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Chicago Theatre marquee in snowfall, out of focus string lights

Chicago Holiday Arts Calendar: Enchanting Concerts, Events, Spectacles, and more!

As we look forward to the festivities, we have compiled some of Chicago’s most enticing holiday offerings!

the mcgill brothers pose in front of the strikingly modern pritzker pavilion in millennium park

Keegan MorrisJuly 26, 2019

Video: The McGill Brothers Return Home for Grant Park Music Festival Debut

Michael San GabinoJuly 24, 2019

Tour the Glyndebourne gardens, where music meets nature

Daniel GoldbergJuly 24, 2019

Off the Beaten Path: 9 Underrated Venues for Classical Music in Chicago

Chicago stages drive-through Wagner in underground garage

Associated PressApril 29, 2021

The production is called “Twilight: Gods" and comes a year after Lyric Opera's production of the complete Ring cycle was scuttled by the pandemic.

Al Schmitt, Grammy winning engineer and producer, dead at 91

Associated PressApril 29, 2021

Twenty-time Grammy winner Al Schmitt worked with everyone from Sam Cooke to Steely Dan to Frank Sinatra.

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Hit the Road With These 3 Classical Music Road Trips You Can Take From Chicago

Kerry FrumkinJuly 18, 2019

It's just a fact: road trips are better when live music is the destination!

Playlist: The Greats of British Classical Music

Maggie RebergJuly 18, 2019

Some of the most beautiful music ever composed originates from or was inspired by the British Isles. Weekend morning program host Maggie Clennon Reberg and Introductions host and producer Michael San Gabino have selected some of their favorites in this great British playlist!

Sally Field, ‘Sesame Street’ to receive Kennedy Center award

Associated PressJuly 18, 2019

San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas is among the awardees. Asked why he felt he was chosen for the award, Tilson Thomas laughed and said, "I guess I've just been around a long time!"...

Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn