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.
November 11 – November 15, 2019
November 15, 2019
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear two performances from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, pianist Marc-André Hamelin in recital at Northwestern University, a brass ensemble from the Merit School of Music, and a fascinating collaboration between the Kontras Quartet and the Kruger Brothers.
November 6 – November 8, 2019
November 8, 2019
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 a live broadcast from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert with pianist Hilda Huang, Demarre and Anthony McGill with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble.
October 14 – October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019
Join us this week on Music in Chicago, when we'll hear recordings by the Black Oak Ensemble, Bella Voce, and flutist Jennie Oh Brown, a live broadcast from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert with the Merz Trio, and performances from Camerata Chicago and the North Shore Chamber Music Festival.
October 7 – October 11, 2019
October 11, 2019
This week, we'll hear music from the Ravinia Festival with the Emerson Quartet, a recording by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass, a live broadcast from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert with pianist Lucas Krupinski, a recording by Rachel Barton Pine and Ars Antigua, and Rachmaninoff performed at this year's Chicago Duo Piano Festival.
September 30 – October 4, 2019
October 4, 2019
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear recordings by the St. Charles Singers and the KAIA String Quartet with guistarist Fareed Haque,, a live piano recital from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, a live Impromptu by Chamber Music Chicago, and a musical farewell from WFMT's Program Director David Polk.
September 23 – 27, 2019
September 27, 2019
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear recordings by the Chicago Harp Quartet and the Pacifica Quartet with guitarist Sharon Isbin, a live broadcast from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert by the Aruna Saxophone Quartet, and two performances from this year's Thirsty Ears Festival.
September 16 – 20, 2019
September 20, 2019
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear recordings by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Cavatina Duo, the Escher String Quartet at this year's North Shore Chamber Music Festival, Schubert from the Chicago Duo Piano Festival, and a recital by cellist Gary Hoffman and pianist Jon Kimura Parker at the Ravinia Festival.
September 9 – 13, 2019
September 13, 2019
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear a live Impromptu with pianist Alon Goldstein, a recording by the Chicago Sinfonietta, a live violin and piano recital from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert, clarinetist Ilya Shterenberg and the Escher String Quartet at this year's North Shore Chamber Music Festival, and violinist Ilya Kaler in Autumn from Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
September 2 – 6, 2019
September 6, 2019
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear the Spektral Quartet displaying the humorous side of Haydn, Tchaikovsky with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, a live flute and piano recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, Gautier Capuçon and Jean-Yves Thibaudet from the Ravinia Festival, and a recording by the Northwestern University Cello Ensemble.
August 26 – 30, 2019
August 30, 2019
Coming up this week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear Camerata Chicago in music by Benjamin Britten, Trio Settecento from their album of Italian chamber works, a live piano recital from the Chicago Cultural Center, the St. Charles Singers performing music of Debussy, and a classic recording by Chicago Pro Musica.
August 19 – 23, 2019
August 23, 2019
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll present a live Impromptu featuring music by Charlie Chaplin, English choral music from St. James Cathedral, a live saxophone and piano recital from the Cultural Center, the Juilliard String Quartet at the Ravinia Festival, and music by Chicago composer Shelley Foster Gurin.
August 12 – 16, 2019
August 16, 2019
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear new choral works by Chicago composer Gregory Hutter, the Avalon String Quartet and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang from the Rush Hour Concert series, a live broadcast from the Cultural Center with pianist Kimberly Han, Stile Antico at the Ravinia Festival, and a live Impromptu with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers.
August 5 – 9, 2019
August 9, 2019
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 music from the Ravinia Festival with the Lincoln Trio, a recording by the Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble, a live broadcast from the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert with the Hessler Duo, the Escher String Quartet at this year's North Shore Chamber Music Festival, and Schubert performed by piano duo Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem.
July 29-August 2, 2019: Elliott Golub, Civitas Ensemble, Huiping Cai, Chicago Sinfonietta, Wicker Park Choral Singers
August 2, 2019
WFMT now gives you a daily connection to the amazing wealth and variety of classical music in the Chicago region. Music in Chicago is heard weekdays at noon, featuring recordings and live performances by area soloists and ensembles and visiting artists. This Monday, we pay tribute to the late violinist Elliott Golub. On Tuesday, we’ll hear the Civitas Ensemble from ...
July 22-26, 2019: Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Tamara Wilson, Tara Lynn Ramsey, Ifetayo Ali-Landing, Bach & Beethoven Experience
July 26, 2019
WFMT now gives you a daily connection to the amazing wealth and variety of classical music in the Chicago region. Music in Chicago is heard weekdays at noon, featuring recordings and live performances by area soloists and ensembles and visiting artists. This Monday, we’re sharing music from the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. On Tuesday, we’ll hear a past WFMT Facebook Live ...
July 15-19, 2019: Camerata Chicago, Esther Lee & Sung Chang, Tom Zalmanov, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Brasil Guitar Duo
July 19, 2019
WFMT now gives you a daily connection to the amazing wealth and variety of classical music in the Chicago region. Music in Chicago is heard weekdays at noon, featuring recordings and live performances by area soloists and ensembles and visiting artists. This Monday, we’ll share a recording by Camerata Chicago. On Tuesday, we’ll hear a past Dame Myra Hess concert ...
July 8-12, 2019: Escher Quartet, Pablo Sáinz Villegas, Gabriel Martins, St. John Cantius Church, Spektral Quartet
July 12, 2019
WFMT now gives you a daily connection to the amazing wealth and variety of classical music in the Chicago region. Music in Chicago is heard weekdays at noon, featuring recordings and live performances by area soloists and ensembles and visiting artists. This Monday, we’re sharing music from the Escher Quartet. On Tuesday, we’ll hear a WFMT Impromptu by guitarist Pablo ...
July 1-5, 2019: Wicker Park Choral Singers, Camerata Chicago, Pianist YinJia Lin, and Elgin Symphony Orchestra
July 5, 2019
Starting this July, WFMT will give you a daily connection to the amazing wealth and variety of classical music in the Chicago region. Music in Chicago will now be heard weekdays at noon, featuring concert and commercial recordings by area soloists and ensembles. This Monday, we’re sharing a program of new music by the Wicker Park Choral Singers. On Tuesday, ...
2019 Rush Hour Concerts at St. James Cathedral
June 21, 2019
In the Summer of 2000, concert pianist and civic leader Deborah Sobol founded the Rush Hour Concert series to reinvent the traditional classical music concert format by presenting chamber music masterworks in an engaging setting, accessible to all. These 30-minute concerts offer unparalleled access to repertoire spanning 700 years, performed by world-class musicians from Chicago’s leading ensembles including the Chicago Symphony ...
Chicago Chamber Choir: Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil
June 21, 2019
The Chicago Chamber Choir, a 40-voice ensemble, concluded its 2018/2019 season with Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil. Originally intended for liturgical use, these stunning polyphonic settings of Russian Orthodox chant evoke introspection and jubilation in both religious and secular contexts. Rachmaninoff’s orchestration of the choir leads to some of the most awe-inspiring, dramatic moments in choral music.
