CHICAGO CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS COVERAGE

Classical Blast will bring its signature fusion of rock and holiday music to the Raue Center for the Arts with Dark Side of the Yule on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 7 p.m. ...

Dr. Raymond Nagem, noted organist and Minister of Music at The Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City, will present a five-city concert series in 2026 featuring the complete organ works of French composer Maurice Duruflé. ...

Grammy-nominated pianist Marta Aznavoorian, international concert and recording artist, will be the soloist in the world premiere of composer Stacy Garrop's 'Invictus' piano concerto with the Chicago Philharmonic. Learn more!...

Chicago Repertory Ballet will present the world premiere of The Capulets November 7–16, 2025 at Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Directed and choreographed by Wade Schaaf, the Shakespeare-inspired ballet reimagines Romeo and Juliet from Lady Capulet’s perspective, with a cast led by Miriam-Rose LeDuc....

Chicago Philharmonic will perform the world premiere of Stacy Garrop’s Invictus and the Midwest premiere of Damien Geter’s An African American Requiem on October 18, 2025, at the Harris Theater. ...

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) will illuminate Shakespeare and Antonio Salieri this fall with a trilogy of performances and events, culminating in the Chicago premiere of Salieri’s Falstaff, ossia Le tre burle (Falstaff, or The Three Tricks) December 3–7, 2025 at the Studebaker Theater....

The Jupiter String Quartet has announced that violinist Mélanie Clapiès will join the ensemble this fall, succeeding founding member Nelson Lee. Clapiès will perform alongside violinist Meg Freivogel, violist Liz Freivogel, and cellist Daniel McDonough....

Cedille Records will release HOME, the debut recording by acclaimed 25-year-old violinist Karisa Chiu, on September 12, 2025. Joined by celebrated pianist Zhu Wang, Chiu presents a deeply personal program exploring the meaning of “home” through music by Debussy, Fauré, Sibelius, Cyril Scott, and Aug...

The Orion Ensemble will launch its 33rd season with a vibrant program that blends beloved chamber music classics with original works composed specifically for the ensemble....

The Orion Ensemble has announced its 33rd season, a four-concert series filled with beloved classics, new discoveries, forgotten gems and a world premiere. Joining Orion's core musicians—Florentina Ramniceanu, violin; Judy Stone, cello; Kathryne Pirtle, clarinet; and Diana Schmück, piano—are guest a...

PlayStation | The Concert will make its stop at Broadway In Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theater for two shows only on October 31, 2025 at 7:00pm and November 1, 2025 at 7:30pm....

Tickets will go on sale this week for the world-premiere performances of A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness — a historic event produced by Lyric Opera of Chicago....

American conductor James Gaffigan will embark on three upcoming U.S. engagements, leading performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and more. Learn how to purchase tickets....

Japanese pianist/composer Satoko Fujii and her Tokyo Trio stop in Massachusetts for three concerts as part of a spring tour of North America celebrating the March release of Dream a Dream, the ensemble's first studio recording. ...

Pianist Vladimir Milošević and cellist Nemanja Stanković perform a concert of  music of Philip Glass on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 8:00PM at Emory University's Performing Arts Studio. ...

​​​​​​​Bach in the City, successor to the Chicago area's long-running Bach Week Festival, will present 'Bach and the Venetians,' the new organization's inaugural concert program, at 7:30 p.m. March 21, 2025, at its home venue, St. Vincent de Paul Church, 1010 W. Webster Avenue, in Chicago's Lincoln ...