10pm: Conductor Xian Zhang is joined by pianist Garrick Ohlsson.
Bella Voce Announces 2025-26 Season
Four choral-forward programs on the theme Lost and Found.
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Can’t Carry a Tune? Regardless of Skill, Singing Has Surprising Benefits
Musicality aside, all of us (instrumentalists and vocalists alike) derive pleasure from singing along to our favorite tunes, even if it’s only done entirely alone…
New Releases May 13: Dreams, Skies, Fantasies
A particularly evocative group of releases this week features tributes to the night sky (and British women composers), dearly beloved family members, opera fantasies, and dreams. Plus, surveys of music by Johannes Brahms and Errollyn Wallen.
Treasured Titles: Exploring the Most Performed Operas of the Last 25 Years
At the quarter-century mark, we dig into the data. What are the most frequently performed operas in the US and worldwide?
Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV, was born in Chicago in 1955.
Four Generations Reflect History of Chickasaw, Choctaw People
"This whole piece is like a representation of the assimilation happening in the 19th century; there were lots of changes to music and traditions with removal, even within different tribes. Not everybody had the same experiences, nor were they able to retain the same traditions."
CSO Harpist To Retire After 63 Years
Turner will retire following the CSO's residency at the Ravinia Festival this summer.
New Releases May 6: Jewish Vienna, Weinberg, Bassoon
A new album pays tribute to the Jewish composers of 20th-century Vienna. The Arcadia Quartet’s album explores the string quartets of another marginalized Jewish composer: Mieczysław Weinberg. Leading English bassoonist Laurence Perkins offers a lighthearted survey in Honey-coloured Cow. Other highlights include a handful of world premiere recordings by the United Strings of Europe, two violin concertos featuring Hans Christian ...
The Evolution of the Orchestra: The String Section
Learn why the violin is so pivotal in the development of modern-day string instruments.
‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ ‘Death Becomes Her’ and ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ lead Tony Award nominations
And Audra McDonald becomes the most Tony-Nominated performer in Broadway history.
Chicago-Area AAPI Month Events and Concerts
Honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with these exciting, eye-opening, and wide-ranging events from all around the Chicago area.
Pioneering 115-Year-Old Scott Joplin Opera Reimagined
"We’ve truly made Treemonisha the heroine. She doesn’t need a man to save her. She does everything herself."
