The annual list by British publication Bachtrack ranked the CSO as No. 1 busiest orchestra in the world in 2025. But with any such list, it’s difficult to get a truly accurate count of ...

Forget Lollapalooza and all the rest. The hottest festival ticket happens just once a generation, if not once a lifetime. That would be the Mahler Festival, a musical G20 summit of sorts celebrating ...

The Chicago Philharmonic, performing free this month in local parks, led the supersized group in a rendition of the "Star Wars" "Imperial March." The crowd went wild. Chinatown’s Ping Tom Park sounds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — The Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra is preparing for a once-in-a lifetime show. They’re bringing the sounds of the ...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra directed by Italian maestro Riccardo Muti begins a tour of Italy in Rome on Monday with an concert of music by Richard Strauss, Dmitry Shostakovich and Nino Rota. The ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra put together their first ever virtual concert, because their spring show was cancelled. Even with the show cancelled, the young musicians still ...

Charles Dickerson is working to make classical music more inclusive. Charles Dickerson believes music teaches important life lessons. Dickerson is the founder, executive director and conductor of both ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Talented young musicians from around the country were in Chicago this weekend. On Sunday, they kicked off the city's Youth in Music Festival at the Chicago Symphony Center. The Equity ...