New Releases May 19: Grant Park Orchestra, Behzod Abduraimov, and more
The first release from Grant Park Orchestra in 15 years, plus new music from Behzod Abduraimov, Idith Meshulam Korman, and more.
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Semifinalists Named for Cedille’s Chicago-Focused Emerging Artist Competition
Open to early-career Chicago-based and Chicago-born classical musicians, the grand prize is a contract for a debut solo album worth almost $75k.
New Releases Feb. 18: Bach, Strauss, Goodyear, and More
Plus, delve into explorations of lieder, Romantic piano rep, and contemporary compositions by Richard Rodney Bennett and more.
Trump has purged the Kennedy Center’s board, which in turn made him its chair – why does that matter?
No U.S. president has served as a member of the Kennedy Center board before, let alone its chair.
Breaking Boundaries: The Genre-Defying Legacies of Black Musicians
These musicians didn’t just navigate the classical and jazz realms… they transcended and redefined them.
Ravinia Begins Multi-Year Revamp with Pavilion Upgrades, Shortened ’25 Season
The newly announced Pavilion upgrade launches a multi-year renovation project, all ahead of Ravinia's 125th anniversary in 2029.
The Evolution of the Orchestra: A Brief History
The modern orchestra as we know it today only took shape in the last 150 years.
New Releases Feb. 11: Three Sopranos, Chamber Works, Rare 20th-Century
A creative, historically minded album from Apollo’s Fire, an unusual combination of instruments team up, a deep-dive into “Dies irae”, and two separate explorations of obscure 20th-century rep.
Chopin in the City Fest Celebrates Ninth Year
Classical and jazz interpretations, artmaking listening parties, and other innovative programming awaits.
A Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3M at auction
The violin is believed to have influenced legendary composer Johannes Brahms when he wrote the famed “Violin Concerto in D Major” and was actually played during the concerto's 1879 premiere.
How Chicago Became a Cultural Beacon of the Great Migration
“You could just take that first generation of migrants. You think about what came out of it musically. There is no genre that is untouched."
