CSO’s 90th Ravinia Residency Anchors 2026 Season
The Ravinia Festival's 2026 season coincides with several milestones, including the 90th anniversary of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s summer residency.
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Lost and Found: 8 Classical Music Masterworks Rescued From History
Music that vanished, whether by accident or by design, only to be brought back into the light years, or centuries, later.
Día de los Muertos Events 2024
2024 concerts, festivals, celebrations, workshops, and more to celebrate Día de los Muertos in Chicago.
Klaus Mäkelä: Wunderkind Conductor Career Timeline (so far)
Klaus Mäkelä, CSO music director designate, is just 28 and is one of the world's most respected conductors. Here's his career in a timeline.
Superstitious Minds: Haunting Classical Music Customs
Quirky customs, long-lived legends, and other classical curiosities and superstitions.
Chicago International Film Fest: Music and Arts Screenings for 2024
Delve into the rich legacy of one of Chicago’s most important activist/journalists (through the work of one of its premier sculptors), witness the life of one of opera’s most beloved divas, and take part in a celebration of Black film composers!
VIDEO: Brand New Mozart Piece on Period Instruments
Researchers made worldwide headlines in September when they unearthed a new piece by Mozart. Hear the midwest premiere (and the first US performances on period instruments) given in WFMT's own studio.
Revolutions: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Classical Music LPs
“One of the things about classical music is that when you buy a used record — it's often in really good shape,” says Rick Wojcik.
Leif Segerstam, Conductor Who Wrote Over 350 Symphonies, Dies, 80
Segerstam served as artistic director of Stockholm's Royal Opera and chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, among other ensembles.
Open House Chicago 2024: Arts and Music Sites to Explore
22 of the nearly 200 sites that we think art and music lovers won't want to pass up!
Nine Legendary Ninths: Superstitions & Symphonies
Were these composers doomed or divinely inspired? Decide for yourself!
