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Nova Linea Musica returns for second season

The announcement comes on the heels of the group’s sold-out inaugural 2024-25 season, which saw performances by the Dover Quartet, Nois Saxophone Quartet, and the Black Oak Ensemble.

Associated PressJanuary 30, 2024

LA Opera scraps world premiere of Bates ‘Kavalier and Clay’

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 30, 2024

Playlist: 6 Classic Songs that Sample Classical Music

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 26, 2024

Playlist: Classical Music for Cooking

Día de los Muertos Events 2024

Keegan MorrisOctober 22, 2024

2024 concerts, festivals, celebrations, workshops, and more to celebrate Día de los Muertos in Chicago.

Klaus Mäkelä stares into the distance in a green outdoor scene

Klaus Mäkelä: Wunderkind Conductor Career Timeline (so far)

Keegan MorrisOctober 18, 2024

Klaus Mäkelä, CSO music director designate, is just 28 and is one of the world's most respected conductors. Here's his career in a timeline.

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Playlist: Jazz Takes on Classical Greats

Keegan MorrisJanuary 20, 2024

The special bond between jazz and classical is growing closer by the day. So let's appreciate these incredible renditions of timeless classical favorites!

Third Coast Baroque: 11 musicians in a sunlit red brick hallway; some with their instruments including violins, cello, theorbo, and charango.

Third Coast Baroque Announces Closure

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 17, 2024

The Chicago early-music ensemble faced diminishing audience sizes and reduced grant funding possibilities after years of concert disruptions by COVID-19.

Violinist Hilary Hahn, framed by flowers, gazes at her violin in front of a burnt orange wall

Hilary Hahn receives prestigious Avery Fisher Prize

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 12, 2024

From her debut — at age 12 — with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Hilary Hahn has become a shining example of what it means to be a 21st century violinist.

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