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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

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

Lisa FlynnSeptember 26, 2019

Postcards from Scandinavia — Lisa Flynn leads a musical journey to Denmark and Norway

Michael San GabinoSeptember 26, 2019

Mixing Philip Glass & Coldplay: How Emmy Winner John Lunn Scored Downton Abbey

Associated PressSeptember 25, 2019

Domingo withdraws from Met Opera after harassment reports

Preview: A Look at the Live Music Of North Shore Chamber Music Fest

Keegan MorrisJune 9, 2021

Enjoy the beauty of live music-making (even if you aren’t there in person) with a star-studded chamber music sampler of works new and old.

Vinyl records surge during pandemic, keeping sales spinning

Associated PressJune 9, 2021

Music lovers sent vinyl record sales soaring during the pandemic, giving retailers something to cheer on Record Store Day: Saturday, June 12.

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Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes on revisiting a beloved 150-year-old concerto to open the CSO season

Keegan MorrisSeptember 19, 2019

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2019-20 season will start with a much-loved concerto in a performance by two artists picking up the piece for the first time in a while. In a phone interview with WFMT, pianist Leif Ove Andsnes says that he hasn’t played the Grieg piano concerto in more than a decade. And according to Andsnes, Riccardo Muti says ...

Valuable Vinyl: How to Care for Your Prized Classical LPs

Mary MazurekSeptember 16, 2019

The multisensory ritual of listening to a vinyl record transcends any digital playlist. And whether they're new or vintage, you’ll want to make sure that your prized classical albums are well cared for.

A globetrotting new PBS series uses classical music to explore countries, cultures

WFMTSeptember 13, 2019

“The goal of the show is very simple,” says the host of Now Hear This, violinist and conductor Scott Yoo. “To make sure that people try out classical music and give it a chance... If you want to get the most out of life, part of it is getting the most out of music.”

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff