Wilson, whose work was often characterized by distinct lighting and the expansion of time, worked with art world luminaries ...

Robert Wilson, a leader in avant-garde theater who collaborated with Philip Glass, David Byrne and Lady Gaga over his ...

In 1994, Philip Glass wrote six seemingly ordinary piano etudes for conductor and pianist Dennis Russell Davies on the occasion of his 50th birthday. Glass also wrote them for himself.

He upended theatrical norms with his own stunningly visualized works and his collaborations with a wide range of artists, ...

The people we throw stones at then later we use the same stones to build mausoleums for them," Glass said. In 1971, he formed the Philip Glass ensemble to perform his music, but struggled to pay them.

Like plenty of 15-year-olds, Philip Glass liked to play hooky on Fridays. Unlike most 15-year-olds, he’d skip class to head to student matinees at the Chicago Symphony, where he’d marvel at ...

Steve Reich (left) guides Philip Glass, Jon Gibson, Richard Landry, and Arthur Murphy in a performance of his new work Four Log Drums at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1969.

Yet he’s still hard to pin down, because there have been many different Philip Glasses over the composer’s 81 years. If you think you know who Philip Glass is, you probably don’t.

Tickets: $65-$325 Info: cso.org The evening opened with the world premiere of a 12-minute work by Philip Glass, who, at 86, stands as one of the old masters of the American compositional world.

Composer Philip Glass had based symphonies on David Bowie's 1977 albums “Low” and “Heroes” and had hoped "Lodger" was next. One problem: Its musical ideas didn't interest him.

Composer Philip Glass changed the landscape of American music. As a founder of minimalism, Glass came up with a new way to make music and, with it, brought a new audience to the concert halls.