
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.
February 10 – February 14, 2024
February 14, 2025, 12:00 pm
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.
May 10 – May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021
Coming up this week on Music in Chicago, we'll bring you recordings by the Spektral Quartet, Chicago Harp Quartet, and Third Coast Percussion, a live broadcast from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore of WFMT's Impromptu series with clarinetist Anthony McGill and friends.
May 3 – May 7, 2021
May 7, 2021
Join WFMT for Music in Chicago this week to hear pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, the Chicago Choral Artists, an archival recording by Music of the Baroque, a live recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore broadcast of the Fretwork ensemble's 2010 performance on Impromptu.
April 26 – April 30, 2021
April 30, 2021
Join WFMT this week to hear recordings by Chicago-area artists, including the Newberry Consort, Lincoln Trio, and Cavatina Duo. We'll also go to the Chicago Cultural Center for a live recital and present an encore broadcast of Marc-André Hamelin's 2016 performance in the Impromptu series.
March 29 – April 5, 2021
April 5, 2021
Join WFMT's Music in Chicago for recordings by Wendy Warner, Camerata Chicago, and the St. Charles Singers. We'll also hear recent performances by members of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, encore presentations of WFMT's Introductions and Impromptu series, and a live broadcast from the Chicago Cultural Center.
March 22 – March 26, 2021
March 26, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear recordings by pianist Daniel Schlosberg and the Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, recent performances from WFMT's Introductions series, a live recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore broadcast in the Impromptu series.
March 15 – March 19, 2021
March 19, 2021
Join WFMT this week for our noon feature Music in Chicago, when we'll hear a live recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, new recordings by the ensembles Third Coast Percussion and Artemisia, highlights from a recent concert of music by Black composers, and an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
March 8 – March 12, 2021
March 12, 2021
Join WFMT for Music in Chicago this week, when we'll hear recordings by the KAIA String Quartet, Chicago Chorale, and Gaudete Brass, take you downtown to the Chicago Cultural Center for a live recital, and feature an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
March 1 – March 5, 2021
March 5, 2021
Coming up this week on Music in Chicago, we'll highlight recordings by violinist Rachel Barton Pine, oboist Alex Liedtke, and the ensemble Bella Voice, hear a live chamber performance from the Chicago Cultural Center, and feature an encore broadcast of tenThing's appearance on WFMT's Impromptu series.
February 22 – February 26, 2021
February 26, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll highlight recordings by the Black Oak Ensemble, Camerata Chicago, and CSO Principal Tuba Gene Pokorny, hear a live violin recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and feature an encore broadcast of Avi Avital's performance in WFMT's Impromptu series.
February 15 – February 19, 2021
February 19, 2021
Join WFMT this week for Music in Chicago, when we'll feature recordings by Mary Stolper, Jonathan Boen, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass, take you downtown to the Chicago Cultural Center for a live recital, and offer an encore broadcast of our Impromptu series.
February 8 – February 12, 2021
February 12, 2021
On Music in Chicago this week, join us for recordings by violinist Robert Chen, the Rembrandt Chamber Musicians, and the Newberry Consort, a live violin recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and tenor Joseph Calleja in an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
February 1 – February 5, 2021
February 5, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, join us for recordings by Chicago a cappella and Jory Vinikour, new music by Valerie Coleman with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, a live broadcast from the Chicago Cultural Center, and violinist Joshua Bell in an encore of WFMT's Impromptu series.
January 25- January 29, 2021
January 29, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear 11-year-old pianist Sami Gershenhorn, a new recording by the River Town Duo, pianist Koeun Grace Lee in recital, a live concert from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
January 18 – January 22, 2021
January 22, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear recordings from the Chicago Sinfonietta, Music of the Baroque, and Chicago composer Stacy Garrop, along with a live recital from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts and an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
January 11 – January 15, 2021
January 15, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear recordings by violinist Janet Sung and the Waller and Maxwell Guitar Duo, a performance by 14-year-old violinist Esme Arias-Kim, a live recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
January 4 – January 8, 2021
January 8, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear recordings by the Civitas Ensemble, Orion Ensemble, and Millar Brass Ensemble, take you downtown to the Chicago Cultural Center for a live recital, and feature an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
December 28, 2020 – January 1, 2021
January 1, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear recordings by the KAIA String Quartet, guitarist Joseph Ehrenpreis, the Chicago Sinfonietta, and the piano duo of Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, along with an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
December 21 – December 25, 2020
December 25, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear holiday recordings by Bella Voce, Apollo Chorus of Chicago, Northside Brass, and the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, and feature an encore broadcast of Chanticleer's Christmas program in WFMT's Impromptu series.
December 14 – December 18, 2020
December 18, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear holiday performances by the St. Charles Singers and Chicago Choral Artists, a live concert by the Avalon Quartet at the Chicago Cultural Center, and encore broadcasts of the Orion String Quartet and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in WFMT's Impromptu series.
December 7 – December 11, 2020
December 11, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear recordings by Camerata Chicago and Music of the Baroque, a new holiday album by the Chicago Chamber Choir, a live recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.