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Best Classical Christmas Albums of 2025

From the serene to the upbeat, this stockingful of 2025 Christmas albums will fill your festivities with joy and wonder.

Tzu-Tsen Wu poses holding a ruan, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument resembling a banjo

Keegan MorrisApril 30, 2025

Chicago-Area AAPI Month Events and Concerts

A woman in customary dress sings onstage with cast in the background for Treemonisha

Keegan MorrisApril 29, 2025

Pioneering 115-Year-Old Scott Joplin Opera Reimagined

Keegan MorrisApril 29, 2025

Harris Announces 2025-26 Season

closeup of man in suit and glasses onstage

Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97

Associated PressJuly 28, 2025

His songs included "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park," "The Old Dope Peddler" (set to a tune reminiscent of "The Old Lamplighter"), "Be Prepared" (in which he mocked the Boy Scouts) and "The Vatican Rag."

Music Inspired by Greek Mythology

Katherine BuzardJuly 25, 2025

Greek mythology is replete with dramatic and musical potential.

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New Releases Apr. 22: Bach, Brahms, Price, Satie, and more

Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2025

Deep dives into composer catalogues this week, with album-length surveys of music by Bach (in two recordings), Brahms, and Satie. Plus a record juxtaposing quintets by Florence Price and Antonín Dvořák. And we hear from contemporary composers Rami Levin and Michael Daugherty.

Star Violinist to Added to Grant Park Season Lineup