Stories

New Releases Apr 21: Songs and Strings

Albums marking several ocassions including Earth Day and 200 years of Schubert.

Adela SkowronskiOctober 14, 2025

New Releases Oct. 14: Fresh Twists

Reginald Mobley in performance waering tuxedo, holding music at waist

Adela SkowronskiOctober 7, 2025

New Releases Oct 7: Stunning Soloists

Adela SkowronskiOctober 2, 2025

Presidential Scholars include Chicago-Area Cellist

New Releases Dec 30: Chamber Music

Adela SkowronskiDecember 30, 2025

Albums for smaller ensembles that were released in the third quarter of 2025.

New Releases Dec 23: Paying Homage

Adela SkowronskiDecember 23, 2025

The 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, two Jewish composers who all but vanished from history, and other musical homages.

Playlists

Playlist: Pacifism in Classical Music

Playlist: What Makes a Verdi Baritone? Sherrill Milnes and Quinn Kelsey Explain

Playlist: 10 Jazzed Up Versions of Chopin Classics

Playlist: Classical Music for an Abundant Autumn, Selected by WFMT

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Longtime Chicago Arts Leader Bruce Sagan Dies at 96

Matt MastersonSeptember 22, 2025

The former journalist, who was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Joe Biden in 2024 for his contributions as an arts leader in Chicago, died at his home Sunday following a brief battle with cancer.

New Releases Sept. 16: Spirit of Collaboration

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 16, 2025

One of classical music's most beloved families reunites for a new album, plus the debut of a new French baroque ensemble on Harmonia Mundi.

Chicago Immigrant Orchestra Revival Celebrates Cross-Cultural Collaboration

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 11, 2025

This weekend, the ensemble celebrates five years with an album reaching across cultural barriers.

Evening Music