Take a Liszt Deep Dive with Pianist Kyle Orth
Orth samples standout works from the whole of Liszt's compositional career, including selections from the Romantic virtuoso's signature Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage).
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces ’19-20 Season
It will mark Muti’s tenth-anniversary season as music director as well as the 250th birthday of Beethoven. Muti conducts all of Beethoven’s symphonies over the course of the season, culminating in the triumphant Symphony No. 9 in June 2020.
Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces 2019-2020 Season, With Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Cycle, ‘Don Giovanni’, ‘Madama Butterfly’
Lyric's 2019-2020 season will include seven mainstage operas (three of which are company premieres), three full performances of Lyric’s new Ring cycle, and the Broadway at Lyric premiere of 42nd Street.
Playlist: WFMT Selects Classical Music to Help You Brave the Winter
Winter can be grueling, but music can warm and soothe. Here's the music that helps WFMT get through the season.
WFMT Welcomes George Preston as Vice President and General Manager
WFMT has a new Vice President and General Manager, but it is someone you may recognize! George Preston, who will begin in this position March 1, 2019, returns to WFMT, where he served as the afternoon drive host from 2009 to 2013, and hosted and produced the internationally syndicated Lyric Opera of Chicago broadcasts. Sandra Cordova Micek, CEO of Window ...
Unclothed Emperor? Costumes for opera stolen in Germany
The opera says work is underway to make replacement costumes in time for the premiere in March.
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma to Present Free Concert in Millennium Park, Shares New Music Video Celebrating Cultural and Artistic Harmony
"Culture — the way we express ourselves and understand each other — can bind us together as one world."
Video: Dover Quartet Plays Tchaikovsky and Dvořák at Northwestern’s Galvin Recital Hall
One of the world's leading classical ensembles, joined WFMT for a Facebook Live at Northwestern University's Galvin Recital Hall and shared their experience as classical musicians in the digital age.
German opera singer Theo Adam dies at 92
German news agency dpa quoted Adam's family Friday confirming that the bass-baritone died Thursday at a care home in his hometown of Dresden.
Quiz: Guess the Composer by Their Facial Hair
Think you know classical composers? Can you guess them by their facial hair?
Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2019 Season
The eighty-fifth annual season opens June 12 and will run through August 17, with most performances taking place at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
