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05/11/2026

American pianist Claire Huangci performs selections from her latest album HEROINES: tonight at 8 pm CT.

The American pianist Claire Huangci gained international acclaim by winning first prize as well as the Mozart Prize at the 2018 Concours Géza Anda. In January 2026, she released her latest album titled HEROINES, featuring music of F***y Hensel, Clara Schumann, Amy Beach and Florence Price.

05/11/2026

The Guarneri Hall season opens with its flagship NEXUS Chamber Music Festival. followed by all nine Prokofiev piano sonatas, music of revolutions, and more.

The season opens with its flagship NEXUS Chamber Music Festival. followed by all nine Prokofiev piano sonatas, music of revolutions, and more.

05/10/2026

Tonight at 9 pm, Collectors' Corner celebrates one of the most important figures of Swedish modernism.

One of the most important figures of Swedish modernism, Moses Pergament was a composer and music critic who largely made his mark in Nordic countries. Pergament’s output includes music for orchestra, choral works, chamber music, and even film scores. Henry Fogel samples some of the composer’s wo...

05/10/2026

Tonight at 6 pm CT: Jakub Hrůša Conductor leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony and Rachmaninoff’s first Piano Concerto, featuring Simon Trpčeski.

On this week’s episode, Jakub Hrůša leads the CSO in Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony and Rachmaninoff’s First Piano Concerto, featuring Simon Trpčeski. To open, Jean Martinon conducts Lalo’s Overture to Le Roi d’Ys.

05/09/2026

Tonight at 8 pm CT: we look back at a 2001 concert with Mark Dvorak alongside Michael Smith, Barbara Barrow, and Tom Dundee.

Torchbearers for a unique collaboration, a look back at “Weavermania” from a 2001 concert with Mark Dvorak alongside Michael Smith, Barbara Barrow, and Tom Dundee of treasured memory.

05/09/2026

A special Mother's Day celebration of the good mothers in opera. Azucena, Medea, and the Queen of the Night not included... listen at 4 pm CT!

This program does NOT include Azucena, Medea, or the Queen of the Night.

05/09/2026

Today at 12 pm CT: enjoy a 2025 production from The Metropolitan Opera, featuring Erin Morley as Marie and Lawrence Brownlee as her admirer Tonio.

Highly spirited and delightfuly entertaining, soprano Erin Morley made her Metropolitan debut last fall as Marie in Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment. Hear the entire production from the 2025 season, which also featured Lawrence Brownlee as her admirer, Tonio, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, and bass-...

05/08/2026

A Studs Terkel rebroadcast from 1970 featuring bluesmen Sonny Terry with his harmonica and Brownie McGhee at the guitar. Tune in tonight at 11 pm CT.

This evening’s Best of Studs Terkel rebroadcast features bluesmen Sonny Terry (1911 – 1986) with his harmonica and Brownie McGhee (1915 – 1996) at the guitar. The duo were a team for a long time, and Studs opens this program from 1970 with an excerpt of an earlier Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhe...

05/08/2026

Jaeden Izik-Dzurko's second solo album is featured alongside new recordings for chamber music groups.

The Canadian pianist's second solo album is featured alongside new recordings for chamber music groups.

05/08/2026

The latest recording from the Kronos Quartet celebrates Mahalia Jackson with Chicago collaborations across time and space, including a new piece by Stacy Garrop and an interview with Studs Terkel.

A new recording by the esteemed string quartet celebrates the gospel singer's friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Studs Terkel, whose interviews with her are included in a piece by Chicago composer Stacy Garrop.

05/07/2026

In a statement on their website, Chicago Sinfonietta cites a lack of return to pre-pandemic audience revenue as the main driver behind their suspension.