Celebrate Chicago’s vibrant classical music scene.
Music in Chicago gives you a front-row seat to some of the best classical music concerts presented throughout the Chicago area. Every day in the noon hour, Lisa Flynn features recent performances from the city’s soloists, orchestras, choirs, bands and chamber ensembles. The Elgin Symphony Orchestra, St. Charles Singers, Rachel Barton Pine, Dover Quartet, Civic Orchestra, Midwest Mozart Festival, and Chicago Latino Music Festival are among the many artists and organizations that have been heard on this weekly program.
WFMT is always looking for new groups and musicians to feature on Music in Chicago. If you or your ensemble would like to be considered for our program, audition online to let us know more about you and to send us a recording.
March 27 – March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023, 12:00 pm
This week on Music on Chicago, join us for performances by bassoonist David McGill, the Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble, cellist Michael Katz and pianist Victor Santiago Asunción from the Dame Myra Hess Concert, pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, and guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas.
March 20 – March 24, 2023
March 24, 2023
Join us this week on Music in Chicago to hear clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, guitarist Brandon Acker, Meghan Bennett and Maria Lyapkova from the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series, the Chicago Choral Artists, and the Galvin Cello Quartet.
March 13 – March 17, 2023
March 17, 2023
Join us this week on Music in Chicago to hear pianist Koeun Grace Lee, Music of the Baroque, pianist Christine Wu, the Cavatina Duo, and the vocal ensemble Stile Antico.
March 6 – March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
Our featured artists this week on Music in Chicago include cellist Wendy Warner, the Sapphire Woodwind Quintet, pianist Ariel Lanyi, guitarist Christopher Laughlin, and flutist Marina Piccinini with Clarice and Sérgio Assad.
February 27 – March 3, 2023
March 3, 2023
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll feature the Chicago Harp Quartet, Chicago a cappella, pianist Chelsea Wang in the live Dame Myra Hess Concert, a performance from the 2023 Winter Chamber Music Festival, and the piano duo of Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem.
February 20 – February 24, 2023
February 24, 2023
Coming up this week, we'll feature violinist Rachel Barton Pine, guitarist Denis Azabagić, the Isidore String Quartet, a live recital by violinist Caitlin Edwards and pianist Daniel Schlosberg, and an encore broadcast with pianist Zoltán Fejérvári.
February 13 – February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023
Join WFMT this week to hear horn soloist Jonathan Boen, the EStrella Piano Duo, a live recital with pianist Sara Davis Buechner and the Kontras Quartet, a performance from the 2023 Winter Chamber Music Festival at Northwestern University, and an encore broadcast by the early music ensemble Black Tulip.
February 6 – February 10, 2023
February 10, 2023
Join us this week as we enjoy performances by Fifth House Ensemble, pianist Anthony Molinaro, Trio Gaia, Alex Klein and Rita Costanzi, and an encore broadcast of Live from WFMT.
January 30 – February 3, 2023
February 3, 2023
Coming up this week, we'll feature recordings by harpsichordist Jory Vinikour, violinist Robert Chen, and Gaudete Brass. Also tune in for the Dame Myra Hess Concert on Wednesday and an encore broadcast of the Live from WFMT series on Friday.
January 23 – January 27, 2023
January 27, 2023
On Music in Chicago this week, listen to a new album by the Blue Violet Duo, recordings by the Northwestern University Cello Ensemble and saxophonist Julian Velasco, a live recital by the Borisevich Duo, and a 2004 performance of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet featuring Anthony McGill.
January 16 – January 20, 2023
January 20, 2023
This week, we'll hear the Chicago Sinfonietta in music honoring Martin Luther King Day, the vocal ensemble Chicago Chorale, duo pianists Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, a live Dame Myra Hess Concert by pianist Chris Reynolds, and M5 Mexican Brass in a performance from 2017.
January 9 – January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023
This week's schedule of local artists begins with flutist Mary Stolper. We'll also hear Constellation Men's Ensemble, the duo of Vadim Repim and Angela Yoffe, a live recital by pianist Claire Huangci, and an encore broadcast of Benjamin Hochman's 2009 performance on Impromptu.
January 2 – January 6, 2023
January 6, 2023
This week, we highlight performances by pianist Daniel Schlosberg, flutist Jennie Oh Brown, and the Calidore String Quartet. We'll also feature music by Chicago composer Stacy Garrop and take you downtown for a live recital on Wednesday in the Dame Myra Hess Concerts.
December 26 – December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022
Join us this week for recordings by these Chicago musicians: Black Oak Ensemble, Janet Sung, Aznavoorian Duo, and Bella Voce. We'll also feature an encore broadcast of a 2016 Impromptu with guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas.
December 19 – December 23, 2022
December 23, 2022
As Christmas approaches, join us for holiday music performed by the Millar Brass Ensemble, St. Charles Singers, and Newberry Consort. We'll also hear festive selections by Smoking Bishop, the musical ensemble for Goodman Theatre's production of A Christmas Carol. The week concludes with an Impromptu encore featuring the vocal ensemble Chanticleer.
December 12 – December 16, 2022
December 16, 2022
We have festive holiday music for you this week with performances by Chicago a cappella and Northside Brass. You'll also hear a new album by pianist Christ Reynolds, a live piano recital from Wednesday's Dame Myra Hess Concert, and a celebration of Beethoven's birthday on Friday.
December 5 – December 9, 2022
December 9, 2022
Highlighting local artists and performances, join us this week on Music in Chicago for recordings by the Chicago Brass Quintet, Cavatina Duo, and Aizuri Quartet. Pianist Ilya Poletaev performs on Wednesday's live Dame Myra Hess Concert, and the United States Coast Guard Saxophone Quartet is featured on Friday's Impromptu encore.
November 28 – December 2, 2022
December 2, 2022
Music by Chicago composer Gregory Hutter starts our week of daily features. We'll also hear recordings by trumpeter Stephen Burns and the Chicago Master Singers. Wednesday's Dame Myra Hess Concert is a live piano recital, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center plays Bach on Friday's Impromptu encore.
November 21 – November 25, 2022
November 25, 2022
Join us this week for recordings by the ensembles Trio Settecento and Civitas. We go downtown Wednesday for a live broadcast from the Dame Myra Hess Concerts. On Thanksgiving, hear music of Copland with the St. Charles Singers and Elgin Symphony Orchestra. Friday's Impromptu encore features the ensemble Cuerdas Clásicas.
November 14 – November 18, 2022
November 18, 2022
On Music in Chicago this week, hear a new recording by clarinetist Anthony McGill, music of Turina with the Lincoln Trio, and a recent performance by cellist Leonarda Altino and Camerata Chicago. Also, join us for a live piano recital on Wednesday and an encore broadcast of Impromptu on Friday with guitarist Miloš Karadaglić.
November 7 – November 11, 2022
November 11, 2022
On Music in Chicago this week, hear performances by two members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: clarinetist John Bruce Yeh and cellist Brant Taylor. The live Dame Myra Hess Concert on Wednesday features pianist Danae Dörken, and also join us for recordings by the William Ferris Chorale and KAIA String Quartet.