Announcing: WFMT’s Live Grant Park Music Festival 2025 Concerts
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Watch Pianist Tomer Gewirtzman Play Haydn and Scriabin
First prize winner at the 2015 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Israeli pianist Tomer Gewirtzman, artfully expresses style, sensitivity, and virtuosity at the keyboard. Watch his performance as part of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts series.
How legendary pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque found freedom through new music
Katia and Marielle sat down to share their passion for rarely-performed gems, their love of new music, and how living composers have helped them find the freedom that fuels their artistry.
Video: Mezzo-Soprano Vivica Genaux Shares Her Secrets to Singing Coloratura
Have you ever wondered how opera singers are able to sing so many notes so easily? Mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux shares her secrets to singing coloratura.
All of the silent work that goes into making classical recordings sound great might surprise you
Once upon a time, record labels would rally a team of A&R directors, engineers, producers, and distributors to realize an artist’s dream, but this has changed. How classical recordings are made today might surprise you.
How food and friendship inspired a Chicago musician to compose again
Longtime friends, musician Frank Orrall (Poi Dog Pondering and Thievery Corporation) and chef John Manion have inspired and shared each other’s passion for music and cooking. And one of their favorite subjects to talk about is the relationship between these two art forms.
WWCI Names Sandra Cordova Micek as President & CEO
Window to the World Communications, Inc., the parent company of WTTW and WFMT, announced Thursday it has hired a new president and CEO.
Playlist: 8 Classical Composers Who Were Cuckoo for Cuckoos
Few birds have inspired more composers than the cuckoo. Lisa Flynn selects some of her favorite works inspired by the cuckoo, from intimate chamber works to grand symphonies.
Commercial and critical darling Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer
Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for music, making history as the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the prestigious prize.
Video: Pianist Marianna Prjevalskaya Plays Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Brahms
Russian-born Spanish pianist Marianna Prjevalskaya performs live in Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center during a Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert.
How Women of the Chicago Black Renaissance Changed Classical Music Around the World
Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Irene Britton Smith, Nora Holt, and countless other women of color contributed to the Chicago Black Renaissance and changed classical music around the world.
