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.
April 22 – April 26, 2024
April 26, 2024, 12:00 pm
Join WFMT this week to hear these artists and ensembles: the Millar Brass Ensemble, violinist Caitlin Edwards, pianist Anna Han, pianist David Schrader and the Bach Festival Orchestra, and pianist Gabriela Montero.
April 29 – May 3, 2024
May 3, 2024, 12:00 pm
Our features this week include performances by Trio Settecento, Axiom Brass, pianist Avery Gagliano, the Chicago Harp Quartet, and clarinetist John Bruce Yeh.
June 29 – July 3, 2020
July 3, 2020
Join WFMT for Music in Chicago this week, when we'll hear encore broadcasts of the Impromptu and Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series, along with concert performances by the Lincoln Trio, Akropolis Reed Quintet, and Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.
June 22 – June 26, 2020
June 26, 2020
Join WFMT for Music in Chicago this week, when we'll hear encore broadcasts of the Impromptu and Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series, a performance from the 2017 Chicago Latino Music Festival, flutist Demarre McGill, and the Dover Quartet.
June 15 – June 19, 2020
June 19, 2020
Join WFMT for Music in Chicago this week, when we'll hear encore broadcasts of the Impromptu and Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series, a performance by Philharmonia Baroque at the University of Chicago, the Wicker Park Choral Singers, and two Chicago-area medal winners from the 2020 Fischoff Competition.
June 10 – June 12, 2020
June 12, 2020
This week on WFMT's Music in Chicago, join us for encore broadcasts of the Donald Sinta Saxophone Quartet from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, the Escher String Quartet from the North Shore Chamber Music Festival, and an Impromptu performance by harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and guitarist Jason Vieaux.
May 25 – May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear a world-premiere recording by the Chicago Sinfonietta, music from Latin America with guitarist Fareed Haque and the KAIA Quartet, and an encore broadcast from the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series featuring the Vermeer and Arianna Quartets.
May 18 – May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020
Join WFMT for Music in Chicago this week, when we'll hear encore broadcasts of the Impromptu and Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series, a performance from the 2019 Chicago Duo Piano Festival, a new recording by the Chicago Chamber Choir, and music of Bach with Camerata Chicago.
May 11 – May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020
This week on music in Chicago, we'll feature recordings by the Chicago Arts Chorale and Orchestra, guitarist Joseph Ehrenpreis, and the Newberry Consort, along with encore broadcasts from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts and Impromptu series.
May 4 – May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear Matthew Hagle playing Liszt, a clarinet quintet from the North Shore Chamber Music Festival, Tchaikovsky with the duo of Yang and Olivia, and encore broadcasts from the Dame Myra Hess and Impromptu series.
April 27 – May 1, 2020
May 1, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, join us for encore broadcasts from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts and WFMT's Impromptu, choral music from Mexico with Chicago a cappella, and a recording by the brothers Anthony and Demarre McGill.
April 20 – April 24, 2020
April 24, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra in concert, the Chicago Panamerican Ensemble, a new recording by harpsichordist Jory Vinikour, and encore broadcasts from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts and WFMT's Impromptu series.
April 13 – April 17, 2020
April 17, 2020
Join WFMT weekdays at noon for a showcase of the region's rich classical music scene on Music in Chicago. This week, we'll hear CSO Young Artist Competition winner violinist Isabella Brown, encore broadcasts from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series and WFMT's Impromptu and Introductions, along with a recording by the Pacifica Quartet.
April 6 – April 10, 2020
April 10, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear encore broadcasts from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series and WFMT's Impromptu, along with recordings by Music of the Baroque and Camerata Chicago, and a concert performance by Cuban guitarist René Izquierdo.
March 30 – April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020
Join WFMT weekdays at noon for Music in Chicago. This week, we'll hear recordings by the Spektral Quartet, the St. Charles Singers with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, the Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Jennifer Koh and the Grant Park Orchestra, and an encore broadcast of the Chicago Harp Quartet at the Chicago Cultural Center.
March 23 – March 27, 2020
March 27, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear pianist Mūza Rubackytė in excerpts from her 2011 Impromptu on WFMT, an encore broadcast of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, along with performances by guitarist Brad Conroy, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and the Avalon String Quartet.
March 16 – March 20, 2020
March 20, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll continue our celebration of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago's centennial with concert performances of music by Mendelssohn and Holst. We'll also hear recordings by the New Black Music Repertory Ensemble and the Millar Brass Ensemble, and an encore presentation of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert from October 2019.
March 9 – March 13, 2020
March 13, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear Apollo's Fire from the 2017 Ravinia Festival, the Constellation Men's Ensemble, a live piano recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, the Civic Orchestra in concert, and a new recording by the Chicago Horn Consort.
March 2 – March 6, 2020
March 6, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear Liszt played by pianists Georgia and Louise Mangos, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra in music by Augusta Read Thomas, a live broadcast from the Cultural Center, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago in music by Britten, and a concerto recording by violinist Rachel Barton Pine.
February 24 – February 28, 2020
February 28, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear recordings by the Cavatina Duo and Music of the Baroque, a live cello and piano recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, a recording by Chicago-area guitarist Joseph Ehrenpreis, and a live WFMT Impromptu with Concerto Köln.
February 17 – February 21, 2020
February 21, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll present a live Impromptu by violinist Michael Barenboim, a celebration of Mexican music with Chicago a cappella, marimba soloist Mitya Nilov, a live piano recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and a recording by clarinetist John Bruce Yeh with the DePaul University Wind Ensemble.
February 10 – February 14, 2020
February 14, 2020
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear guitarist René Izquierdo at the Chicago Latino Music Festival, a recording by violist Matthew Lipman, a live broadcast from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert with pianist Mayta Liu Lerttamrab, Lakeshore Rush at PianoForte Chicago, and a selection from the Chicago Opera Theater's world premiere of Freedom Ride.
