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New Releases Dec 16: Sonic Patchwork

Bertrand Chamayou & Leif Ove Andsnes pay respects to Franz Schubert; brand new brass works highlight the instrument family.

Keegan MorrisMarch 11, 2025

Lyric 25-26: Medea, Salome, Frida, Smashing Pumpkins, and More

Keegan MorrisMarch 11, 2025

New Releases Mar. 11: Composer Focuses

Associated PressMarch 8, 2025

Broadway musical ‘Hamilton’ cancels plans to play the Kennedy Center in 2026

gold leaf hourglass with sand halfway depleted

Classical Music’s Greatest Marathons: The Longest Works Ever Composed

Keegan MorrisJune 20, 2025

Marathons, not sprints...

Man in suit holds trumpet and stares at camera

CSO Assistant Principal Trumpet Mark Ridenour to Retire After 31 Years

Keegan MorrisJune 20, 2025

Appointed by Daniel Barenboim in 1994, Ridenour's final performances with the orchestra will take place this weekend, as the CSO performs Verdi's Requiem with music director emeritus for life Riccardo Muti.

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CSO Unveils ’25-26 Season, New Artist-in-Residence

Keegan MorrisMarch 5, 2025

With a characteristically star-studded lineup of conductors and soloists.

New Releases Mar. 4: Hough, Okpebholo, Schumann, Walton — Plus Soviet Censorship and Latin Rhythms

March 4, 2025

Album-length explorations of works by Chicago's Shawn E. Okpebholo, pianist-composer Stephen Hough, as well as the 20th-century master William Walton and Romantic era great Robert Schumann.

The Hidden Gems of Maurice Ravel

Adela SkowronskiMarch 3, 2025

Among the composer's lesser known works are pieces inspired by ticking clocks, talking animals, and Madagascar folk songs!

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