Mondays at 8:00 pm
Weekly, full-length concerts live from WFMT’s Levin Studio
WFMT’s flagship full-length recital series presents music and conversation performed live from the state-of-the-art Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio. The program draws on the rich community of Chicago-based musicians as well as a roster of renowned international artists visiting the city.
Avanti Guitar Trio
Formed in 2010, the Avanti Guitar Trio brings together Amy Brucksch, Julie Goldberg and Christopher Teves. These three virtuoso guitarists will share a program of varied repertoire, including works by Luigi Boccherini, Georges Bizet, and the Beatles.
Audire Quartet
Kerry Frumkin’s guests on this edition of Live From WFMT are the members of the Audire Quartet: violinists Rong-Yan Tang and Ni Mei, violist Youming Chen, and cellist Ken Olsen. Tune in to hear these members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform the “Lark” Quartet, Op. 64, No. 5 by Haydn, and the String Quartet No. 13 in Bb major, ...
Axiom Brass
Trumpeters Dorival Puccini, Jr. and Bethany Vaughan, horn player Alex Laskey, trombonist Corey Sansolo, and tuba player Serena Voltz form the virtuosic Chicago-based ensemble Axiom Brass. They will be Kerry Frumkin’s guests on this edition of Live From WFMT.
Danbi Um, violin & Juho Pohjonen, piano
Praised by The Strad as an “utterly dazzling” artist with “a marvelous show of superb technique,” violinist Danbi Um visits WFMT’s Levin Studio for this Live From WFMT performance. Her collaborator is the highly acclaimed Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen. The duo will share repertoire from their forthcoming new album, Poème Mystique, which will be released on the Avie label in ...
Silver Rose Duo
Based right here in Chicago, the Silver-Rose Duo is a critically acclaimed classical flute and guitar ensemble. Flutist Kim Fleuchaus and guitarist Julie Goldberg will be Kerry Frumkin’s guests on this edition of Live From WFMT. Repertoire could include Canyon Echoes by Katherine Hoover, Histoire du Tango by Astor Piazzola, Klezmer Suite by Karl Dimow, A Place Where We Belong ...
Juliani Ensemble
Host Kerry Frumkin welcomes the Chicago-based Juliani Ensemble back to the Levin studio for this episode of Live From WFMT. Varied repertoire for this broadcast will include the Beethoven String Quartet No. 11 In F minor, Impresiones de la Puna for flute and string quartet by Alberto Ginastera, a Concertino by Erwin Schulhoff, and the String Quartet No. 8 in ...