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Every weekday morning in February, WFMT host LaRob K. Rafael will present and introduce a piece by a Black musician or composer.
Maestro Riccardo Muti reflects on his time as CSO Music Director and discusses performances to come in 2023.
Zlatomir Fung, the first American in 40+ years to win First Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition Cello Division, collaborates with the accomplished orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician Benjamin Hochman.
Every weekday morning in February, WFMT host LaRob K. Rafael will present and introduce a piece by a Black musician or composer.
The renowned string quartet performs works by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Gabriela Ortiz, Alberto Ginastera, Carlos Gardel, and Francisco Mignone.
Every weekday morning in February, WFMT host LaRob K. Rafael will present and introduce a piece by a Black musician or composer.
A rare opportunity to hear Margaret Bonds’s Montgomery Variations. Composed in 1964 and dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr., the work is based on events and ideas in the Civil Rights Movement.
A conversation with composer Orbert Davis on his soundtrack for the critically acclaimed television documentary DuSable to Obama performed by Chicago Jazz Philharmonic.
An a cappella anthem, an English dance suite, and the high-spirited Brandenburg Concerto No. 4!
The renowned composer, pianist, and conductor joins host LaRob K. Rafael to discuss essential works, including two inspired by the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chicago Sinfonietta CEO Blake-Anthony Johnson previews upcoming performances and discusses the orchestra’s move to the Auditorium Theatre
Ring in the New Year with a performance that celebrates remarkable emerging artists in Chicago!
Cleveland Orchestra music director Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in the annual concert of lively and nostalgic music from the vast repertoire of the family of Johann Strauss and their contemporaries.
Founder and host of Folkstage since 1999, Rich Warren gives his final sign-off from WFMT, concluding an iconic career in radio that spans seven decades.
An introduction to Kolęda, or “grand” carols, and “shepherd” carols, plus Witold Lutosławski’s Twenty Polish Carols performed by the Lira Ensemble.
Holiday gems from the libraries and monasteries of Krakow, Prague, and Moscow. Hosted by Jordan Sramek, founder of The Rose Ensemble, and Minnesota Public Radio’s Thomas Crann.
A holiday pops concert from the WDR Radio Choir and Orchestra with tenor Paul Phoenix, conducted by Fawzi Haimor.
Dr. Louise Toppin hosts this special hourlong exploration of Christmas repertoire by Black composers, including Margaret Bonds’s The Ballad of the Brown King.
The 2021 Music of the Baroque Holiday Choral and Brass concert conducted by Andrew Megill.
Owain Park conducts a program of music for the season predominantly composed by women, including Hildegard von Bingen, Kerensa Briggs, and Cecilia McDowall.
A performance of the first three cantatas of the Christmas Oratorio, recorded live from Radio France, Paris on December 15, 2022.
Sacred organ and choral music for the day.
Marilyn Rea Beyer celebrates Christmas in a festive Midnight Special.
Featuring 500 student musicians and five conductors, recorded in Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis.
A tradition heard all over the world.