Now Adored, It Took 200 Years for Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos to Hit Their Stride. Here’s Why.
A job application, an overwhelmed orchestra, and a shocking true story behind one of classical music's best loved works.
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Playlist: 12 Irish Composers You Should Know
From folk and traditional to punk, rock, and pop, Ireland is the source of much incredible music. But the Emerald Isle has played host to no shortage of classical music ranging from the 16th century to today.
Show goes on: DiDonato, Beczala sing opera from apartment
From DiDonato's New York City living room, the pair performed excerpts of Massenet's 'Werther' for nearly 90 minutes that were streamed live on DiDonato's Facebook and Instagram pages.
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen dies at 81
Wuorinen won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music for 'Time’s Encomium,' a four-channel work for synthesized sound that became the first electronic composition to earn the honor.
Calculating Chopin: WFMT’s New Digital Series Demystifies Math and Music
“Contrary to popular myth," Dr. Eugenia Cheng explains, "math is not just about numbers, but about patterns, structures, and logic, and patterns and structures also pervade classical music.”
Video: Pianist Evan Wong shares an all-Chopin Recital
On a foggy mid-March day, pianist Evan Wong took the Preston Bradley Hall stage at the Chicago Cultural Center to share a program of Chopin favorites.
Violinist Isabella Brown Wins 2020 Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition
On Saturday, March 7, four young artists competed for a dream opportunity: to perform with the CSO. With her performance of the first movement of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, violinist Isabella Brown won the competition.
Larry Johnson, Host of WFMT’s ‘Arias and Songs’ Has Died at Age 72
Larry Johnson, the host of WFMT’s Arias and Songs, died over the weekend in his home on Chicago’s North Side. He was 72 years old. He leaves behind a brother, Alan Johnson, and a cousin, Lynn Newhart. Larry had a business career in the textile industry but was always an avid music lover and record collector. He joined WFMT as ...
9 Works by Women Writers We Want to See Adapted into Operas
We’re glad to see that in recent decades, more and more works by women writers have been given their due in the opera house. Here’s a look back at some of them, and a short list of works by women that we’re waiting to see operatically staged.
McCoy Tyner, iconic and influential jazz pianist, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — McCoy Tyner, the groundbreaking and influential jazz pianist and the last surviving member of the John Coltrane Quartet, has died at age 81. Tyner’s family confirmed the death in a statement released on social media Friday. No more details were provided. Tyner was born in Philadelphia on Dec. 11, 1938. He eventually met Coltrane and joined ...
Playlist: 10 Trailblazing Composers You Should Know (…Who Also Happen to Be Women)
From medieval times to modernity, women have made important contributions to all aspects of music, including as composers.
