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Playlist: Beethoven For Bad Days

Feeling down? Beethoven gets it.

Associated PressMarch 17, 2026

Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

Oliver CamachoMarch 17, 2026

New Releases Mar 17: Hello, Goodbye

Adela SkowronskiMarch 12, 2026

CSO’s 90th Ravinia Residency Anchors 2026 Season

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

Oliver CamachoApril 9, 2026

The season includes Sondra Radvanovsky, newly appointed Artistic Advisor, in concert with tenor SeokJong Baek, and the Lyric debut of bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green.

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

Oliver CamachoApril 7, 2026

Opera is centered two new instrumental releases and Lise Davidsen's live recital; plus chamber music from Vienna and new music from Aldo López-Gavilán.

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Playlist: Art Songs for Autumn

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CSO Reveals 2026-27 Season

Adela SkowronskiMarch 5, 2026

From a new Artist-in-Residence, to the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's death, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced a characteristically impressive blend of programming.