Stories

Guarneri Hall Announces 2026-27 Season

The season opens with its flagship NEXUS Chamber Music Festival. followed by all nine Prokofiev piano sonatas, music of revolutions, and more.

Black and white photograph of Johann Strauss Jr. with imperial beard.

Adela SkowronskiOctober 28, 2025

200 Years of Strauss Junior

Adela SkowronskiOctober 21, 2025

New Releases Oct. 21: American Composers

Adela SkowronskiOctober 14, 2025

New Releases Oct. 14: Fresh Twists

Chicago Opera Theater Revives Banned Opera

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 16, 2026

Kurt Weill's final work in Germany was banned shortly after its premiere. Now, 93 years later, Chicago Opera Theater is bringing Der Silbersee: Ein Wintermärchen to Chicago audiences for the first time.

The Vienna Philharmonic performing its customary New Year's Day Concert in a dazzlingly adorned concert hall

New Releases Jan 12: What’s Old is New

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 13, 2026

Shining new light on musical traditions, from the 400th anniversary of John Dowland’s death to the annual New Year's Day Concert in Vienna.

Playlists

Playlist: Aeronautic and Maritime Music for the Skies and Seas

Playlist: The Greats of British Classical Music

Playlist: A Big Parade of 76 Trombone Pieces

Playlist: Fretless and Linear — How Classical Violin Shaped Andrew Bird’s Sound

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New Releases Sept. 30: Bursts of Beauty

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 30, 2025

The debut of two new ensembles, plus three beautifully poignant works by Kevin Puts.

New Releases Sept. 23: Coming Home

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 23, 2025

This week's new releases explore the music of various places artists call home.

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.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff