Works by Glazunov, Elgar, Sibelius, and Richard Strauss. 8:00 pm.
Sampling popular concertos by Beethoven, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky. Nightly this week at 7:00 pm.
A Haydn string trio and a Beethoven string quartet. 10:00 pm.
Staff Spotlight: Telling the Painful and Hopeful Story of the Black Community Through Music
In the first of our WFMT Staff Spotlight series, we share a playlist from Tim Russell, the Vice President of Community Engagement at WFMT and WTTW.
Watch Andrew Byun and Victor Asuncion Perform Music by Schumann, Tailleferre, and Beethoven
The duo's stirring performance was given to an empty audience but was broadcast via WFMT and WFMT's social channels.
An Opera Without Precedent: Derrick Wang’s US Supreme Court Comic Opera Scalia/Ginsburg
Even though Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg disagreed on many things, what united them was humor and a love for opera. Composer, librettist, and former attorney Derrick Wang reveals how he created an opera about these two influential figures.
With performers infected, La Scala season premiere canceled
The December 7 season premiere at Milan's La Scala opera house is being scrapped after a rash of coronavirus infections among musicians and chorus members.
Handel in HD: Haymarket’s Season Premieres with Streaming ‘Acis and Galatea’
Baroque music goes digital.
Carnegie Hall to remain closed through April 5
The decision leaves only the possibility of performances at the very tail end of the hall's 2020-21 season.
Virus cases spike at Milan’s La Scala, Naples’ San Carlo
The number of performers at Milan's famed La Scala opera house who have tested positive for the coronavirus has risen to 21, even as the theater was forced to close.
Killer Chops: Some Scary Celluloid Pianists for Halloween
As Halloween approaches, let’s look at a few horror films in which pianists, or at least the hands they are attached to, are the stars.
Arlo Guthrie, citing health, says he’s retired from touring
In lengthy posts on his Facebook page and website, the 73-year-old folksinger announced Friday he is retiring from performance immediately.
Light and Hope in Music: Illinois Philharmonic Opens Season Virtually
IPO concertmaster Azusa Tashiro feels that music is vital as "something to rely on, something that warms [your] heart."
