Guarneri Hall Announces 2026-27 Season
The season opens with its flagship NEXUS Chamber Music Festival. followed by all nine Prokofiev piano sonatas, music of revolutions, and more.
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The Evolution of the Orchestra: Strings
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."
Harris Announces 2025-26 Season
Welcoming music and dance presentations from Chicago and beyond, the season runs from August 2025 to May 2026.
New Releases Apr. 29: Women Composers, Ukraine, Early Music
Works by Julia Perry, Doreen Carwithen, Hildegard von Bingen, and Miley Cyrus (yes, you read that right) are the marquee works on a pair of releases dedicated to women composers and artists. We are also treated to a survey of Ukrainian classical music, a pair of early music releases, and albums highlighting works by Franz Liszt and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Playlist: Magical Classical Music
Sometimes music can bring us awe-inspiring wonder... here are a few such pieces!
New Releases Apr. 22: Bach, Brahms, Price, Satie, and more
Deep dives into composer catalogues this week, with album-length surveys of music by Bach (in two recordings), Brahms, and Satie. Plus a record juxtaposing quintets by Florence Price and Antonín Dvořák. And we hear from contemporary composers Rami Levin and Michael Daugherty.
Star Violinist to Added to Grant Park Season Lineup
The festival reveals a one-night-only concert featuring some high-powered talent.
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
“For Pope Francis, (the goal) was always to extend the arms of the church to embrace all people, not to exclude anyone,” said Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, who takes charge after a pontiff’s death.
