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Reena Esmail in a black pantsuit with a generous, deep red scarf on a park bench, gray, natural background.

Cultural Crossovers: Different Musical Traditions Reimagine Classical

From lieder in Hindi to a concerto for oud and piano, check out some of the many ways western classical music has been reimagined!

Keegan MorrisApril 30, 2024

2024–2025 Season of Change for Chicago Opera Theater

Chicago Harp Quartet musicians pose with their instruments

Keegan MorrisApril 29, 2024

With Summer Near, 25th Annual Rush Hour Concerts Announced

A woman in customary dress sings onstage with cast in the background for Treemonisha

Keegan MorrisApril 25, 2024

Harris Theater Shares ’24–25 Season

A Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3M at auction

Associated PressFebruary 9, 2025

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

Keegan MorrisFebruary 7, 2025

“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."

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Calidore Wins 2024 BBC Music Magazine Chamber Award

Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2024

The quartet is one of the US's leading ensembles.

Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on 3 continents, dies

Associated PressApril 22, 2024

Davis made his Lyric Opera debut in 1987 and led about 700 performances of 62 operas by 22 composers.

2024–2025 Season Announcements

WFMTApril 20, 2024

Peruse the exciting upcoming engagements for Chicago's most illustrious arts and music groups.

Los Angeles Philharmonic