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New Releases Jan 27: World Premieres

Pianist-composer Hayato Sumino, violinist Linda Hedlund, and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato with Time for Three present world premieres.

Keegan MorrisMay 27, 2025

Giancarlo Guerrero’s Grant Park: A New Maestro Takes the Baton

Keegan MorrisMay 27, 2025

New Releases May 27: Harp, Oboe, Rachmaninoff

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Associated PressMay 26, 2025

Strauss’ ‘Blue Danube’ waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday

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

Keegan MorrisAugust 11, 2025

It’s not very hard to sing, but it is hard to sing well. So getting the singers to engage with it can be part of the challenge.

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

Associated PressAugust 7, 2025

Palmieri was the first Latino to win a Grammy and earned seven more over his career.

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The Evolution of the Orchestra: Woodwinds

Katherine BuzardMay 19, 2025

As we continue our series on the history of the orchestra, let's turn our focus to the woodwind section.

Classical Voyages: Mexico City

WFMTMay 16, 2025

Join us on a musical exploration of Mexico City! From opera arias and orchestral powerhouses to mariachi anthems and and virtuosic guitar compositions, we explore into some of the greatest works to premiere, originate, or take inspiration from Mexico's gorgeous and exciting capital city! Mexico City is a rich center for music of all kinds — hear works by Manuel ...

Albert Einstein in coat plays violin studiously in archival photo

Albert Einstein’s Favorite (and Least Favorite) Classical Music

Keegan MorrisMay 15, 2025

Albert Einstein: revolutionary physicist... and passionate violin player.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff