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Carl's Morning Quiz
Carl's Morning Quiz: Composer Kurt Weill was born on this date in 1900 and died at the age of 50. After studying with Ferrucio Busoni in Berlin, he taught theory and composition to Claudio Arrau and Maurice Abravanel. Turning to more popular music, his stage productions included The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and The Seven Deadly Sins. His best known work, The Threepenny Opera, written with Bertolt Brecht, was a re-working of what work by the English author John Gay? Answer >>
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Live Long and Prosper: Leonard Nimoy
WFMT remembers the distinguished actor, director, and author, Leonard Nimoy, who joined Lisa Flynn in 2008 to share music and memories. This rebroadcast was produced by Louise Frank. more...
Ryan Opera Center Recital Series: Voices of the Persecuted
Monday, March 2 at 6:00 pm (repeats Sunday, March 8 at 11:00 pm) This month’s Ryan Opera Center recital will feature works by Srul Irving Glick, Viktor Ullmann, and an aria from Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s opera The Passenger, being presented at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Performing in this recital, recorded in WFMT’s Levin Studio: Julie Miller, more... more...
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts
Sunday, March 1 at 1:00 pm Hear Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos featuring soloists from the orchestra and conducted by Nicholas Kraemer, who also plays harpsichord. Recorded at Symphony Center last November. From the CSO’s website about this performance: “Among Bach’s most beloved and celebrated works, his six Brandenburg Concertos demonstrate some of the most daring and innovative more... more...
Folkstage: John Roberts and Debra Cowan
Saturday, February 28 at 8:00 pm Host Rich Warren welcomes performers John Roberts and Debra Cowan for an engaging live broadcast from WFMT’s Levin Studio. John and Debra “firmly believe that folk music is not a spectator sport. They can turn any audience into a chorale by patiently teaching sometimes complicated and often tongue-tying choruses, more... more...
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BBCSSO/Pintscher review – atmospheric novelty plus a modernist swirl
City Halls, Glasgow
The composer/conductor Matthias Pintscher brought together works by three of his close friends – and a 20th-century titan Continue reading...
Le Roi de Lahore review – voluptuous drama in a fantasy orient
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Chelsea Opera Group deployed a strong cast for a revival of Massenet’s lavish opera not performed on the London stage for 135 years Continue reading...
Wolfgang Rihm Day review – stars come out for a master of dark delights
Wigmore Hall, London
The Arditti Quartet and tenor Christoph Prégardien joined an outstanding celebration of one of music’s most prolific composers Continue reading...
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Join Peter and Kathleen van de Graaff next May on an exclusive classical music cruise down the Danube. Celebrate the genius of Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven, Bach and Schumann.
An Exclusive Classical Music Tour through the City of Lights with WFMT! Join Carl Grapentine and fellow opera lovers next May as we tour our favorite European opera destinations in Paris.
