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New Releases Feb 10: Revisiting

Albums that renew music of the past, from the practice of compline to one of the oldest operas by a Black American composer.

Associated PressApril 4, 2025

The delicate dance to preserve the magic of Abbey Road’s legendary Studio One

Iconic Chicago buildings — including the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, and the Hancock Center — with happy, multicolored tulips in the foreground

Keegan MorrisApril 1, 2025

Playlist: Feel-Good Classical Music

Cavatina Duo — Denis Azabagic in black and Eugenia Molliner in red — pose against a metal tiled wall

Keegan MorrisApril 1, 2025

New Releases Apr. 1: Dynamic Duos

Music Inspired by Greek Mythology

Katherine Buzard

Greek mythology is replete with dramatic and musical potential.

New Releases Jul. 22: American Music, Bacewicz, León, Rachmaninoff, Silvestrov

Keegan MorrisJuly 22, 2025

American composers, and explorations of works by Grażyna Bacewicz, Tania León, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Valentin Silvestrov.

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Pianist Jeremy Liu with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago at Symphony Center

Middle School Pianist Wins CSO Young Artist Competition

Robbie EllisMarch 25, 2025

The winner's teacher, Sueanne Metz, says his "genuine sincerity shines through when he performs, along with his intelligence, maturity, and creativity beyond his years."

New Releases Mar. 24: A Kanneh-Mason Debut, Ravel x2, Rare Birds, and More Composers

March 25, 2025

Composer-specific recordings are front-and-center this week, with two foregrounding works by Maurice Ravel, as well as album-length explorations dedicated to Telemann, Franz Schubert, and Georges Bizet. And two debut recordings: by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and idiosyncratic chamber collective Owls.

Nadine Sierra in the title role of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor

6 Epic, Over-the-Top Opera Mad Scenes

Keegan MorrisMarch 19, 2025

The mad scene: one of opera's most thrilling institutions.

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer