Celebrate Chicago’s vibrant classical music scene.
Music in Chicago gives you a front-row seat to some of the best classical music concerts presented throughout the Chicago area. Every day in the noon hour, Lisa Flynn features recent performances from the city’s soloists, orchestras, choirs, bands and chamber ensembles. The Elgin Symphony Orchestra, St. Charles Singers, Rachel Barton Pine, Civic Orchestra, Midwest Mozart Festival, and Chicago Latino Music Festival are among the many artists and organizations that have been heard on this weekday program.
WFMT is always looking for new groups and musicians to feature on Music in Chicago. If you or your ensemble would like to be considered for our program, audition online to let us know more about you and to send us a recording.
October 5, 2026 – October 9, 2026
October 9, 2026, 12:00 pm
Listen this week to pianist David Schrader, the Chicago Sinfonietta, Trio Caspar, the Millar Brass Ensemble, and Apollo's Fire.
September 28, 2026 – October 2, 2026
October 2, 2026
This week's Music in Chicago lineup features the Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Newberry Consort, pianist Ariel Lanyi, Civitas Ensemble, and pianist Daniel Schlosberg.
September 21, 2026 – September 25, 2026
September 25, 2026
This week on Music in Chicago: Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet, violinist Vadim Gluzman and pianist Angela Yoffe, pianist Miki Aoki, His Majesty's Men, and Blue Violet Duo.
September 14, 2026 – September 18, 2026
September 18, 2026
This week on Music in Chicago: oboist Oliver Talukder, Third Coast Percussion, ZaRiah Wind Quintet, Kontras Quartet, and guitarist Brandon Acker.
September 7, 2026 – September 11, 2026
September 11, 2026
This week on Music in Chicago we'll hear cellist Kenneth Olsen, Bella Voce, pianist Antonio Alessandri, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass, and Chicago a cappella.
August 31, 2026 – September 4, 2026
September 4, 2026
This week will feature the Sapphire Woodwind Quintet, pianist Matthew Hagle, composer Regina Harris Baiocchi, and the Cavatina Duo.
August 24, 2026 – August 28, 2026
August 28, 2026
This week, Music in Chicago features violinist Karisa Chiu, Consonance, cellist Julia-Hyunji Lee and pianist Umi Garrett, pianist Evren Ozel with Camerata Chicago, and guitarist Fareed Haque.
August 17, 2026 – August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026
This week on Music in Chicago: clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, Gaudete Brass, pianist Han Chen, the St. Charles Singers, and guitarist Goran Ivanovic.
August 10, 2026 – August 14, 2026
August 14, 2026
Listen this week to Nexus Chamber Music, the Aznavoorian Duo, violist Joseph Skerik and pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion, the Black Oak Ensemble, and Haymarket Opera Company.
August 3, 2026 – August 7, 2026
August 7, 2026
This week on Music in Chicago: CSO trumpeter John Hagstrom, violinist Martin Davids, pianist Michael Davidman, Music of the Baroque, and violinist Caitlin Edwards.
July 27, 2026 – July 31, 2026
July 31, 2026
This week on Music in Chicago, you'll hear the Waller and Maxwell Guitar Duo, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, pianist Yi-Chen Feng, Lakeshore Rush, and oboist Alex Klein.
July 20, 2026 – July 24, 2026
July 24, 2026
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear the Avalon String Quartet, saxophonist Julian Velasco, pianist Carter Johnson, composer James Stephenson, and the Grant Park Chorus.
July 13, 2026 – July 17, 2026
July 17, 2026
This week on Music in Chicago: Trio Settecento, Camerata Chicago, violist JungAhn Shin and pianist Umi Garrett, La Caccina, and duo pianists Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem.
July 6, 2026 – July 10, 2026
July 10, 2026
Listen this week to the Fifth House Ensemble, the William Ferris Chorale, pianist Sunmi Han, the Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble, and cellist and composer Andrea Casarrubios.
June 29, 2026 – July 3, 2026
July 3, 2026
This week, we feature the Chicago Harp Quartet, the Chicago Master Singers, violist Miranda Werner and pianist Yoshino Toi, Duo FAE, and the St. Charles Singers.
June 22, 2026 – June 26, 2026
June 26, 2026
Coming up this week, Music in Chicago will feature the Newberry Consort, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, cellist Andres Sanchez and pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion, Axiom Brass, and pianist Marta Aznavoorian.
June 15, 2026 – June 19, 2026
June 19, 2026
Listen this to week to performances by Black Moon Trio, Millar Brass Ensemble, flutist Adam W. Sadberry and pianist Nathan Cheung, guitarist Denis Azabagić, and Apollo's Fire.
June 8, 2026 – June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026
The artists this week on Music in Chicago include Bella Voce, the Grant Park Orchestra, pianist Lucas Amory, composer Stacy Garrop, and the Civitas Ensemble.
June 1, 2026 – June 5, 2026
June 5, 2026
This week, Music in Chicago will feature composer Doug Lofstrom, harpsichordist Jory Vinikour, pianist Oscar Jiang, violinist Janet Sung, and the ~Nois ensemble.
May 25, 2026 – May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026
This week on Music in Chicago: the KAIA String Quartet, pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, a recital by flutist Tyler Martin and pianist Beilin Han-Kim, Chicago Chorale, and violist Helen Callus.
May 18, 2026 – May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026
On Music in Chicago this week, we'll feature the Chicago Chamber Choir, violinist Rachel Barton Pine, violinist Alejandra Switala and pianist Katherine Petersen, flutist Eugenia Moliner, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass.