John Von Rhein

At 77, Spanish conductor Jesus Lopez-Cobos occupies a similar position to the one Erich Leinsdorf occupied during his later years on the podium, including a fondly recalled Indian summer of...

Floating Opera Company: The Chicago troupe opens its 2017-18 season with the world premiere of "War and Peace," a composite score drawn from songs of the World War I era...

Rembrandt Chamber Musicians: The North Shore-based ensemble closes out its season with the premiere of Chicago composer Sebastian Huydts' Trio for oboe, viola and piano. Music by Beethoven, Milhaud and...

Alex Klein, who was hired as principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra first in 1995 and again in 2016, has been denied tenure. It is unclear as yet when...

The Civitas Ensemble released its inner Roma in a unique meeting of classical and Romani cultural traditions Sunday at the Merit School of Music. Two years in the planning, "Alla...

Just about everyone who attends classical concerts on a regular basis knows Bedrich Smetana's "The Moldau," the eternally popular musical depiction of the mighty Vltava River flowing through the composer's...

In today's global political and social environment, where various ethnicities, faiths and cultures find themselves marginalized and viewed with suspicion if not actually discriminated against, music can be a powerful...

Every young conductor on the way up wants to make his mark with the Brahms symphonies. But, as many a podium veteran has pointed out, it takes a conductor of...