Howard Reich

On March 23, 1944, the Italian resistance set off a bomb near a line of police marching in Nazi-occupied Rome. Thirty-three officers were killed, prompting German authorities to order 10...

When a great ensemble – such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – tours the world, listeners pay attention. This explains the large crowd that poured into Orchestra Hall on Tuesday...

Sometimes adversity yields positive results. Consider Lyric Opera’s revival of Richard Strauss’ “Elektra,” which it staged in 2012. Last Wednesday’s dress rehearsal was cancelled due to weather, making Saturday night’s...

Everyone in musical Chicago — and beyond — knows how hard Paul Freeman worked to bring sorely needed diversity to classical music. The most famous facet of the late conductor’s...

When the Anat Cohen Tentet played the University of Chicago’s Logan Center in 2017, listeners had to be struck not only by the band’s range of repertoire but its breadth...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will make some history in the 2019-20 season, starting with a complete cycle of Beethoven Symphonies, to be conducted and recorded by music director Riccardo Muti....

Wagner’s four-opera “Ring” cycle presented three times. A new-to-Chicago production of Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally’s landmark opera, “Dead Man Walking.” The Midwest premiere of Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson’s...