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.
July 13, 2026 – July 17, 2026
July 17, 2026, 12:00 pm
This week on Music in Chicago: Trio Settecento, Camerata Chicago, violist JungAhn Shin and pianist Umi Garrett, La Caccina, and duo pianists Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem.
May 23 – May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022
This week on Music on Chicago, enjoy a performance of Spring from Vivaldi's Four Seasons with violinist Rika Seko, recordings by pianist Tom Hicks and organist Gail Archer, a live recital from the Dame Myra Hess Concerts, and an Impromptu encore with violinist Vadim Gluzman and pianist Angela Yoffe.
May 16 – May 20, 2022
May 20, 2022
The Dover Quartet starts off this week's lineup on Music in Chicago. We'll also feature recordings by violinist Gina DiBello and the Axiom Brass, along with our Wednesday broadcast from the Dame Myra Hess Concert and an Impromptu encore with the Hugo Wolf Quartet.
May 9 – May 13, 2022
May 13, 2022
On WFMT's weekday showcase of local musicians, join us for recordings by the Lincoln Trio, violinist Martin Davids, and the Constellation Men's Ensemble. The Balourdet Quartet performs on the live Hess Concert on Wednesday, and our Impromptu encore features tenor Lawrence Brownlee.
May 2 – May 6, 2022
May 6, 2022
Recordings by the Oriana Singers, David Schrader, and Civitas Ensemble will be featured on Music in Chicago this week. We'll also bring you a live viola and piano recital from the Dame Myra Hess Concerts and an encore broadcast of Impromptu with guitarist Stephane Wrembel.
April 25 – April 29, 2022
April 29, 2022
Coming up this week, Music in Chicago will highlight the Cavatina Duo, Chicago Children's Choir, and International Chamber Artists. Pianist Tom Hicks performs on the Dame Myra Hess Concert, and our Impromptu encore features music of Brahms with cellist Zuill Bailey and pianist Awadagin Pratt.
April 18 – April 22, 2022
April 22, 2022
Music in Chicago returns this week, starting with a new album by the Aznavoorian Duo. We'll also feature the winner of the CSO Young Artist Competition, the Newberry Consort in music from 17th-century Mexico, a live broadcast from the Hess Concert Series, and the Anderson and Roe piano duo in a performance from 2018.
March 28 – March 30, 2022
April 1, 2022
Duo pianists Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem play music of Liszt to lead off this shortened week of Music in Chicago features. We'll hear the Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble in a recent work by James Curnow. On Wednesday, we go to the Dame Myra Hess Series for a live recital by violinist Maya Buchanan and pianist Milana Pavchinskaya.
March 21 – March 25, 2022
March 25, 2022
This week's lineup on Music in Chicago includes recordings by clarinetist Anthony McGill, the Chicago Arts Chorale and Orchestra, and Northwestern University's Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Pianist Daniel Lebhardt performs in the live Dame Myra Hess Concert, and the Danish String Quartet is featured on Friday's Impromptu encore.
March 14 – March 18, 2022
March 18, 2022
On Music in Chicago this week, you'll hear the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Music of the Baroque, flutist Brandon Patrick George and pianist Jacob Greenberg in a live recital, music by Chicago composer Robert M. Hutmacher, and an Impromptu encore with pianist Mūza Rubackytė.
March 7 – March 11, 2022
March 11, 2022
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll feature Gaudete Brass, cellist Wendy Warner, Duo Sequenza, a live cello and piano recital from the Dame Myra Hess Concerts, and an Impromptu encore with violinist Tai Murray and harpist Ann Hobson Pilot.
February 28 – March 4, 2022
March 4, 2022
This week on Music in Chicago, hear performances by local artists and ensembles, including Camerata Chicago, composer Gregory Hutter, and the Chicago Harp Quartet. On Wednesday, there's a live violin recital from the Dame Myra Hess Series, and Friday's Impromptu encore features Argentinean guitarist Juan Falú.
February 21 – February 25, 2022
February 25, 2022
This week on Music in Chicago, WFMT highlights the artistry of guitarist Denis Azabagic, composer Doug Lofstrom, and Chicago a cappella. Mezzo soprano Katherine Beck and pianist Chris Reynolds perform live in the Dame Myra Hess series, and our Impromptu encore features pianist Marc-André Hamelin.
February 14 – February 18, 2022
February 18, 2022
This week's Music in Chicago schedule includes a work by composer Stacy Garrop, performances by Jonathan Boen, Ars Antigua, and Barcelona Duo de Guitarra, and a live cello and piano recital from the Dame Myra Hess Series.
February 7 – February 11, 2022
February 11, 2022
Join WFMT this week for a wide variety of performances on Music in Chicago. You'll hear recordings by the Rembrandt Chamber Players, Fifth House Ensemble, and the vocal trio Artemisia. Pianist Zheyu (Crystal) Jiang plays on Wednesday's live Hess concert, and we revisit a beautiful Valentine's Day Impromptu with tenor Joseph Calleja.
January 31 – February 4, 2022
February 4, 2022
Join us for recordings by violinist Robert Chen, harpsichordist Jory Vinikour, and the Black Oak Ensemble this week on Music in Chicago. There will also be a live recital broadcast from the Dame Myra Hess Concerts and an encore presentation of the Imani Winds' performance on WFMT's Impromptu series.
January 24 – January 28, 2022
January 28, 2022
WFMT showcases our area's classical music scene every weekday at noon. This week on Music in Chicago, hear violist Helen Callus, Chicago Chorale, Midsummer's Music, a live recital from the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series, and pianist Reginald R. Robinson in a 2017 performance on Impromptu.
January 17 – January 21, 2022
January 21, 2022
On this week's Music in Chicago features, we'll highlight the Chicago Sinfonietta, the Waller and Maxwell Guitar Duo, and William Ferris Chorale. Also join us for a live broadcast by the Avalon String Quartet in the Dame Myra Hess Series and an Impromptu encore with Anthony Molinaro and Howard Levy.
January 10 – January 14, 2022
January 14, 2022
Local artists and performances are showcased each weekday at noon on Music in Chicago. This week, we bring you recordings by Mary Stolper, Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues, and Vadim Gluzman and Angela Yoffe. We'll also go downtown for a live Hess Concert broadcast and hear the ensemble Sybarite5 in their WFMT debut from 2013.
January 3 – January 7, 2022
January 7, 2022
This week's lineup on Music in Chicago includes stellar recordings by these local artists: pianist Daniel Schlosberg, flutist Jennie Oh Brown, and violist Matthew Lipman. The first live Dame Myra Hess Concert of 2022 features pianist Simon Karakulidi, and Friday's Impromptu Encore is a performance from 2012 by Fulcrum Point New Music Project.
December 27 – December 31, 2021
December 31, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, WFMT will sample recordings by renowned local artists and groups, including the Orion Ensemble, violinist Janet Sung, KAIA String Quartet, and Trio Settecento. We'll also hear guitarist Paul Galbraith in an Impromptu broadcast from 2017.
