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the GRant Park Orchestra performs on the striking Pritzker Pavilion stage to a full audience

Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2026 Season

Chicago’s annual, free classical music series will be celebrating multiple anniversaries throughout its 2026 season.

Katherine BuzardMay 2, 2025

The Evolution of the Orchestra: Strings

Associated PressMay 2, 2025

‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ ‘Death Becomes Her’ and ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ lead Tony Award nominations

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

Man in patterned black and white shirt and white hat plays guitar and sings onstage

In ‘Sinners’ and his music, Buddy Guy is keeping the blues alive. It hasn’t been easy

Associated PressJuly 30, 2025

Guy's new album features Peter Frampton and the Eagles' Joe Walsh and arrives a few months after the blues legend appeared in Ryan Coogler's critically acclaimed film Sinners.

Newberry Consort Announces 2025-26 Season, “Metamorphosis”

Keegan MorrisJuly 30, 2025

The respected Chicago early music ensemble will present four programs between October 2025 and May 2026.

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New Releases Apr. 29: Women Composers, Ukraine, Early Music

Keegan MorrisApril 29, 2025

Works by Julia Perry, Doreen Carwithen, Hildegard von Bingen, and Miley Cyrus (yes, you read that right) are the marquee works on a pair of releases dedicated to women composers and artists. We are also treated to a survey of Ukrainian classical music, a pair of early music releases, and albums highlighting works by Franz Liszt and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Playlist: Magical Classical Music

Adela SkowronskiApril 23, 2025

Sometimes music can bring us awe-inspiring wonder... here are a few such pieces!

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.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff