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New Releases Dec 23: Paying Homage

The 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, two Jewish composers who all but vanished from history, and other musical homages.

Keegan MorrisFebruary 11, 2025

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

Adela SkowronskiFebruary 10, 2025

Chopin in the City Fest Celebrates Ninth Year

Associated PressFebruary 9, 2025

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

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!

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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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Classical Music Power Couples

Adela SkowronskiFebruary 5, 2025

From starting their own charities to writing operas together, discover some of classical music's most prolific couples!

An Arkansas organist is playing 18 hours of Bach this year, one lunch break at a time

Associated PressFebruary 5, 2025

Bach's organ works make heavy use of pedals and complex structures. Few organists perform the composer's complete organ works, given the difficulty and quantity of the music.

New Releases Feb. 4: Crossovers, Obscurities, Early Music, and Ecology

February 4, 2025

A well-rounded, eclectic crop of new releases.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff