Howard Reich

For listeners accustomed to hearing Beethoven performed by a modern orchestra, Friday night's concert at the Harris Theater likely was a revelation. For those attuned to hearing Beethoven from a...

Carl Nielsen, the singular Danish composer, doesn't get nearly the attention he deserves in America's concert life. But his music certainly received utmost seriousness and respect Thursday night in Orchestra...

Shemekia Copeland, Jimmy Johnson with Billy Branch, John Primer, Lurrie Bell and Catherine Russell will headline the 37th annual Chicago Blues Festival, running June 5-7 in Millennium Park, Rosa's Lounge...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra made some music history Thursday night in Orchestra Hall, in more ways than one. For starters, CSO bass clarinet J. Lawrie Bloom played the world premiere...

Not every arts organization lives to see its 50th anniversary, but Chicago's Music of the Baroque will celebrate that landmark in grand fashion during its 2020-21 season. In what amounts...

More than two centuries after his birth, Frederic Chopin continues to beguile listeners around the world. Few as intensely as Chicago singer Grazyna Auguscik, who transforms his compositions via jazz...

What is an orchestral musician's job? Simply to play music? To show up in glamorous concert halls, give the best performances humanly possible, then pack up and go home? Or...

On paper, pianist Yuja Wang's recital Sunday afternoon in Orchestra Hall looked perilously close to a collection of miniatures lacking a substantial center. In concert, it amounted to something far...