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Alfred Brendel (04/28/1994)

July 11, 2025, 11:00 pm

Alfred Brendel (Photo: Benjamin Ealovega)

The New Yorker dubbed pianist Alfred Brendel “The philosopher king of European pianists.” A vital presence on the most prominent international stages for over half a century, Alfred Brendel (1931 –) was Studs Terkel’s guest on WFMT in 1963. Tonight’s Best of Studs Terkel program is a rebroadcast from 1994.

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Studs Terkel (1912-2008) radically redefined the concept of radio interviews. For 45 years starting in 1952, WFMT was his homebase. His daily radio show was a pillar of WFMT’s programming, with its eclectic and astute mix of music and conversation. Studs juxtaposed interviews with the many of the 20th century’s most significant figures with the voices of uncelebrated, working people from Chicago. As a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Studs helped established oral history as a popular and socially ambitious literary genre. Some of his titles include: Division Street, Hard Times, Working, Race and And They All Sang (Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey). Studs was also a recipient of the National Book Award.

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