Stories
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.
Keegan MorrisMay 12, 2025
Associated PressMay 8, 2025
Keegan MorrisMay 7, 2025
Turner will retire following the CSO's residency at the Ravinia Festival this summer.
Keegan MorrisMay 6, 2025
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 ...
Katherine BuzardMay 2, 2025
Learn why the violin is so pivotal in the development of modern-day string instruments.
Associated PressMay 2, 2025
And Audra McDonald becomes the most Tony-Nominated performer in Broadway history.
Keegan MorrisApril 30, 2025
Honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with these exciting, eye-opening, and wide-ranging events from all around the Chicago area.