The Chicago Symphony Orchestra family joins the music world in mourning the loss of American soprano Benita Valente, who died on October 24, 2025. She was 91. Born in Delano, California on October 19, 1934, Valente studied with Lotte Lehmann from an early age and later attended the Curtis Institute of Music as a student […]| from the archives
Wishing a very happy eightieth birthday to legendary Israeli-American violinist, conductor, and teacher Itzhak Perlman! Perlman made his Chicago debut as soloist with the Grant Park Symphony Orches…| from the archives
