Chicago Symphony Orchestra News

During the cold weather months, John Berwanger can be found at Symphony Hall on Michigan Avenue, listening to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in its traditional setting.

As the expression goes, timing may be everything. But for Amir ElSaffar, accomplished jazz trumpeter and Iraq santoor artist, it's just strange.

This series showcases the top-notch musicianship, offbeat humor and original insights of America's best young classical musicians, with appearances by well-known artists such as Joshua Bell, Bela Fleck and ...

Massive is a word associated with German composer Gustav Mahler, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is a great Mahler ensemble.

Professional classical music organizations seem to be in a perennial fight for financial security, if not survival.

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The international piano phenom Lang Lang was all of 17 when he caught the world's attention as a last-minute stand-in for Andre Watts at Ravinia's centennial concert in 1999.

Ravinia. That wondrous music park in Highland Park just north of Chicago. It's very name evokes an almost fairy tail setting.

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Late afternoon storms kept the lawn crowd down, but by the time the Ravinia Festival's annual gala concert began Saturday night the skies had cleared, and listeners, whether in formalwear or cargo shorts, were ...

Wednesday isn't usually the most festive day of the week, but you wouldn't have known that from the thousands of people who found their way to the Ravinia Festival for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's first ...

Great soloists * Prom 61 Soprano Violetta Urmana and mezzo Olga Borodina lead the singers in Verdi's Requiem.

Ravinia entrusted the first week of Chicago Symphony Orchestra concerts at this year's festival to brand names who can be depended on to pull in the customers, at least when the weather is cooperating.

The Women's Association of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra sponsored its 19th annual Corporate Night at Symphony Center on May 6. This project is a tribute to Chicago's business community and is the main ...

Today you can enjoy the Independence Day holiday at home with family and friends, because it's the one scheduled "dark day" at the Ravinia Festival this summer.

Matt Stermer spent 30 years as a roadie, for musicians as diverse as REO Speedwagon and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Exploring Music Host: Bill McGlaughlin What's Coming up next Week of April 2: The Big Five, Part I: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

The Ravinia Festival is ready for a classic summer. Programming underway this month in the intimate Martin Theatre includes such early-season gems as the Juilliard String Quartet and pianists Ursula Oppens, ...

Barbara Schubert; University of Chicago Motet Choir; University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Mahler: Symphony No.

Rachel Ruhman and Joan Reynolds will grace The Red Barn stage at 6 p.m. Friday, June 6 in "Ragtime Duo" a concert cabaret.