American Takes Top Prize at International Chopin Piano Competition
Eric Lu from Massachusetts is the first American pianist to win the award since Garrick Ohlsson in 1970.
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In Their Own Words: Inspiring Quotes From Classical Artists, Members of the Arts Community, and Colleagues Who Died in 2021
As we reflect on the year gone by, Classical WFMT salutes the contributions of members of the arts community who died this past year.
Video: Hear Rare, Baroque-Era Mexican Christmas Carols
The Christmas season is one replete with great Baroque music: think Handel's Messiah, Bach's Christmas Oratorio, and more! But what about music from other parts of the world?
See Photo Highlights from WFMT’s 70th Anniversary Day of Celebration
We're still soaring from our big day last week, when we welcomed some of Chicago's leading artists to take part in a daylong celebration of WFMT and the music we've been presenting for the last 70 years!
WFMT’s Classical Conversations With Pianist Norman Malone and the Creators of the ‘For the Left Hand’ Doc
At the tender age of 79, Norman Malone made his orchestral debut. We welcomed him to our Classical Conversation series to hear his incredible story.
Stream Highlight Performances from WFMT’s 70th Anniversary Day of Celebration
How better to mark 70 years of WFMT than with a party!?
Playlist: 2021’s Top 9 Classical Christmas Albums
2021 was a tumultuous year for us all, but one thing we could count on was some great music.
Blues & Roots Artist Anne Harris on Alchemy, Music, and Improv
"I made a very concerted deal with myself that I wanted to take the instrument the route of improvisation in the idioms of American roots music, folk music, Americana, blues."
Chopin’s last piano gets its 19th-century features back
The last piano on which Frederic Chopin played and composed is being renovated by a U.S. expert who is giving it back its original mid-19th century characteristics.
Video: Mother-Son Duo Performs Schubert and Wieniawski Classics
Violinist Igor Pikayzen and pianist Tatyana Pikayzen perform two expressive, engaging fantasies.
Met Opera to present Blanchard’s ‘Champion’ in April 2023
The staging follows the success of the composer Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones on the opening night of this season.
