Weekdays at 7:00 pm – Bill McGlaughlin imagines a world where Franz Schubert met other composers of his time period.
10:00 pm – Pianist Paul Lewis performs Beethoven’s third piano concerto under the baton of conductor John Storgårds.
Revisit these nine essential Studs conversations with leaders of Hispanic heritage.
New Releases Sept. 16: Spirit of Collaboration
One of classical music's most beloved families reunites for a new album, plus the debut of a new French baroque ensemble on Harmonia Mundi.
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Chicago Immigrant Orchestra Revival Celebrates Cross-Cultural Collaboration
This weekend, the ensemble celebrates five years with an album reaching across cultural barriers.
Christoph von Dohnányi dies at age 95
“Christoph von Dohnányi was a superb conductor and Music Director, respected the world over,” said President and CEO of the Cleveland Orchestra André Gremillet in an online statement.
New Releases Sept. 9: Contemplative Collections
New commissions share the bill with larger collections of works, including a box set celebrating Andreas Scholl and a collection of various Finnish composers.
Chicago Master Singers Announces 2025-26 Season
Celebrating 46 years as an ensemble, Chicago Master Singers returns for a new four-program season this fall.
Yanguan Sets Guinness World Record for “Most People Drumming Together to Greet the Tide”
On the morning of August 26, at the Tide-Watching Resort Park in Yanguan Ancient City, a large number of participants gathered to play African drums as they welcomed the surging Qiantang River tide.
New Releases Sept. 2: Ancient Letters and Songs
A through line of native roots weaves through many of this week's releases, from African instruments in Latin America, to works inspired by 1,700 year-old letters from the Silk Road. Plus, the long-awaited debut concerto by Abel Selaocoe.
New Releases Aug. 26: Beethoven for Three, Shostakovich Symphonies
The fourth installment in the beloved Beethoven for Three series by Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel Ax, with a glimpse into the rarely heard works of Beethoven's contemporary Helene Liebmann. Plus, Joyce DiDonato as Dido, early student works by Shostakovich, and a composer who Paul Hindemith described as “the last giant of music."
Slushies and Sonatas: Chicago’s Newest Classical Venue Arrives
ACM enters a new era with the 10th anniversary of the Thirsty Ears Music Festival, and a brand-new music venue where a 7-Eleven once stood.
Cultural Crossovers: Different Musical Traditions Reimagine Classical
From lieder in Hindi to a concerto for oud and piano, check out some of the many ways western classical music has been reimagined!
New Releases Aug. 19: Dissident Duos, Dawn, London
Duo FAE pays tribute to three boldly nonconformist women composers, pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko mines lesser-known Spanish keyboard repertoire, and the latest from American composer Joel Puckett.
