Lynne Turner, CSO harpist since 1962, retires from the orchestra
Upon Lynne Turner’s retirement, she will be one of the longest-serving CSO musicians in history, having performed with the orchestra for 63 seasons.
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Column: The Art Institute defends the title of ‘Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World.’ A catalog contributor is skeptical.
The artist best known in Chicago for his “Paris Street; Rainy Day” is getting a summer exhibition. But at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and the Getty Museum in Los...
Review: A delicious weekend at Ravinia brings together music and fine dining
Each year, Breaking Barriers spotlights a different profession. This year’s event invited women chefs to devise dishes inspired by conductor Marin Alsop's Chicago Symphony programs.
Review: Grant Park Music Festival is lifted by an artist-in-residence and a poignant ‘Enigma Variations’
Cellist Inbal Segev’s residency with the Grant Park Music Festival concluded on Wednesday. Also, a note about Monday night.
Review: CSO’s season opens at Ravinia, egging on hopes for the Pavilion renovation
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop ushered in a new outdoor season in Highland Park with a pair of concerts, both challenged by difficult acoustics.
Review: At Ravinia Festival, ‘Irakere 50’ is a joyous musical reunion
The storied Cuban band of Latin jazz all-stars had some talented newcomers for its 50th anniversary outing. Ravinia's Martin Theatre couldn't contain them.
‘Reptiles Alive!’ is now open at the Field Museum, changing the way you look at snakes, lizards and even birds
Legless lizards, anyone? Breaking down assumptions about reptiles has been the life’s work of associate curator Sara Ruane.
Review: A breakout star brightens Haymarket Opera’s ‘Artaserse’
“Artaserse” may have the prince’s name in its title, but Key'mon Murrah, making his Haymarket debut, was unquestionably the highlight of Friday night's opening.
Review: Giancarlo Guerrero steps into new Grant Park Music Fest role with a pair of genial and dynamic programs
In Millennium Park concerts on Wednesday and this weekend, the new conductor of Chicago's summer classical music series proves himself unflappable — despite the storms on Wednesday.
Review: Muti returns to the CSO, principal trumpeter and Verdi’s Requiem in tow
A signature of Riccardo Muti’s tenure here, the Requiem was performed and recorded to wide acclaim, first through a Grammy-winning 2010 album and again via livestream in 2013.