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, Civic Orchestra, Midwest Mozart Festival, and Chicago Latino Music Festival are among the many artists and organizations that have been heard on this weekday 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.
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June 30 – July 4, 2025
July 4, 2025
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll feature the Newberry Consort, the Lincoln Trio, cellist Danielle Akta and pianist Lindsay Garritson, the St. Charles Singers, and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
June 23 – June 27, 2025
June 27, 2025
This week's featured artists are trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden, clarinetist Anthony McGill, Trio Tokova, the Kontras Quartet, and violist Helen Callus.
June 16 – June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
Our artists this week include the KAIA String Quartet, the Chicago Sinfonietta, cellist Aaron Wolff and pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion, the Sapphire Woodwind Quintet, and pianist David Schrader.
June 9 – June 13, 2025
June 13, 2025
This week, we'll hear performances by violinist Robert Chen, the Grant Park Orchestra, pianist Kayoung An, Gaudete Brass, and Bella Voce.
June 2 – June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025
Join WFMT this week when we feature composer Doug Lofstrom, cellist Alexander Hersh, Trio Rai, flutist Eugenia Moliner, and the Constellation Men's Ensemble.
May 26 – May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear the William Ferris Chorale, Duo Sequenza, cellist Johannes Gray and pianist Anastasiya Magamedova, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass, and La Caccina.
May 19 – May 23, 2025
May 23, 2025
Featured artists this week on Music in Chicago include the Black Oak Ensemble, the Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet, cellist Leland Ko and pianist Victor Asuncion, Chicago a cappella, and violinist Janet Sung.
May 12 – May 16, 2024
May 16, 2025
Join us this week on Music in Chicago when we feature the Dover Quartet, Third Coast Percussion, pianist Adria Ye, violinist Susanne Hou with Camerata Chicago, and the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra.
May 5 – May 9, 2024
May 9, 2025
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear Lakeshore Rush, pianist Matthew Hagle, a live recital by the Ziggy and Miles Guitar Duo, the St. Charles Singers, and cellist Kevin Hernandez.
April 28 – May 2, 2024
May 2, 2025
The artists this week on Music in Chicago are clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, the Chicago Brass Quintet, pianist Angie Zhang, the Aznavoorian Duo, and Music of the Baroque.
April 21 – April 25, 2024
April 25, 2025
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll feature the Millar Brass Ensemble, the Cavatina Duo, violinist Brendon Elliott and pianist Ingrid Bick, the Grant Park Chorus, and pianist Julia Siciliano.
April 14 – April 18, 2024
April 18, 2025
Listen this week to violinist Rachel Barton Pine, pianist Winston Choi, a live recital by violinist Sirena Huang and pianist Chih-Yi Chen, Apollo's Fire, and CSO Young Artists Competition winner Jeremy Liu.
March 24 – March 26, 2024
March 28, 2025
This week we feature bassoonist David McGill, Northwestern University's Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and a live recital by flutist Jungah Yoon and pianist Kay Kim.
March 17 – March 21, 2024
March 21, 2025
This week's Music in Chicago lineup features guitarist Brandon Acker, the Blue Violet Duo, cellist Sydney Lee and pianist Liang-yu Wang at the Hess concert, the Haymarket Opera Company, and Bach in the City.
March 10 – March 14, 2024
March 14, 2025
Join WFMT this week at noon to hear the Newberry Consort, Axiom Brass, pianist Janice Yu, the St. Charles Singers and Elgin Symphony Orchestra, and violinist Caitlin Edwards with pianist Daniel Schlosberg.
March 3 – March 7, 2024
March 7, 2025
Listen this week for music of Chicago composer Stacy Garrop and performances by pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, the Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble, cellist James Baik with pianist Victor Santiago Asunción, and the Avalon String Quartet.
February 24 – February 28, 2024
February 28, 2025
Music in Chicago features the following artists this week: composer James Stephenson, guitarist Denis Azabagić, pianist Jonathan Senik, the Lincoln Trio, and Chicago Chorale.
February 17 – February 21, 2024
February 21, 2025
This week on Music in Chicago, you'll hear the Chicago Harp Quartet, the Sapphire Quintet, violinist Nathan Amaral with pianist Alice Chenyang Xu, composer Clarice Assad, and duo violinists Jasmine Lin and Mathias Tacke.
February 10 – February 14, 2024
February 14, 2025
Listen this week to performances by violinist Martin Davids, tuba soloist Gene Pokorny, pianist Jet Stephen Chong, the Black Oak Ensemble, and EStrella Piano Duo.
February 3 – February 7, 2024
February 7, 2025
On this week's Music in Chicago features, we'll hear violinist Esme Arias-Kim, hornist Jonathan Boen, a live recital by saxophonist Valentin Kovalev and pianist Nathan Canfield, Gaudete Brass, and the Chicago Sinfonietta.
