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Elena deGuzman and Noah Martzall, center, perform "Shostakovich" during the Chautauqua Dance Student Gala on Sunday, July 14, 2019 in the Amphitheater. MHARI SHAW/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER In the blistering summer heat, the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and

Italian love songs, Renaissance melodies, and a “heretical” Psalm: these are the musical offerings of today’s chamber music group, New York Polyphony. The quartet will perform at 4 p.m. today, July 22, in Elizabeth S.

Ira Glass Ira Glass has made storytelling his life for the last 20-odd years — and this weekend, he will speak on the storytelling process at Chautauqua. Glass will speak at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, July 20

If you find yourself with no plans tonight, there’s a new hope for you. The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra will perform John Williams’ original score live as “Star Wars: A New Hope” plays overhead. “Star Wars: A

The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra League aims to connect musicians and their audience at the Institution — both on and off the stage. The CSOL will host several public events this season — including today’s 90th anniversary

Timothy Muffitt conducts the Music School Festival Orchestra during the MSFO concert, Monday, August 13, 2017, in the Amphitheater. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Tonight, the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and the Music School Festival Orchestra will perform a

CHQDaily The (self-made) man, the myth, the American composer legend; John Philip Sousa is best remembered for creating some of the most groundbreaking music of his time. But a lesser-known fact about “The American March

Venice Baroque Orchestra The celebrated Venice Baroque Orchestra is touring the United States, and Chautauqua Institution is one of its stops — thanks in part to one Chautauquan and one extraordinary instrument. The touring group will

Life expectancy has met an all-time high — but how can culture accommodate it? Laura Carstensen has some ideas. Carstensen, Stanford University professor and founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, leads the “New

Internationally-renowned conductor William “Bill” Eddins is coming home to Chautauqua. Eddins will conduct the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra at 8:15 p.m. tonight, July 11, in the Amphitheater in a concert featuring three diverse pieces: Duke Ellington’s

Photo by Vishakha Gupta / Photo Courtesy of JCT Trio After a chamber music concert Monday afternoon, the JCT Trio — pronounced “Junction” Trio — will unite with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra to perform Ludwig van

JCT Trio The JCT Trio — pronounced “junction” — plans to bring an ever-evolving musical dialogue to Chautauqua Institution. JCT Trio will perform at 4 p.m. Monday, July 8 in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall as part

If the Institution grounds appeared on the Marauder’s Map, thousands of footprints would be appearing Saturday around the Amphitheater. Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra will perform “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert” at 8:15 p.m.

The audience in the choir loft waves flags during the Independence Day Pops Celebration by the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in the Amphitheater, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra will celebrate Independence

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra opens the season with conductor Rossen Milanov and pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk Thursday, June 27, 2019 in the Amphitheater. VISHAKHA GUPTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra opened last week with 19th-century Russian composer Sergei

ChamberFest Cleveland The members of ChamberFest Cleveland are bringing three classical masterpieces back into conversation. The group will perform “Precocious Virtuosity,” a set of three compositions at 4 p.m. today, July 1, in Elizabeth S.