New Releases Oct 7: Stunning Soloists
Celebrated counter-tenor Reginald Mobley, the debut album of cellist Susanna Mendlow, and more releases from rising classical music stars.
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Masumi Per Rostad on Beethoven, YouTube, and the Viola
Masumi Per Rostad is an artist completely steeped in classical music. He chats with WFMT ahead of his performance at the Grant Park Music Festival this weekend.
Opera returns to open-air desert theater with diverse cast
The Santa Fe Opera's first performance over the weekend included an unmasked cast and a masked audience.
Prokofiev, Hahn, Lang Lang Headline CSO’s 2021-22 Return To Stage
The CSO announces an array of concerts from September to January.
When Worlds Collided: Classical Music Inspired by the Beautiful Game
With this year’s Euro Cup Finals nearly upon us, chants and songs are breathing life into the stadiums. Yet as it turns out, the relationship between music and football extends way beyond chants and national anthems.
Music, Fable, and Batman: Why Beethoven’s Story Makes for a Perfect Comic Book
WFMT sits down with the two writers of The Final Symphony: A Beethoven Anthology, a comic book collection inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Met Opera stagehands to return to work after lockout
Stagehands at the Metropolitan Opera planned to return to work Wednesday after recommending their union ratify a new labor contract negotiated following a lockout that started last year.
Quiz: Could You Be Mahler’s BFF?
Answer a few questions about Gustav Mahler's life and we'll tell you whether you could be best buds!
From WTTW: 2021 Chicago Summer Festival Guide
As Chicago continues its emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, residents can look forward to a relatively normal summer.
Backstage at the Grant Park Music Festival, WFMT Catches Up With Christopher Bell
Ahead of the season premiere of the 2021 Grant Park Music Festival, WFMT met up with chorus director Christopher Bell, who reflects on returning to live music, previews the opening Independence Day Salute, and talks about a summer of great music to come.
Born to Conduct: Film charts Met music director’s ascent
A new documentary charts the rise of Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin from a school stage to chief conductor at one of the world’s great opera houses.
