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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Jaap van Zweden luminously led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony Saturday.

From darkness to light: Jaap van Zweden luminously leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

October 17, 2023

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Saturday concert, conducted by New York Philharmonic Music Director Jaap van Zweden, was a genre-transcending exploration through the full scope of human emotion. The...

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra to tour China with the music of Leonard Bernstein, Gustav Mahler

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra to tour China with the music of Leonard Bernstein, Gustav Mahler

January 25, 2018

Since arriving in Northwestern in the fall of 1984, director of orchestral programs Victor Yampolsky said he has watched the Bienen School of Music transform from good to outstanding. In his 34 years,...

Northwestern Symphony Orchestra to tour Asia, marks first international tour in school history

December 23, 2017

Over spring break, Northwestern’s top orchestral students will go on a three-city tour of Asia to showcase their talents to an international audience, the University announced in a news release. The...

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