
Winter Holidays Around the World with Bill McGlaughlin
December 21, 2024, 6:00 pm
Bill’s spirited selections hail from the British Isles, Paris, Mexico, Polynesia, and more.
Christmas with Seraphic Fire
December 21, 2024
Artistic director and founder Patrick Dupré Quigley shares his favorite music for the season.
Mozart’s The Magic Flute
December 21, 2024
A family-friendly, English-language holiday presentation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
Christmas Memories (12/22/1961)
December 20, 2024
This holiday time capsule, comprising a compendium of voices and memories of childhood Christmases, is a perennial favorite.
Holidays with Cantus
December 19, 2024, 8:00 pm
The gentlemen of Cantus share a warm and inviting mix of music for the holidays.
Music of the Baroque at the National Museum of Mexican Art (Encore)
December 18, 2024, 8:00 pm
An encore presentation of today's live broadcast from Pilsen.
Music of the Baroque at the National Museum of Mexican Art
December 18, 2024, 12:00 pm
Live from Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
Music of the Baroque: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
December 15, 2024, 5:00 pm
Dame Jane Glover leads the Music of the Baroque chorus and orchestra with tenor Gwilym Bowen, soprano Yulia Van Doren, mezzo-soprano Emily Fons, and bass-baritone Michael Sumuel.
Songs to Shop By for the Holidays
December 14, 2024
Making a list and checking twice? From scarlet ribbons to strangely wrapped gifts, this week’s playlist will provide a soundtrack for shopping, wrapping, and remembering. Also, a few tunes from the toybox.
Lee Murdock & The Dock Wallopers Live from Hinsdale
December 14, 2024
Lee Murdock’s beloved ballad ” The Christmas Ship” forms the “anchor” for this holiday concert led by the widely acknowledged bard of the Great Lakes. Murdock’s long-time songmates, The Dock Wallopers, fill out rousing renditions of songs of the season and of sailing through fair and foul weather.
Edward Vogel on Handel’s Messiah
December 14, 2024
A preview of the upcoming performance by Apollo's Fire.
Handel’s Messiah
December 12, 2024
Ton Koopman conducts the New York Philharmonic and vocal soloists Sunhae Im, Andreas Scholl, Jörg Dürmüller, and Detlef Roth, in George Frideric Handel’s Messiah.
Family Gatherings
November 23, 2024
Bring the family together to give thanks, and maybe give them some grace. Reflections on Native American Heritage Month.
Born To Live (07/06/1962)
January 5, 2024
An award-winning and longtime New Year's broadcast tradition.
Minnesota Orchestra New Year’s Celebration
January 1, 2024, 10:00 pm
Welcoming 2024 with Bernstein’s effervescent Overture to Candide and the luxuriant storytelling of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade in a program conducted by Chicago Sinfonietta music director Mei-Ann Chen.
The 2024 Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert (Rebroadcast)
January 1, 2024, 8:00 pm
The famed Vienna Philharmonic offers “a greeting of hope, friendship, and peace” in its annual New Year’s Day concert.
The 2024 Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert
January 1, 2024, 10:00 am
The famed Vienna Philharmonic offers “a greeting of hope, friendship, and peace” in its annual New Year’s Day concert.




















