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With wry remarks, Madame Shostakovich sizes up an American crowd
“Don’t you feel fear?” a stoic Irina Shostakovich asked her rapt Chicago audience at Symphony Center. “Don’t you agree that…
Missy Mazzoli named as the CSO’s next Mead Composer-in-Residence
Missy Mazzoli, whose acclaimed works, including three operas, have propelled her to the forefront of contemporary music, will be the…
Richard Gray, 1928-2018
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association notes with sorrow the passing of Richard Gray, a CSO Life Trustee, civic leader, philanthropist…
Roderick Cox wins the 2018 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award
Roderick Cox, associate conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, is the winner of this year’s Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award. Considered…
National Alliance launched to foster diversity in U.S. orchestras
With the goal of increasing diversity in American orchestras, three arts organizations have created the National Alliance for Audition Support….
Jennifer Higdon wins 2018 Nemmers Prize in Music Composition
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon has been awarded the 2018 Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, bestowed by Northwestern University’s Bienen…
Annual impact of Loop arts totals $2.25 billion, new study reveals
Chicago is famous for its professional sports teams, including the Bears, Blackhawks and the Bulls, but another team is even…
The CSO’s Sheila Jones receives Women’s History Month honors
Sheila Jones, coordinator of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s African American Network, was one of four individuals honored by Illinois State Comptroller…
Before the CSO’s concert on March 22, order a poem to enjoy forever
To paraphrase Alfred, Lord Tennyson: In the spring, a young person’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. And what better to…
Single tickets available Aug. 10 for all CSO/SCP concerts
To complement its classical-music schedule, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association annually programs hundreds of concerts, including performances of jazz, world…
Irina Shostakovich to attend CSO and Muti performance of ‘Babi Yar’
Irina Shostakovich, widow of distinguished 20th-century Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, will attend the season-opening subscription concert Sept. 21 of the…