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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.

Associated PressJune 9, 2025

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

Keegan MorrisJune 6, 2025

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

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WFMTJune 4, 2025

Announcing: WFMT’s Live Grant Park Music Festival 2025 Concerts

New Releases Aug. 26: Beethoven for Three, Shostakovich Symphonies

Adela SkowronskiAugust 26, 2025

The fourth installment in the beloved Beethoven for Three series by Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel Ax, with a glimpse into the rarely heard works of Beethoven's contemporary Helene Liebmann. Plus, Joyce DiDonato as Dido, early student works by Shostakovich, and a composer who Paul Hindemith described as “the last giant of music."

Slushies and Sonatas: Chicago’s Newest Classical Venue Arrives

Adela SkowronskiAugust 21, 2025

ACM enters a new era with the 10th anniversary of the Thirsty Ears Music Festival, and a brand-new music venue where a 7-Eleven once stood.

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Guarneri Hall’s 2025-26 Season Mixes Beethoven, Jazz, and Buster Keaton

Keegan MorrisMay 29, 2025

Highlights include the Borromeo String Quartet performing Beethoven, a celestial-themed vocal program, and a WWII commemoration concert showcasing 1940s compositions.

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

Keegan MorrisMay 27, 2025

"Now that I am artistic director, I get to find excuses to make music with these amazing colleagues. They inspire not only our orchestra, but our audiences."

New Releases May 27: Harp, Oboe, Rachmaninoff