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Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians lead a week-long workshop at Cook County’s Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.

The CSO’s Riccardo Muti says he’s back and in good health after a series of absences.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra just announced its new season, and it's full of appearances by its ailing music director.Riccardo Muti is still recovering after fainting during rehearsal and getting a pacemaker.

Doctors say they know why the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's music director collapsed during rehearsals.A common heart rhythm disturbance caused Riccardo Muti's fainting spell, according to a joint statement by the CSO and cardiologists at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.  The hospital gave Muti a

Riccardo Muti’s doctor says he is resting comfortably at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after surgery to repair two facial fractures. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director suffered injuries to his jaw and cheek bone in a fall during rehearsal last week.

Riccardo Muti, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's music director, will undergo surgery after falling during rehearsal.Muti fainted and fell during rehearsal Thursday. The CSO says he sustained multiple facial and jaw fractures.