Hispanic & Latin American Heritage Month Highlights

Today on Introductions, we mark Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month with highlight performances of pieces by composers from Cuba, Argentina, the US and Brazil.

Lyric 25-26: Medea, Salome, Frida, Smashing Pumpkins, and More

The company’s slate of presentations includes two world premieres, two Lyric premieres, and several new productions.

Met ’25-’26 Season: Bates, Frank, Saariaho, & 3 New Productions

Plus beloved titles from Puccini, Mozart, Verdi, and more.

The Evolution of the Orchestra: A Brief History

The modern orchestra as we know it today only took shape in the last 150 years.

Grant Park Music Festival 2025 Season: Guerrero Era Begins

Marking the free classical music festival’s first season led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero.

10 Composers Who Were Inspired by Their Travels

From Bolivia to Ghana to India to the US, the perspective-changing experience of travel influenced many of your favorite composers.

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.

Forward Motion: Chicago Sinfonietta’s ’24–25 Season

The season’s theme, Propel, taps into the Sinfonietta’s ongoing mission to foster change and progress in classical music.

Who Got Next Vol. 3: Latin American/Hispanic Composers

This week’s episode is the third volume in Sounds Classical’s “Who Got Next?” series! Kristina and LaRob get together to see if there are Latin American composers writing engaging music in the 21st century and the answer is, of course there are! Join the two hosts as they sample music from composers like Felipe Pérez Santiago, Keyla Orozco, Iván Enrique …

Dancing Around the Piano: Beethoven, Bernstein, Debussy, and Frank

This concert brings a rousing set of works from Bernstein, Debussy, and Gabriela Lena Frank all focused on the theme of dance.

Alsop, Conlon, Dudamel: Ravinia Shares ’24 Season

Plus chamber music and ensemble appearances from renowned Chicago artists.

90 Years: Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2024 Season

Another packed summer of live music awaits.

Orozco-Estrada & Hahn

Hilary Hahn — the CSO’s first artist-in-residence — performs Dvořák’s Violin Concerto.

Hispanic & Latin American Heritage Month Highlights

Today on Introductions, we start Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month with highlight performances from the past two years, with composers from Argentina, Brazil and Peru, some of whom now live in Mexico, the USA and the Netherlands.

Nézet-Séguin, Trifonov, and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Season Premiere: Classical music superstars conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and pianist Daniil Trifonov take the Carnegie Hall stage for Liszt’s First Piano Concerto.

Playlist: Classical Music To Dance To

This ain’t your average classical music dance playlist: dance along to new pieces, old grooves, treasured tangos, and winsome waltzes.

Prokofiev, Hahn, Lang Lang Headline CSO’s 2021-22 Return To Stage

The CSO announces an array of concerts from September to January.

Carlos Kalmar Extends With Grant Park Through 2024, Will Step Down After

A fixture of the Grant Park Music Festival since 1998, Carlos Kalmar has extended his contract as the festival’s principal conductor and artistic director through 2024.

Announcing the Grant Park Music Festival 2021 Broadcasts

With the Grant Park Music Festival’s long-awaited return to live programming in sight, WFMT is thrilled to resume the annual series of live radio broadcasts from the Pritzker Pavilion.

Free Live Music Will Return To Grant Park Music Festival for 2021

The Grant Park Music Festival today announced its return to live music in a 2021 season, the festival’s first live performances since August 2019.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces 2020-2021 Season

The CSO’s 130th season begins on September 17 with a free concert for Chicago at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.