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.
October 5, 2026 – October 9, 2026
October 9, 2026, 12:00 pm
Listen this week to pianist David Schrader, the Chicago Sinfonietta, Trio Caspar, the Millar Brass Ensemble, and Apollo's Fire.
May 11, 2026 – May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
This week, Music in Chicago will feature Chicago a cappella, Ars Musica Chicago, Trio Eris, Duo Sequenza, and the Dover Quartet.
May 4, 2026 – May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026
This week, Music in Chicago will feature the Gallwas Twins, Gaudete Brass, violinist Diomedes Saraza Jr. and pianist Victor Asuncion, trumpeter Stephen Burns, and harmonica player Corky Siegel.
April 27, 2026 – May 1, 2026
May 1, 2026
This week, WFMT will feature the Lincoln Trio, Northwestern University Cello Ensemble, pianist Angie Zhang, the William Ferris Chorale, and the Orion Ensemble.
April 20, 2026 – April 24, 2026
April 24, 2026
Enjoy performances this week by pianist Claire Huangci, Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet, pianist Mackenzie Melemed, Blue Violet Duo, and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
April 13, 2026 – April 17, 2026
April 17, 2026
This week's lineup features the Grant Park Chorus, Third Coast Percussion, cellist Julia-Hyunji Lee and pianist Umi Garrett, the Chicago Sinfonietta, and La Caccina.
April 6, 2026 – April 10, 2026
April 10, 2026
Join us this week when we feature the winner of the 2026 Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition, oboist Alex Klein, pianist Amiri Harewood, the Kontras Quartet, and Music of the Baroque.
March 30, 2026 – April 3, 2026
April 3, 2026
Music in Chicago will feature performances and recordings by Bella Voce, pianist Matthew Hagle, violinist Claire Bourg and pianist Kyle Orth, composer Clarice Assad, and violinist Susanne Hou with Camerata Chicago.
March 23, 2026 – March 27, 2026
March 27, 2026
This week, Music in Chicago will feature the St. Charles Singers, clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, cellist Jenny Bahk and pianist Linda Lee, the Chicago Brass Quintet, and pianist Julia Siciliano.
March 2, 2026 – March 4, 2026
March 4, 2026
Music in Chicago will highlight the Aznavoorian Duo, Haymarket Opera Company, and a live performance by violist Jay Julio and pianist Josh Tatsuo Cullen.
February 23, 2026 – February 27, 2026
February 27, 2026
This week, Music in Chicago will feature violinist Robert Chen, the Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, pianist Hyerim Lee, violinist Caitlin Edwards, and Axiom Brass.
February 16, 2026 – February 20, 2026
February 20, 2026
Music in Chicago will highlight performances by the Avalon String Quartet, Lakeshore Rush, pianist Yeontaek Oh, cellist Alexander Hersh, and the Millar Brass Ensemble.
February 9, 2026 – February 13, 2026
February 13, 2026
This week's Music in Chicago features performances by duo pianists Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, guitarist Brandon Acker, the ~Nois Quartet, Apollo's Fire, and the Cavatina Duo.
February 2, 2026 – February 6, 2026
February 6, 2026
This week's lineup of artists features the Black Oak Ensemble, Chicago Chorale, the Amnis Piano Quartet, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and pianist Natasha Stojanovska.
January 26, 2026 – January 30, 2026
January 30, 2026
On Music in Chicago this week, you'll hear music by composer Regina Harris Baiocchi, hornist Jonathan Boen, pianist Joshua Mhoon, Quintet Attacca, and the Oriana Singers.
January 19, 2026 – January 23, 2026
January 23, 2026
Enjoy performances this week by guitarist Denis Azabagić, Constellation Men's Ensemble, pianist Stephanie Tang, Camerata Chicago, and Duo F.A.E.
January 12, 2026 – January 16, 2026
January 16, 2026
This week's featured artists are the Kontras Quartet, composer James M. Stephenson, pianist Kacper Żaromski, violinist Karisa Chiu, and the Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble.
January 5, 2026 – January 9, 2026
January 9, 2026
Our featured artists this week on Music in Chicago include violinist Martin Davids, pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, pianist Motti Fang-Bentov, Trio Settecento, and oboist Alex Klein.
December 29, 2025 – January 2, 2026
January 2, 2026
Join us this week on Music in Chicago for recordings by the Black Moon Trio, harpsichordist Jory Vinikour, the Pacifica Quartet, the EStrella Piano Duo, and saxophonist Julian Velasco.
December 22 – December 26, 2025
December 26, 2025
Join us this week for holiday selections from the St. Charles Singers, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass, Consonance-Chicago Choral Artists, and the Grant Park Chorus, and music of Beethoven with the Dover Quartet.
December 15 – December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025
This week's performances on Music in Chicago feature Music of the Baroque, pianist Gilles Vonsattel, Bella Voce, Northside Brass, and the William Ferris Chorale.