Ravinia ’25: Kanneh-Mason, Lang Lang, Erivo Feature

Guest artists making their festival debuts with the CSO will include pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, musical theater royalty Sutton Foster, violinist Himari, and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

Afromodernism: Music of the African Diaspora

Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads music from the African Diaspora by Carlos Simon, Nathalie Joachim, David Baker, and William Grant Still.

Elgin Symphony ’25-’26: Enduring Classics, Notable Soloists, and New Works

Guest artists include cellist Oliver Herbert, violinist Geneva Lewis, and pianist Orion Weiss.

2024’s Best Classical Christmas Albums

From the serene to the upbeat, this stockingful of 2024 Christmas albums will fill your festivities with joy and wonder.

Yuval Sharon to direct Met Opera’s new stagings of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and ‘Tristan und Isolde’

The Met also said Tuesday that Nézet-Séguin’s contract had been extended by six years through 2029-30.

Imani Winds

Fresh off their 2024 Grammy win for their album Passion for Bach and Coltrane, the trailblazing ensemble will perform repertoire spanning from traditional chamber music to newly commissioned works.

29-Year-Old Kedrick Armstrong Named Oakland Symphony Music Director

Armstrong is Oakland’s first music director since the unexpected death of Michael Morgan in 2021.

Montgomery and the Blacknificent 7

Jessie Montgomery, Carlos Simon, and Jasmine Barnes join WFMT to preview the season premiere of CSO MusicNOW.

Boston Symphony Orchestra and Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Andris Nelsons leads works by Carlos Simon, Maurice Ravel, George Gershwin, and Igor Stravinsky

Seohyun Kim, violin and Ji Yung Lee, piano

Seohyun Kim, violin and Ji Yung Lee, piano, perform music by Karol Szymanowski, Maurice Ravel, Carlos Simon, and Sergei Rachmaninoff, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

Pictures at an Exhibition

Ken-David Masur — music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago — takes the Millennium Park stage.

Sphinx Virtuosi

A self-conducted chamber orchestra, Sphinx Virtuosi is the most prestigious group of musicians to represent the magnificently impactful Sphinx Organization.

2023 Grammy Winners & Nominees in Classical, Jazz, Soundtrack, and More

This year’s Grammys, the 65th annual ceremony, takes place on Sunday, February 5.

2023 Grammy Nominees Announced: Classical, Jazz, Soundtrack, and More

The Recording Academy announced its 2023 Grammy nominations on November 15, 2022.