The Grant Park Orchestra was formed in 1944 when the Chicago Park District assembled a single resident orchestra under the direction of Principal Conductor Nikolai Malko to perform at the Grant …

Keri-Lynn Wilson is the founder and Music Director of the highly regarded Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, formed in response to the Russian invasion and which has toured major cities and festivals in …

Augustin Hadelich is one of the great violinists of our time. From Bach to Paganini, from Brahms to Bartók to Adès, he has mastered a wide-ranging and adventurous repertoire. He is …

(May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of music’s best-loved composers. His 1812 Overture is a fixture at Fourth of July celebrations around the United States, …

Sergei Prokofiev was born in Sontzovka, near Ekaterinoslav, on 23 April 1891 and received his first musical training from his pianist mother. His first composition was written at the age of …

Mykola Vytaliyovych Lysenko (1842-1912), born in the village of Hryhorivka, is celebrated as a foundational figure in Ukrainian music. He pursued his musical education in Kiev and later in Leipzig, where …