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Music of the Baroque Announces 2026-27 Season

The season features pianist Dame Imogene Cooper’s final Chicago performance and a collaboration with Concert Theater Works.

Keegan MorrisJune 17, 2025

New Releases Jun. 17: Clarinet, Richter, Mäkelä, Christie

The Juneteenth Flag over the Chicago skyline

Adela SkowronskiJune 16, 2025

Juneteenth Events and Performances 2025

Katherine Buzard

The Evolution of the Orchestra: Brass

Chicago Master Singers Announces 2025-26 Season

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 4, 2025

Celebrating 46 years as an ensemble, Chicago Master Singers returns for a new four-program season this fall.

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

Associated PressSeptember 4, 2025

On the morning of August 26, at the Tide-Watching Resort Park in Yanguan Ancient City, a large number of participants gathered to play African drums as they welcomed the surging Qiantang River tide.

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New Releases Jun. 10: Chopin, Shostakovich, Mayer, McKay

Keegan MorrisJune 10, 2025

Two album-length surveys of music by Chopin, plus unsung Shostakovich, and rep by two lesser-known composers: Emilie Mayer and George Frederick McKay. And an album of double bass repertoire.

Tony Awards laud android rom-com ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ and history-making ‘Purpose’

Associated PressJune 9, 2025

“Maybe Happy Ending” had a definite happy ending at the Tony Awards. The android rom-com won the best new musical crown Sunday on a night when Kara Young made history as the first Black person to win two Tonys consecutively.

Rachel Barton Pine Shreds in Heavy Metal-Inspired “Thrash”

Keegan MorrisJune 6, 2025

With a prized Megadeth tee and her lovingly adorned violin case, Rachel visited WFMT's studios to share a thrilling performance of heavy metal-inspired showpiece.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff