New Releases Aug. 26: Beethoven for Three, Shostakovich Symphonies
The fourth installment in the beloved Beethoven for Three series by Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel Ax, with a glimpse into the rarely heard works of Beethoven's contemporary Helene Liebmann. Plus, Joyce DiDonato as Dido, early student works by Shostakovich, and a composer who Paul Hindemith described as “the last giant of music."
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Meet WFMT’s Newest Voices
Get to know Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael, who join WFMT's announcing team as fill-in hosts.
Gloria Estefan reveals she caught COVID-19, is now recovered
The Grammy-winning artist said she's since recovered and now has tested negative for COVID-19.
Playlist: Telling the Painful and Hopeful Story of the Black Community (Staff Spotlight)
In the first of our WFMT Staff Spotlight series, we share a playlist from Tim Russell, the Vice President of Community Engagement at WFMT and WTTW.
Video: Andrew Byun and Victor Asuncion Perform Music by Schumann, Tailleferre, and Beethoven
The duo's stirring performance was given to an empty audience but was broadcast via WFMT and WFMT's social channels.
An Opera Without Precedent: Supreme Court Comic Opera Scalia/Ginsburg
Even though Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg disagreed on many things, what united them was humor and a love for opera. Composer, librettist, and former attorney Derrick Wang reveals how he created an opera about these two influential figures.
With performers infected, La Scala season premiere canceled
The December 7 season premiere at Milan's La Scala opera house is being scrapped after a rash of coronavirus infections among musicians and chorus members.
Handel in HD: Haymarket’s Season Premieres with Streaming ‘Acis and Galatea’
Baroque music goes digital.
Carnegie Hall to remain closed through April 5
The decision leaves only the possibility of performances at the very tail end of the hall's 2020-21 season.
Virus cases spike at Milan’s La Scala, Naples’ San Carlo
The number of performers at Milan's famed La Scala opera house who have tested positive for the coronavirus has risen to 21, even as the theater was forced to close.
Killer Chops: Some Scary Celluloid Pianists for Halloween
As Halloween approaches, let’s look at a few horror films in which pianists, or at least the hands they are attached to, are the stars.
