Chicago Symphony’s next season: More Mäkelä, less new music and a bunch of Beethoven

The CSO’s 2026-27 season — the last before Klaus Mäkelä becomes full-time music director in fall 2027 — opens with a concert ...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27 season to feature Yo-Yo Ma, a lot of Beethoven and imprint of Klaus Mäkelä

Plus, there’s Andrew Bird and a good amount of Finnish music on deck, thanks to the incoming maestro, who walked us through ...

Review: Back from a tour with Mäkelä, the CSO delivers a ‘Rite’ to remember

Music director-designate Klaus Mäkelä leads the orchestra in an all-Paris program, including Milhaud’s “Le Boeuf sur le Toit, ...
Badger Herald

Beethoven:9 Symphonies by David Zimmerman and the Tonhalle Orchestra

Living in this world of the quick image, a new look at what is familiar can be challenging. The symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven are a case in point. Generations of musicians mindful of Beethoven’s ...

Symphony Review: Guest conductor Samuels-Shragg transforms movements at symphony’s ‘Masterworks 6’

The Spokane Symphony performed its “Masterworks 6” program this weekend led by guest conductor Shira Samuels-Shragg, who served as assistant conductor in Spokane during the 2023-24 season and is now ...
International Monetary Fund

Sixth Edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6)

An Annotated Outline (AO) of BPM6 was produced by IMF staff and reviewed by the Committee and other groups. The AO proposed the structure, and a description of the proposed content for the new manual, ...