Stories

Silkroad Finds Sanctuary in Local Collaborations

As the Silkroad Ensemble embarks on their 2026 tour, extra time has been set aside for performing with local ensembles in each city.

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Keegan MorrisAugust 12, 2025

New Releases Aug. 12: Birds and Waves

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Keegan MorrisAugust 11, 2025

Grant Park Chorus Director Christopher Bell on the Epic, Sweeping ‘Carmina Burana’

Associated PressAugust 7, 2025

Eddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician and Grammy winner, dies at 88

Gautier Capuçon plays his cello in the outdoors

New Releases Nov. 11: Cello Celebration

Adela SkowronskiNovember 11, 2025

Cellists are featured on four of this week's new releases, which includes a brand new compilation by Gautier Capuçon.

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Live Results: Grammy Awards 2026

Adela SkowronskiNovember 10, 2025

Chicago artists Mavis Staples, Third Coast Percussion, and Shawn E. Okpebholo are counted among this year's nominees.

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

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Tenor Piotr Beczała sings different productions of Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ 41 hours apart

Associated PressAugust 5, 2025

First he was in Munich with the Bavarian State Opera. Then he was performing the same role at the Bayreuth Wagner festival in a different production.

CYSO Makes History at Lollapalooza

Adela SkowronskiAugust 5, 2025

As trumpets sang out their first few notes, the crowd quickly grew in size and volume, drawn to the rare sight of a full orchestra on Lollapalooza grounds.

Swan Songs: Classical Music Inspired by Swans

Katherine BuzardAugust 5, 2025

With this wealth of allegorical associations, these elegant creatures have captured composers’ imaginations for centuries.

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