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Monday, June 2, 2025

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Chicago a cappella presents “Jazz a cappella” March 29-April 6
Milwaukee Art Museum Welcomes Thomas Busciglio-Ritter as Abert Family Associate Curator of American Art
The Auditorium Presents Melinda French Gates in Conversation April 23
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Gala, “Spanish Rhapsody” Raises $500K
Erin Shirreff’s “Art at the Intersection of Photography and Sculpture” Opens at Milwaukee Art Museum in May

Richard Webster, credit Burlingham Productions

Chicago’s Bach in the City to debut March 21 at St. Vincent de Paul Church

February 12, 2025 Fred Cummings Bach in the City, Bach Week Festival

Bach in the City, successor to the Chicago area’s long-running Bach Week Festival, will present “Bach and the Venetians,” the

Classical Music Music

Anne Akiko Meyers Releases “Blue Electra,” April 11

February 5, 2025 Fred Cummings

On Friday, April 11, 2025, the Grammy Award-winning artist Anne Akiko Meyers — one of the world’s most esteemed violinists

Music

Michael Feinstein Brings Poignant “Because of You,” Tony Bennett Tribute to The Mac

January 24, 2025 David Henley McAninch Arts Center

The McAninch Arts Center (MAC) presents Michael Feinstein in “Because of You: My Tribute to Tony Bennett” 4 p.m., Sunday,

Piano Duo Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem

Classical Music Music

Winter Mini-Fest Offers Duo Piano Concert at Nichols Hall

January 24, 2025 David Henley Music Institute of Chicago

The Music Institute of Chicago offers pianists and piano enthusiasts a special opportunity to experience the musical art of duo

Classical Music Music Opera

New Phil Launches New Season with Donizetti’s “Elixer of Love”

January 7, 2025 David Henley

Under the baton of music director and conductor Kirk Muspratt, New Philharmonic, the professional orchestra in residence at the McAninch

Autumn 2024 Music

Fado Star Carminho to Kick-off US Tour at Chicago’s City Winery

December 28, 2024 Oscar Peterson City Winery

Carminho, the Portuguese fado singer and 2023 Latin Grammy nominee who was featured in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Oscar-winning film Poor Things,

Classical Music Music

Venezuelan Violinist Gabriela Lara Becomes Newest Member of Chicago Symphony Orchestra

December 10, 2024 David Henley

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) announces the appointment of Venezuelan violinist Gabriela Lara to the first violin section of

Art Classical Music Dance Music

Chicago’s Small Arts Organizations Present Alternative and Diverse Holiday Fare This Season

November 26, 2024 Fred Cummings Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation

This holiday season, Chicago’s community of small arts organizations offers audiences a diverse and affordable array of alternatives to the usual holiday fare.

Classical Music Music

Rembrandt Chamber Musicians to Present “Holiday Baroque” December 6 and 8 with Works by Bach, Albinoni, Handel and More

November 26, 2024 Fred Cummings Rembrandt Chamber Musicians

Rembrandt Chamber Musicians, Chicago’s flagship ensemble covering the full spectrum of classical chamber music, will present a festive “Holiday Baroque”