Specials

November 8, 2022, 8:00 pm

Ashley Wheater, artistic director of Joffrey Ballet, previews the upcoming performance featuring both Joffrey and the CSO (November 10-12). We sample some of the music of the collaboration, including Jean-Philippe Rameau, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maurice Ravel, and Richard Wagner.

October 30, 2022, 7:00 pm

Music from movies that explore the supernatural, the science-fictional, and the demonic (with a few laughs along the way)

October 18, 2022, 8:00 pm

A preview of the 2022-23 Harris Theater season.

October 6, 2022, 8:00 pm

Sheku Kanneh-Mason's third solo album, Song, is his most personal yet. The star British cellist joins discusses the diverse influences and inspiration behind this new album and responds to the expectations put on his career as a young Black man in the classical music industry.

September 27, 2022, 8:00 pm

Season overview with interim executive director Sarah Curran focusing on UChicago Presents’ classical, contemporary, and early music series. The 2022-23 features performances by Myriad Trio, Quatour Diotima, St. Lawrence String Quartet, Sergio and Clarice Assad with Marina Piccinini, pianist David Greilsammer, Blue Heron, The Crossing, and Jupiter. Hosted by Oliver Camacho. Preview an excerpt from Jupiter’s Vivaldi program below.

September 18, 2022, 3:00 pm

Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96. In memoriam, we take a look at the royal monarch's life through a musical lens...

September 6, 2022, 8:00 pm

Apollo's Fire's concert featuring violinist Francisco Fullana performing music by Bach and Vivaldi.

July 15, 2022, 8:00 pm

A front row seat to the opening of the CSO’s annual Ravinia Festival summer residency with a live broadcast of music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, and Perry.

June 19, 2022, 6:00 pm

The distinguished cellist looks back on his own career and on that of his father, bass-baritone Mack Harrell. A WFMT Radio Network special produced by Louise Frank.