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.
July 12 – July 16, 2021
July 16, 2021
Every weekday at noon, WFMT showcases local classical artists on Music in Chicago. Join us this week for recordings by the Waller and Maxwell Guitar Duo, the Chicago Arts Chorale and Orchestra, and violist Helen Callus, as well as a live broadcast from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore of the Impromptu series.
July 5 – July 9, 2021
July 9, 2021
Join WFMT weekdays at noon for Music in Chicago. This week features a new recording by the Lincoln Trio, music from Northwestern University's Symphonic Wind Ensemble, a recent performance from the Rush Hour Concerts, a live recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
June 28 – July 2, 2021
July 2, 2021
Join WFMT for Music in Chicago, our daily showcase of local classical artists and ensembles. This week, we'll hear recordings by Fifth House Ensemble and Chicago a cappella, a recent performance from the Rush Hour Concerts, a live recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
June 21 – June 25, 2021
June 25, 2021
Join WFMT weekdays at noon for Music in Chicago. Coming up this week, we'll hear recordings by the Millar Brass Ensemble and Doug Lofstrom, a recent performance from the Rush Hour Concerts, a live recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
June 14 – June 18, 2021
June 18, 2021
Join WFMT weekdays at noon for Music in Chicago. Coming up this week, we'll hear a recording by Trio Settecento, new music with the Constellation Men's Ensemble, a recent performance from the Rush Hour Concerts, a live recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
June 7 – June 11, 2021
June 11, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, join WFMT for performances by the Escher String Quartet, the Aebersold and Neiweem piano duo, and the new music ensemble eighth blackbird. We'll also take you downtown to the Chicago Cultural Center for a live recital and feature an encore broadcast from the Impromptu series.
May 31 – June 4, 2021
June 4, 2021
Join WFMT at noon this week for Music in Chicago, when we'll feature recordings by the St. Charles Singers, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, and New Black Music Repertory Ensemble, a live recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
May 24 – May 28, 2021
May 28, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear recordings by Georgia and Louise Mangos, the Chicago Sinfonietta, and the Grant Park Orchestra, a live recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas in a 2016 performance from WFMT's Impromptu series.
May 17 – May 21, 2021
May 21, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear recordings by the Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble and Camerata Chicago, music by composer James Stephenson, a live recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series.
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.
