Saturdays at 11:00 am
Members of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras perform during a live broadcast of Introductions from Millennium Park. (Photo: Tipping Point Photography)
Hear talented pre-college classical musicians from the Chicago area
Introductions is WFMT’s weekly Saturday morning program that features talented pre-college classical musicians in the Chicago area. Soloists and chamber ensembles perform live in WFMT’s Levin Performance Studio. Large ensembles, including orchestras, choirs, and bands, are recorded at their home venues and broadcast at later dates. The program also features youth music competition winners. While many Introductions alumni pursue careers outside of music, some have gone on to study at some of the most prestigious music schools around the world and maintain careers as professional musicians.
Cecilia O’Malley, violin
18-year-old violinist Cecilia O’Malley was the winner of the 2026 Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition. She visited WFMT this summer to record a handful of works for violin and piano. Today, we will hear her perform Debussy’s Violin Sonata as well as Lutoslawski’s Subito. Cecilia O’Malley was joined by collaborative pianist Liang-Yu Wang. About Cecilia O’Malley… Violinist Cecilia O’Malley, ...
Nova Linea Musica
Introductions airs two selections by finalists of the inaugural Nova Linea Musica Young Artists Chamber Music Competition. The Chamber Music Competition took place on May 17 and 18, 2026, and was open to Chicagoland chamber ensembles under the age of 25. We hear from third place winners The Tessera Quartet – made up of violinists Lucy Nemeth and Amina Knapp, ...
