For the first day of winter, WFMT shares a performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons concertos.
Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’
Respighi: ‘Lauda a la Nativita del Signore’
A Philadelphia Orchestra performance.
Tchaikovsky: ‘Nutcracker’ excerpts
A Chicago Symphony Orchestra performance conducted by Fritz Reiner.
Itzhak Perlman’s Hanukkah Radio Party
The illustrious violinist samples a great variety of music for the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Benjamin Britten: ‘A Ceremony of Carols’
The Westminster Abbey Choir performs this perennial holiday favorite.
Apollo’s Fire: Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain
Critically acclaimed early music ensemble Apollo’s Fire shares a festive, Irish-Appalachian celebration.
A Hanukkah Celebration with Chicago a cappella
Join Jonathan Miller, artistic director of Chicago a cappella and a longtime champion of Jewish choral music, for an inspiring and informative show featuring choral music set to Chanukah texts.
Max Richter’s ‘Voices’
In a worldwide broadcast in honor of the UN Human Rights Day, this performance features narration in several languages of excerpts from the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
A Tribute to John Williams
Enjoy this performance of favorite film scores by multiple Oscar-winning composer John Williams presented by the New Philharmonic Orchestra of the College of DuPage. WFMT’s broadcast will include commentary from music director Kirk Muspratt.
The Chen String Quartet Live
In a live broadcast from Nichols Concert Hall at the Music Institute of Chicago, host Robbie Ellis welcomes CSO Concertmaster Robert Chen, violinist Laura Chen, and their children, violist Beatrice Chen and cellist Noah Chen. The concert includes Dohnányi’s Serenade for String Trio, Op. 10; Beethoven’s String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2; and Smetana’s String Quartet No. …
