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New Releases Jun. 3: Organ, Mandolin, Hungarian Sounds, Tchaikovsky

Solo albums for two sometimes overlooked instruments: the organ and the mandolin. Plus piano concertos by Prokofiev and Shor, a Tchaikovsky compendium, an exploration of Hungarian composers, and a debut from a Brooklyn-based Baroque outfit.

Guarneri Hall’s 2025-26 Season Mixes Beethoven, Jazz, and Buster Keaton

Highlights include the Borromeo String Quartet performing Beethoven, a celestial-themed vocal program, and a WWII commemoration concert showcasing 1940s compositions.

Chopin in the City Fest Celebrates Ninth Year

Classical and jazz interpretations, artmaking listening parties, and other innovative programming awaits.

A Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3M at auction

The violin is believed to have influenced legendary composer Johannes Brahms when he wrote the famed “Violin Concerto in D Major” and was actually played during the concerto's 1879 premiere.

How Chicago Became a Cultural Beacon of the Great Migration

“You could just take that first generation of migrants. You think about what came out of it musically. There is no genre that is untouched."
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