Baroque & Before: Motets & Quartets

10:00 pm – A program of Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, Johannes Bach, and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Exploring Music: The Russian Five

7:00 pm – Led by Balakirev, these composers helped create the Russian National School of Composers in Saint Petersburg from 1856 to 1870.

Playlist: Classical Music Inspired by Water

Dive into melodies inspired by flickering fish, gliding swans, epic voyages, and beloved shores.


New Releases Apr 21: Songs and Strings

Albums marking several ocassions including Earth Day and 200 years of Schubert.

Don't Miss a Beat

New Releases Apr 14: Seth Parker Woods, Randall Scotting, Isata Kanneh-Mason, and more

A collection of highly personal albums that emphasize the brand of each featured artist.

Lyric Opera’s ’26-27 Season: Don Giovanni, Omar, Guys & Dolls, and more

The season includes Sondra Radvanovsky, newly appointed Artistic Advisor, in concert with tenor SeokJong Baek, and the Lyric debut of bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green.

New Releases Apr 7: Opera Reimagined, New Concertos, and Vienna

Opera is centered two new instrumental releases and Lise Davidsen's live recital; plus chamber music from Vienna and new music from Aldo López-Gavilán.

New Releases Mar 31: Puccini, Vivaldi, and Jóhann Jóhannsson

A mix that includes an all-women a capella ensemble, late Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, and lute concertos beyond Vivaldi's own.

New Releases Mar 24: A Focus on Women Composers

Wrapping up women’s history month with a handful of albums that highlight women composers and performers.

The Fantasy of Madama Butterfly

Matthew Ozawa spoke with WFMT about how virtual reality – paired with a deep love of the genre – might help audiences see one of opera's biggest works in a new light.

Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

Woods Hole scientists discovered the song while digitizing old audio recordings last year. The recording was on a well-preserved disc created by a Gray Audograph, a kind of dictation machine used in the 1940s.

New Releases Mar 17: Hello, Goodbye

The final album by British legend Dame Imogen Cooper alongside debuts by rising stars.

CSO’s 90th Ravinia Residency Anchors 2026 Season

The Ravinia Festival's 2026 season coincides with several milestones, including the 90th anniversary of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s summer residency.

Silkroad Finds Sanctuary in Local Collaborations

As the Silkroad Ensemble embarks on their 2026 tour, extra time has been set aside for performing with local ensembles in each city.

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