Stories

New Releases July 28: Personal Identities

From documenting folk traditions to capturing city noises, musicians explore the sounds that make up who they are.

Adela SkowronskiJune 3, 2026

Grant Park Music Festival Names New President & CEO

Oliver CamachoJune 2, 2026

New Releases June 2: Vadim Gluzman, Viola Davis, and more

Adela SkowronskiMay 28, 2026

Kind of Classical – 100 Years of Miles Davis

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass perform onstage

New Releases June 16: Chicago Symphony Brass, Gesualdo Six, and more

Oliver CamachoJune 16, 2026

New orchestral recordings and works by performers who are also composers.

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein poses at a staircase in a city

New Releases June 9: Chicago Guests

Oliver CamachoJune 9, 2026

Rounding up new music from local artists, partners, or artists who regularly perform in Chicago.

Playlists

Rome

Classical Voyages: Rome

Playlist: Crazy Concertos

The Hidden Gems of Maurice Ravel

Overhead shot of two pianists playing piano four hands

Playlist: Music for Piano Four Hands

Nova Linea Musica Announces 2026-27 Season

Adela SkowronskiMay 18, 2026

Nine world premieres, a new short film, and the 90th birthday celebration of Philip Glass.

a pair of gold wedding bands rest together on the keys of a piano

Underrated Classical Music for Weddings (from a gigging musician)

Adela Skowronski

Tired of Pachelbel's Canon in D and Mendelssohn's Wedding March? Here are other romantic selections to consider!

Beethoven looking angry, with ominous raindrops superimposed

Playlist: Beethoven For Bad Days

Louise Kern-Kensler

Feeling down? Beethoven gets it.