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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Can’t Carry a Tune? Regardless of Skill, Singing Has Surprising Benefits
Musicality aside, all of us (instrumentalists and vocalists alike) derive pleasure from singing along to our favorite tunes, even if it’s only done entirely alone…
From 2013: Legendary Chicagoan Timuel Black Reflects on Studs Terkel
Timuel Black, who died on October 13, 2021 at age 102, lived a truly extraordinary life. Hear an excerpt of a 2013 WFMT interview with the influential historian, activist, veteran, and teacher.
Stutzmann to follow Spano as Atlanta Symphony music director
Nathalie Stutzmann becomes the second woman to lead a major American orchestra.
CSO Announces Winter/Spring 2022 Concerts
Music director Riccardo Muti will conduct music by Beethoven, Price, Glass, and Montgomery while welcoming guest artists like Anne-Sophie Mutter, Leif Ove Andsnes, and Mitsuko Uchida.
Cuba’s danzón genre: ‘150 years later, it’s still alive.’
The danzón was scandalous in some circles but it eventually became the national dance of Cuba and spread to other countries in the region.
Video: Two Unsung Quartets Played by Fischoff-Winning Risus Quartet
Hearing music by Schubert and Mendelssohn, WFMT audiences enjoyed some rarified music-making by the Risus Quartet, the Grand Prize winner of the prestigious 2021 Fishoff Competition.
WFMT Welcomes Next Music Director
Oliver Camacho's expertise in classical music comes at all levels: a vocal performer with experience in broadcasting, arts administration, and programming.
Playlist: Classical Fire and Flames
The Great Chicago Fire began on October 8, 1871. Here's some music that takes inspiration from flames.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg tribute required innovative donations
Financing new music is never an easy feat. A pandemic has only made it more difficult.
COVID-19-delayed Chopin piano competition opens in Poland
The competition was scheduled for the fall of 2020, but authorities put the popular event off due to social distancing rules.
