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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces Fall and Holiday 2021 Season

Programs include Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) concerts with Music Director Riccardo Muti and distinguished guest conductors and artists including the CSO’s Artist-in-Residence Hilary Hahn, Symphony Center Presents (SCP) concerts on the Jazz, Chamber Music and Piano series, the first CSO MusicNOW program curated by Jessie Montgomery, and more!

BWW Review: FIRST PIANO ON THE MOON, Online @ Perth Theatre

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to meet Mozart? Fans of the prodigy and those vaguely familiar with one or two of his pieces are sure to enjoy the adventures of pianist and storyteller Will Pickvance in his show, First Piano on the Moon.

CSOA and WFMT Announce Seven New Programs in FROM THE CSO'S ARCHIVES Series

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) and WFMT (Chicago's Classical Music Station) announce the release of a new set of seven programs in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) radio broadcast series From the CSO's Archives: Maestro's Choice-For All Music Lovers in These Difficult Times.

Food diversity studies give Aggies taste of different cultures, religions

Students at Texas A&M University in College Station are getting a taste of other cultures by learning about diverse foods, including those considered 'fitting and proper' for various religious and ethnic groups.

Weeping Spoon Returns to MICF with THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN

From the bizarre mind of Festival-favourite Shane Adamczak (Trampoline, Zack Adams, 3x Canadian  Just For Laughs Award Nominee and producer of the Award-winning Fringe hits This Is Not A Love Song and Vicious Circles) comes a brand new comedy about how even the smallest people can do big things. 

Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Beyond the Score Performance of Schoenberg's PIERROT LUNAIRE is Released Online

Modernist composer Arnold Schoenberg's landmark work, Pierrot lunaire, was recently the focus of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's award-winning Beyond the Score® series. That performance has been added to a selection of other Beyond the Score® presentations which can be streamed at no cost at the CSO's online magazine, Sounds & Stories (www.cso.org/sas).

Riccardo Muti, CSO Music Director, Returns to Chicago for Two Week Residency, Now thru 3/29

CSO Music Director Riccardo Muti returns to Chicago in March for two weeks of CSO programs that continue the cycle of Schubert's symphonic works which began at the start of the 2013/14 season. Concerts with Maestro Muti take place today, March 20-22 and 26-29, 2014. The first week's program includes Schubert's Symphony No. 9, the 'Great' C Major and Schumann's Piano Concerto featuring pianist Mitsuko Uchida.

Riccardo Muti, CSO Music Director, Returns to Chicago for Two Week Residency, 3/20-29

CSO Music Director Riccardo Muti returns to Chicago in March for two weeks of CSO programs that continue the cycle of Schubert's symphonic works which began at the start of the 2013/14 season. Concerts with Maestro Muti take place on March 20-22 and 26-29, 2014. The first week's program includes Schubert's Symphony No. 9, the “Great” C Major and Schumann's Piano Concerto featuring pianist Mitsuko Uchida.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director, Riccardo Muti, Receives Three New Honors

Riccardo Muti, music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), and an internationally celebrated conductor, can now add three more awards to the dozens he has received over the course of his career.

Roulette to Welcome Daniel Levin's Coelacanth, 3/30

Roulette presents Daniel Levin's Coelacanth featuring Daniel Levin, cello, Mat Maneri, viola, Russ Lossing, wurlitzer & piano, Gerald Cleaver, drums Sunday, March 30 at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased at: http://roulette.org/events/daniel-levins-coelacanth/

Photo Flash: First Look at THE LOVE LIST at King's Wharf Theatre

Audiences can't resist Norm Foster's tantalizing comedy, The Love List on stage now through August 3rd at the King's Wharf Theatre. This "top ten" tale is set in the world of contemporary dating and cautions theatregoers to be careful what they wish for when dreaming up the qualities they desire in the perfect mate. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Carnegie Hall Announces Tour by National Youth Orchestra of the USA

Carnegie Hall today announced details for the inaugural July 2013 tour by the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, a remarkable new ensemble, which, beginning this summer, annually brings together some of the most talented young orchestral players from across the United States, ages 16-19. The NYO-USA's 2013 summer schedule includes five performances in the US and abroad from July 11-21.

Moving Image Celebrates 50th Anniversary of SPACEWAR! Video Game with Exhibition, Now thru 3/3

The year 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of Spacewar!, the first digital video game. To celebrate this milestone and the game's enduring legacy, Museum of the Moving Image will present Spacewar! Video Games Blast Off, a highly interactive new exhibition and series of accompanying programs, from today, December 15, 2012, through Sunday, March 3, 2013.

Moving Image Celebrates 50th Anniversary of SPACEWAR! Video Game with Exhibition, 12/15-3/3

The year 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of Spacewar!, the first digital video game. To celebrate this milestone and the game's enduring legacy, Museum of the Moving Image will present Spacewar! Video Games Blast Off, a highly interactive new exhibition and series of accompanying programs, from December 15, 2012, through Sunday, March 3, 2013.

'The Small of Her Back' opens 5/9 at the 411 Theatre

Jaradoa Theater will present 'The Small of Her Back,' a new play by Russell Leigh Sharman, starting on May 9th.