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Marian Mayuga, violin and Victor Asuncion, piano - Classical Music Chicago Violinist Marian Mayuga was born in Manila, Philippines. She is currently a Violin Fellow of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and has performed in leading positions with the ensemble, including concertmaster and principal second violin. As a Civic Fellow, Marian has performed with Hilary Hahn at the C...

Margaret Hillis @ 100 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Founder of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis led the ensemble as director for 37 years and was the first woman to conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Former Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery leads another year of the Young Composers Initiative (YCI) — a mentorship program that supports young composers from the Chicago area to create new chamber music.

Apply to this program by Friday, October 4 at cso.org/yci

How Balanchine saw the music and heard the dance | Chicago Symphony Orchestra One of the twentieth century's great choreographers turned again and again to the music of Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky for his ballets. This season, the CSO performs many of those inspirational works.

Anton Bruckner at 200 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Celebrating the bicentennial of composer Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)

Antoine Tamestit explains his passion for the viola — it suits him ‘just right' | Chicago Symphony Orchestra French violist Antoine Tamestit has doggedly carved out a solo career, as part of his mission of showcasing the instrument he loves so much.

Ode to the serene majesty of England: Vaughan Williams’ ‘The Wasps’ | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Ralph Vaughan Williams' "The Wasps," written as incidental music for a 1906 production of Aristophanes' satire, revels in "the serene majesty of England’s green and pleasant land.”

Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins Sept. 15 and runs through Oct. 15, here are features about Latino composers and guest artists featured on this season's CSO and Symphony Center Presents series.

Excitement and curiosity at the onset of a new season for the Civic Orchestra | Chicago Symphony Orchestra "It is so exciting to me just seeing every year the new ideas and the excitement and the curiosity of these musicians,” says Principal Conductor Ken-David Masur as he looks forward to another season with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.

Mexican Composers: 5 You Should Know (Playlist) | WFMT Learn more about the incredible musical contributions of some of the most celebrated Mexican composers of the past and present.

Hayley Fox 2024 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Patron Services associate Hayley Fox is excited about a little of everything — from the elegant piano works of Debussy to Bartók’s haunting one-act opera, Bluebeard’s Castle.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra family joins the world in remembering beloved actor James Earl Jones, who died on Monday. Jones appeared with the CSO as narrator in Copland’s Lincoln Portrait in February 2009.

Hilary Hahn to miss CSO season premiere | WFMT The soloist's injury continues to affect scheduled fall concerts.

Happy birthday, Christoph von Dohnányi! | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Wishing a very happy 95th birthday to German conductor Christoph von Dohnányi!

Joe Fernicola 2024 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Joseph Fernicola, director of sales and patron experience, compares parts of the Symphony Center experience to that of a luxury cruise liner — “I'm still petitioning for the Rotunda to be renamed the Lido Deck.”

Conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada has followed a path of pursuing challenges | Chicago Symphony Orchestra At mid-career, conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada is content with his progress, but he eagerly awaits additional challenges: "I still have the urge, the need, the energy to keep going."

Attending live concerts increases life expectancy, improves well-being more than yoga, dog-walking, study finds | WFMT A new study conducted by O2, a company which owns some of United Kingdom’s largest music venues, and Patrick Fagan claims that attending live concerts can help increase life expectancy and improve overall well-being.

Justin Corp, Patron Services supervisor, ready for Mahler and Mäkelä | Chicago Symphony Orchestra “We're about to enter my fourth season since starting at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and I couldn't be more excited for what's in store,” says Patron Services supervisor Justin Corp.