Stories

Kind of Classical – 100 Years of Miles Davis

Exploring recordings where the jazz trumpeter intersected with classical tradition.

A couple standing on a wheelbarrow kissing, woman in wedding dress, man in wool suit; working-class crowd watching and cheering.

Oliver CamachoApril 9, 2026

Lyric Opera’s ’26-27 Season: Don Giovanni, Omar, Guys & Dolls, and more

Nine musicians of ensemble minui (five string players and four wind players) in a Baroque architectural setting, checkered marble floors and ornate columns, natural lighting.

Oliver CamachoApril 7, 2026

New Releases Apr 7: Opera Reimagined, New Concertos, and Vienna

Sondra Radvanovsky in sleeveless black leather dress, elbows resting on a stack of opera scores, hands folded under chin, smiling, in a girlish pose, strawberry bonde hair, on stage of the Ardis Krainik at the Civic Opera House, empty auditorium out of focus in background.

Oliver CamachoMarch 30, 2026

New Releases Mar 31: Puccini, Vivaldi, and Jóhann Jóhannsson

Young man in dark suit and mockneck plays piano

New Releases May 5: Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Arethusa Quartet, and more

Oliver CamachoMay 5, 2026

The Canadian pianist's second solo album is featured alongside new recordings for chamber music groups.

Felix Klieser, dressed in black, holds his French horn with his feet

New Releases Apr 28: Felix Klieser, Pacho Flores, and more

Oliver CamachoApril 28, 2026

World premiere recordings and re-orchestrations make for a colorful week of new releases.

Playlists

Dies irae: How a 13th-Century Chant Became Synonymous with Scary

painting of fall foliage and landscape against a river with sailboats

Playlist: Art Songs for Autumn

Image of Franz Schubert with purple headphones photoshopped on

10 Classical Earworms: The Mastery Behind Unforgettable Music

10 Composers Who Were Inspired by Their Travels

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Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

Associated PressMarch 17, 2026

Woods Hole scientists discovered the song while digitizing old audio recordings last year. The recording was on a well-preserved disc created by a Gray Audograph, a kind of dictation machine used in the 1940s.

New Releases Mar 17: Hello, Goodbye

Oliver CamachoMarch 17, 2026

The final album by British legend Dame Imogen Cooper alongside debuts by rising stars.

CSO’s 90th Ravinia Residency Anchors 2026 Season

Adela SkowronskiMarch 12, 2026

The Ravinia Festival's 2026 season coincides with several milestones, including the 90th anniversary of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s summer residency.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff