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.
June 1, 2026 – June 5, 2026
June 5, 2026, 12:00 pm
This week, Music in Chicago will feature composer Doug Lofstrom, harpsichordist Jory Vinikour, pianist Oscar Jiang, violinist Janet Sung, and the ~Nois ensemble.
July 20 – July 24, 2020
July 24, 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, recital performances by guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas and violist Matthew Lipman, and a recording by the Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble.
July 13 – July 17, 2020
July 17, 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, the KAIA String Quartet and Imani Winds in performance, and a new recording by cellist Sophie Webber with Chicago's Church of the Ascension Choir.
July 6 – July 10, 2020
July 10, 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, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a recent recording by the Chicago Sinfonietta, and the Civitas Ensemble from last year's Rush Hour Concert Series.
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.
