Stories

Chicago Holiday Performances Guide 2025: Concerts, Nutcrackers, Jazz, and more

From all corners of the city and beyond, take part in holiday cheer with music to suit every palate.

Zakir Hussain

Associated PressDecember 16, 2024

Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians, dies at 73

A lighting bolt knifes through a cloudy sky

Katherine BuzardDecember 5, 2024

Stormy Weather in Classical Music

Nicole Cabell

Keegan MorrisDecember 3, 2024

Haymarket Opera Company Announces 2025 season

Four Generations Reflect History of Chickasaw, Choctaw People

Adela SkowronskiMay 7, 2025

"This whole piece is like a representation of the assimilation happening in the 19th century; there were lots of changes to music and traditions with removal, even within different tribes. Not everybody had the same experiences, nor were they able to retain the same traditions."

woman playing harp in front of white background

CSO Harpist To Retire After 63 Years

Keegan MorrisMay 7, 2025

Turner will retire following the CSO's residency at the Ravinia Festival this summer.

Playlists

Chicago Holiday Performances Guide 2024: Concerts, Nutcrackers, Jazz, and more

Keegan MorrisNovember 25, 2024

From all corners of the city and beyond, take part in holiday cheer with a wide range of merriment.

Holiday Programming on WFMT 2024

WFMTNovember 18, 2024

The winter holidays are right around the corner, and WFMT has a feast of musical offerings to make the season bright!

Connie Converse playing guitar

Right Place, Wrong Time: Connie Converse 100 Years Later

Adela SkowronskiNovember 15, 2024

Revisiting the songwriter who disappeared soon after her 50th birthday.