New Releases Jul. 29: Sax Phenom Jess Gillam & Shakespeare
A highly varied exploration of classical, folk, and contemporary in saxophonist Jess Gillam's PRISM, Vol. 2, and a survey of 16th-century music written for Shakespeare's plays.
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Decade in Review: The 2010s and Classical Music
The 2010s were a tumultuous decade, replete with astounding artistic highlights, superlative new voices, and watershed moments of reckoning. WFMT hosts and staff reflect on what the past decade brought for classical music, and what the new decade may have in store.
Saturday: WFMT to Premiere Two New Programs for Kids and Families
Saturday Morning Listener's Choice kicks off on January 4 with guests Rachel Barton Pine and daughter Sylvia, who give us their picks in the premiere episode
German opera director Harry Kupfer dies at 84
Harry Kupfer, the longtime opera director of Berlin's Komische Oper, has died at the age of 84. Kupfer's management agency says he died Monday “after lengthy illness” in Berlin.
6 Easy Steps to Finding a New Instrument
If you or your child have a passion for music — or even a mild curiosity — there is no better time to seize the day.
In Their Own Words: Inspiring and evocative quotes from classical artists who died in 2019
2019 was a year of great loss in the worlds of classical music and the arts. WFMT commemorates and celebrates the lives of these artists as they speak directly to us.
German opera singer, conductor Schreier dies at 84
Opera singer and conductor Peter Schreier has died in Dresden, Germany at age 84. The dpa news agency reported Thursday that he died Wednesday, citing his longtime secretary.
Holiday Music: Pianist Inga Kashakashvili Shares a Wistful, Lesser-Known Piano Waltz
In a recent Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert, pianist Inga Kashakashvili shared this snowy, evocative excerpt from The Christmas Tree by Vladimir Rebikov.
Video: Music of the Baroque Shares a Louis XIV-Era Take on the Christmas Antiphon
As part of an Impromptu of secular and devotional holiday music from around the world, conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley led Music of the Baroque and organist Stephen Alltop in a performance of this lesser-known French Baroque Christmas song, 'Hodie Christus natus est' by Louis-Nicolas Clérambault.
Notre Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas in centuries
As the lights stay dim in the once-invincible 855-year-old Paris landmark, officials are trying hard to focus on the immediate task of keeping Notre Dame alive in exile.
Video: Chanticleer Sings Christmas Classics in Stunning Fourth Presbyterian Church
Chanticleer shares festival carols spanning over three centuries at the gorgeous Gothic-inspired Fourth Presbyterian Church on the Magnificent Mile!
