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Festival Concertmaster Jeremy Black on Working From Home
Insights

Festival Concertmaster Jeremy Black on Working From Home

Ordinarily, Jeremy Black would be rushing between teaching gigs and rehearsals with the Pittsburgh Symphony. Instead, he’s at home, home-schooling two boys while keeping a full schedule online.

Music in the Time of Need
Insights

Music in the Time of Need

Musicians make music—always—even in times of social upheaval. The musicians’ legacy is one of perseverance and a steadfast belief in the human spirit.

A Conversation with Composer Judith Weir
Interviews

A Conversation with Composer Judith Weir

She is Master of the Queen's Music. The 65-year-old Judith Weir talks with the Grant Park Music Festival's Noel Morris about her work, Scottish tombstones, and the unlikely career path of a woman composer.

Beethoven: A Musical Behemoth
History

Beethoven: A Musical Behemoth

2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, a giant in music who continues to haunt, challenge and inspire composers, performers and audiences, alike. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Ludwig van Beethoven is “widely regarded as the greatest composer who ever lived.