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New Releases Dec 9: The Approaching Holidays

A monumental box set marking the 400th anniversary of Louis Couperin and a set of new holiday albums.

Keegan MorrisFebruary 18, 2025

New Releases Feb. 18: Bach, Strauss, Goodyear, and More

view of the Kennedy Center on the Potomac River

Associated PressFebruary 17, 2025

Trump has purged the Kennedy Center’s board, which in turn made him its chair – why does that matter?

Keegan MorrisFebruary 14, 2025

Breaking Boundaries: The Genre-Defying Legacies of Black Musicians

LGBTQ+ Pride Events and Concerts in Chicago

Adela SkowronskiJune 11, 2025

Celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in Chicago and in the arts with this diverse lineup of concerts, events, shows, and more!

young man in black suit in front of gold leafed wall

New Releases Jun. 10: Chopin, Shostakovich, Mayer, McKay

Keegan MorrisJune 10, 2025

Two album-length surveys of music by Chopin, plus unsung Shostakovich, and rep by two lesser-known composers: Emilie Mayer and George Frederick McKay. And an album of double bass repertoire.

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New Releases Feb. 11: Three Sopranos, Chamber Works, Rare 20th-Century

Keegan MorrisFebruary 11, 2025

A creative, historically minded album from Apollo’s Fire, an unusual combination of instruments team up, a deep-dive into “Dies irae”, and two separate explorations of obscure 20th-century rep.

Chopin in the City Fest Celebrates Ninth Year

Adela SkowronskiFebruary 10, 2025

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

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

Associated PressFebruary 9, 2025

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.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff