Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO (WGN) — In his first and only television interview this season, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s new music director Klaus ...

You could say Lynne Turner’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra career really began in 1956. That year, she made her debut with the orchestra, the winner of an audition call to headline its Young People’s ...

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In “Songs of Love and Farewell,” guest conductor Jakub Hrůša and soprano Corrine Winters presented different perspectives on ...

Like some, though not all, of the top U.S. orchestras, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra always has been more comfortable glorying in its past than embracing its future. True to form, the CSO will ...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra left the sold-out audience in Foellinger Great Hall breathless Tuesday evening following its performance of Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.” Known ...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra announced its 2026-27 lineup Thursday, featuring everyone from Yo-Yo Ma to Andrew Bird. The lineup also includes a world premiere from composer Mason Bates, a ...

A beloved Beethoven symphony and two recent works inspired by the famed composer. A 21-year-old pianist enjoying a skyrocketing career. And Klaus Mäkelä, the ensemble’s still-new music director ...

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Northwestern faculty member Timothy Higgins became the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s new principal trombone in September. He succeeded Jay Friedman, who held the position for 63 years, as the Lisa and ...

Susan Caminez of the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera is among an international cohort of 35 orchestra and arts professionals selected to participate in Essentials of Orchestra Management, the League of ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — In his first and only television interview this season, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s new music director Klaus Mäkelä shares his vision for the future of the beloved civic ...