John Von Rhein

Jory Vinikour: The Chicago-born harpsichordist and European early music star will perform solo keyboard works by Bach, Handel and Rameau, in his U.S. recital utilizing his own modern replica of...

Having hosted a food fest and a movie night earlier this year, The Park at Wrigley has announced it will present its first free outdoor classical music event next month....

Collaborative Works Festival: The sixth annual edition, "Myths and Legends," presented by the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago, focuses on fantastical tales as told through several centuries of art songs....

The festival that gives this scenic storybook town on the Salzach River its glamorous international cachet is being dragged, not altogether willingly, into the early 21st century. Since I began...

The Russian-born, Chicago-based violin student Artem Kolesov plays the violin beautifully. But what he does most eloquently is offer an inspiring example of hope and courage to other LGBTQ youth...

Artem Kolesov: Chicago LGBTQ community leaders host a benefit concert for the 23-year-old gay Russian violinist studying in Chicago, who attracted worldwide attention earlier this year when he came out...

Ravinia has been hit hard this summer by an abnormally large spate of classical music cancellations, the chief casualties being conductors Gianandrea Noseda and Christoph Eschenbach, pianist Lang Lang and...

The hottest ticket at this year's Salzburg Festival was the return of Riccardo Muti as conductor of a new production of "Aida," a Verdi masterpiece he never led during his...

Lucerne Symphony Orchestra: One of Switzerland's major orchestral ensembles makes its Ravinia debut with a pair of concerts under the baton of its American-born music director, James Gaffigan. The soloists...