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New Releases Jan 19: Great Pianists

Some of today’s leading pianists present their signature works, and a tribute to a legendary jazz artist.

Adela SkowronskiApril 23, 2025

Playlist: Magical Classical Music

Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2025

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

Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2025

Star Violinist to Added to Grant Park Season Lineup

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 Jul. 29: Sax Phenom Jess Gillam & Shakespeare

Keegan MorrisJuly 29, 2025

A highly varied exploration of classical, folk, and contemporary in saxophonist Jess Gillam's PRISM, Vol. 2, and a survey of 16th-century music written for Shakespeare's plays.

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Playlist: Music to Help Your Garden Grow

Keegan MorrisApril 17, 2025

The frost has (hopefully) gone for the year, so it's time to get planting. Here's music to help your garden grow... or at least, get you focused on gardening!

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New Releases Apr. 15: Suites, Unheralded Women, Third Coast Percussion

Keegan MorrisApril 15, 2025

Beloved Chicago envelope-pushing quartet Third Coast Percussion celebrates 20 years with a characteristically adventurous album. Plus, suites by Tchaikovsky and Thomas Adès. Finally, get to know two unjustly overlooked women composers: Swede Elfrida Andrée and Brit Ruth Gipps.

Classical Voyages: Paris

Keegan MorrisApril 11, 2025

Allons-y à Paris! Join us on a musical tour of Paris, the City of Light.

Mornings with Jan Weller