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Newberry Consort Announces 2025-26 Season, “Metamorphosis”

The respected Chicago early music ensemble will present four programs between October 2025 and May 2026.

A scene from the Met's Turandot with sumptuous set and costume design

Associated PressMarch 21, 2024

Metropolitan Opera presents semi-staged ‘Turandot’ after stage malfunction

Associated PressMarch 20, 2024

Byron Janis, renowned American classical pianist who overcame debilitating arthritis, dies at 95

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting in moody, darkly lit photo

Associated PressMarch 14, 2024

Esa-Pekka Salonen to leave San Francisco Symphony, citing dispute with orchestra’s board

Classical Countdown: New Year’s Eve Music to Strike the Perfect Note at Midnight

Keegan Morris

Curated celebratory classical music, and the exact second to press play so the music crescendos with the changing of the New Year.

7 Works for 7 Principles: Classical Music for Kwanzaa

LaRob Rafael

Music from the 1800s to today to honor each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

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Amnon Weinstein at work repairing a violin

Violins of Hope Luthier Amnon Weinstein Has Died, Aged 84

Keegan MorrisMarch 8, 2024

The respected Israeli luthier is best known for creating the Violins of Hope project, which restores and tours instruments — particularly violins — of Holocaust victims and survivors.

Joan Tower smiles, dressed in black, posing against a brick red stucco wall

The True Story (and Inspiring Women) Behind Joan Tower’s Iconic ‘Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman’

Adela SkowronskiMarch 8, 2024

With its dedication to boundary-breaking women, Tower’s first piece is a liberal and spirited interpretation of a fanfare.

Portrait of Sherezade Panthaki in black and blue gown, organza wrap over shoulders, dark forest setting

Music of the Baroque Journeys Through Time in 2024–2025 Season

Adela SkowronskiMarch 7, 2024

Highlights include rarely-heard gems, beloved holiday concerts, and the 80th birthday celebration of Nicholas Kraemer.

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