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Video: Guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas Plays A Beloved Albéniz Classic
A successful, in-demand touring and recording artist, Pablo Sáinz-Villegas visited WFMT while in town to make his CSO debut in a program of Spanish and Latin American music conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero.
No Raincheck Needed! — Highlights from WFMT’s Second Annual Beach Party
Even though we had to move the festivities indoors, WFMT hosts, staff, and fans were not deterred by the torrential downpour and came together for the Second Annual Memorial Day Beach Party on May 27, 2019. A full day of celebration and commemoration included on-air games, quizzes, dedications, and of course, music and performances live from the Theater on the ...
Grammy Winner Giancarlo Guerrero Grew up in Costa Rica Listening To WFMT. Now He’s Making His CSO Conducting Debut.
As Guerrero says, “In many ways, I am the poster child to show that music can...become a part of your life regardless of your background.”
Pianist Lara Downes on Drawing Courage, Joy From Women Composers and Artists
"You have these pieces of music that are part of you, part of your DNA, and every time you return to them, it just comes out differently because you are different."
Riccardo Muti Releases New Book (But You Have to Know Italian to Read It)
Despite Maestro Muti's tireless activity in the musical realm, he has not neglected the written word.
Tough act to follow: Young maestro leads Israel Philharmonic
When Zubin Mehta joined the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 1969, it would be 20 years before Lahav Shani was even born. Now, at the age of 30, the wunderkind is poised to succeed his mentor at the helm.
Studs waltzes along with the Newberry Library’s latest dance exhibit
Studs Terkel was known for a lot of things-his Pulitzer Prize-winning oral histories, his seemingly boundless appetite for life, and even his penchant for cigars. One of Studs’ less well-remembered legacies, however, is his tremendous admiration for the art of dance.
Quiz: Do You Have Perfect Pitch?
Is your hearing pitch-perfect? Play each of the videos below and see if you can identify the correct pitch.
Listen: Late critic Andrew Patner celebrated during panel featuring Riccardo Muti and Alex Ross
Andrew Patner, WFMT’s late critic-at-large and music critic at the Chicago Sun-Times, passed away in 2015, but his characteristic wit and wisdom live on in his book, A Portrait in Four Movements: The Chicago Symphony under Barenboim, Boulez, Haitink, and Muti.
Studs Terkel Turns 107, His Archive Turns 1
Studs Terkel, the gregarious, cigar-chomping oral historian, used to say of his birth that, “when the Titanic went down, I came up.”
