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50 closed schools 10 years later, the Bears hope for Springfield help in moving stadium and more in your Chicago news roundup

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A CSO ‘Concert for Chicago,’ the Ravinia Festival, and Grant Park Music Festival among summer’s classical music highlights

Female conductors will take to the podiums at both Ravinia and Grant Park.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra librarians know the score

Every printed note of every work performed by the orchestra is meticulously organized, catalogued, filed and eventually set on stage by a three-person team at Symphony Center.

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Dozens of Cook County employees out after PPP fraud probe, Walmart closings fallout and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Renowned violinist urges Chicago art students to let music color their work

Hilary Hahn, artist-in-residence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, stopped by the Chicago High School for the Arts on Tuesday for an experimental workshop.

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Riccardo Muti, CSO triumph with Tchaikovsky’s epic ‘Manfred’ Symphony

With Muti’s departure as music director at the end of June coming ever closer, each of his appearances with the orchestra seems to carry added meaning and emotion, and it certainly felt that way Thursday.

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Memorial project to honor 1919 race riot victims, a mayoral campaign cash breakdown and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Conductor Sameer Patel championing diversity in classical music, inspiring young musicians across the globe

He will make his debut Feb. 20 with MusicNOW, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s contemporary music series.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2023-24 season ushers in new era

Music director Riccardo Muti will be stepping down from his post, but will remain an integral part of the orchestra’s operations and will return to the podium for a series of concerts.

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Marin Alsop offended by depiction of cruel woman conductor in ‘TÁR’

Ravinia Festival chief conductor says it’s ‘anti-woman’ to portray Cate Blanchett’s character as an abuser, when it’s usually men committing abuse in the classical music field.

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Daniel Barenboim resigns post with Berlin Staatsoper after 30 years

Maestro Barenboim previously served as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

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‘Something to fight for’

Ukrainian-born conductor Dalia Stasevska talks about her debut with the CSO and visits to her homeland.

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Ukraine is calling for a boycott of 'The Nutcracker.' Ballet companies aren't budging

Ukraine's culture minister said his country's allies could stop Russia from weaponizing its culture by temporarily boycotting Russian artists, including The Nutcracker composer Tchaikovsky.

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At 18, Skokie oboist Zach Allen is pushing past a stroke and on, he hopes, to a big career

The Niles West High School senior has played Carnegie Hall and some of Europe’s great concert venues. But his biggest accomplishment is playing at all after his stroke in July.

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Holiday things to do in Chicago: Music

Chicago has plenty to offer fans of Christmas music — and non-holiday music — this season.

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CSO, Muti combine for robust performance of Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5

It is a mighty work that requires a mighty performance, and it got that Thursday evening, the kind that is only possible when a top-level conductor and top-level orchestra are completely in sync.

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Riccardo Muti, CSO, Bronfman combine for marvelous program of late 19th-century works

Thursday night’s concert also signaled the beginning of Riccardo Muti’s 13th and final season as music director.

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Fall classical music guide 2022: Collaborative Works Festival showcases Chicago composers, poets

Riccardo Muti’s last season as music director of the CSO, and Lyric Opera’s “Don Carlo” are also among the highlights of the season.

Chicago Tribune

Highland Park shooting victim Steve Straus, 88, remembered as a family man who loved the arts and Chicago

CHICAGO — Steve Straus, 88, was an exceptional joke-teller, an avid reader and a “culture vulture” who enjoyed the artistic fruits of the Art Institute and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, family members said Tuesday. Energetic beyond his years, Straus commuted on Metra five days a week to his office downtown,…

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