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New Releases Oct. 14: Fresh Twists

Many of this week’s new releases contain fresh interpretations of traditional tunes and rarely performed works.

Fay and Daniel Levin pose with Elmo at a WTTW-WFMT event

WFMTJanuary 13, 2025

Real Estate Developer, 47-Year WTTW-WFMT Trustee Daniel Levin, Dies at Age 94

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 10, 2025

Classical Music Customs Explained

Nighttime at the Grant Park Music Festival as the public gazes upon the striking Pritzker Pavilion, lit in multicolor and with the Grant Park Orchestra onstage. The skyline in the background

Keegan MorrisJanuary 7, 2025

Grant Park Music Festival 2025 Season: Guerrero Era Begins

Woman in red dress gazes through mirror in moody-lit room

New Releases May 6: Jewish Vienna, Weinberg, Bassoon

Keegan MorrisMay 6, 2025

A new album pays tribute to the Jewish composers of 20th-century Vienna. The Arcadia Quartet’s album explores the string quartets of another marginalized Jewish composer: Mieczysław Weinberg. Leading English bassoonist Laurence Perkins offers a lighthearted survey in Honey-coloured Cow. Other highlights include a handful of world premiere recordings by the United Strings of Europe, two violin concertos featuring Hans Christian ...