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Nine musicians of ensemble minui (five string players and four wind players) in a Baroque architectural setting, checkered marble floors and ornate columns, natural lighting.

New Releases Apr 7: Opera Reimagined, New Concertos, and Vienna

Opera is centered two new instrumental releases and Lise Davidsen’s live recital; plus chamber music from Vienna and new music from Aldo López-Gavilán.

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 9, 2025

New Releases Sept. 9: Contemplative Collections

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 4, 2025

Chicago Master Singers Announces 2025-26 Season

Associated PressSeptember 4, 2025

Yanguan Sets Guinness World Record for “Most People Drumming Together to Greet the Tide”

New Releases Dec 9: The Approaching Holidays

Adela SkowronskiDecember 9, 2025

A monumental box set marking the 400th anniversary of Louis Couperin and a set of new holiday albums.

New Releases Dec 2: International Chopin Festival Winner

Adela SkowronskiDecember 1, 2025

Uncovering some hidden gems of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Welsh composer Grace Williams, and more.

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Slushies and Sonatas: Chicago’s Newest Classical Venue Arrives

Adela SkowronskiAugust 21, 2025

ACM enters a new era with the 10th anniversary of the Thirsty Ears Music Festival, and a brand-new music venue where a 7-Eleven once stood.

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

Adela SkowronskiAugust 20, 2025

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

Split screen photo of two women in ultramarine blue

New Releases Aug. 19: Dissident Duos, Dawn, London

Keegan MorrisAugust 19, 2025

Duo FAE pays tribute to three boldly nonconformist women composers, pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko mines lesser-known Spanish keyboard repertoire, and the latest from American composer Joel Puckett.

The New York Philharmonic This Week