Theresa Carreño (Photo: Library of Congress)
All March long, WFMT highlights women artists and composers through special programming, recordings, and features. Explore a sampling of the exciting programming below.
March 1, 11am: RYAN OPERA CENTER
Chi-Yuan Lin Conducts
Ryan Opera Center Conductor, Chi-Yuan Lin, showcases her talent with an exciting recital featuring members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra and artists from the Ryan Opera Center.
March 2, 8pm: LIVE FROM WFMT
Ani and Marta Aznavoorian
The Aznavoorian Sisters, award-winning, internationally acclaimed instrumentalists, perform live from WFMT's Levin Studio.
March 9, 8pm: LIVE FROM WFMT
Sapphire Quintet
The virtuosic women of the Sapphire Quintet present a program of music for woodwinds plus piano.
March 15, 9pm: COLLECTOR'S CORNER
Great Female Pianists from the Past (Program 1)
Historic perfromances by Olga Samaroff, Myra Hess, Marla Jona, Gina Bachauer, Guiomar Novaes, Tatiana Nikolaeva, Maria Yudina, Teresa Carreno, and Magda Tagliaferro.
March 16, 10pm: WFMT ORCHESTRA SERIES
Elim Chan and Kirill Gerstein
Elim Chan conducts a program featuring Brahms's Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor with pianist Kirill Gerstein. Recorded in November 2025 at the Copenhagen Koncerthuset.
March 21, 8pm: FOLKSTAGE
Abigail Washburn and Rayna Gellert
From the archives: banjo phenom Abigail Washburn accompanied by famed fiddler Rayna Gellert and their ensemble recorded in 2011.
March 21, 9pm: COLLECTOR'S CORNER
Great Female Pianists from the Past (Program 2)
Historic perfromances by Olga Samaroff, Myra Hess, Marla Jona, Gina Bachauer, Guiomar Novaes, Tatiana Nikolaeva, Maria Yudina, Teresa Carreno, and Magda Tagliaferro.
March 25, 12:15pm: DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS
Jenny Bahk and Linda Lee
Lisette Oropesa portrays the ill-fated Parisian courtesan with Piotr Buszewski as Alfredo and Luca Salsi as Giorgio Germont. Conducted by Antonello Manacorda.
March 28, 4pm: LISTENING TO SINGERS
Pauline Viardot
A program on Pauline Viardot, one of the most fascinating figures of the 19th century.
March 28, 8pm: FOLKSTAGE
Tracy Schwarz and Ginny Hawker
An archival performance by Tracy Schwarz and Ginny Hawker with Deborah Clifford.
March 28, 9pm: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
A Program for National Women's Month
On the final weekend of Women’s History Month, we honor the accomplishments and the music of women in history and in folk music.
March 30, 8pm: LIVE FROM WFMT
The William Ferris Chorale
A performance by William Ferris Chorale featuring a plethora of new music by women composers.
