Rising Stars in Concert
May 18, 2025, 5:00 pm
A showcase performance by The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center 2024/25 Ensemble with the Lyric Opera Orchestra conducted by Enrique Mazzola. The program includes selections from Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld.
A Program for Mother’s Day
May 11, 2025, 6:00 am
Host Peter DuBois shares sacred music focusing on human love, as well as honoring Mary, Mother of Jesus.
An Easter Celebration
April 20, 2025, 6:00 am
Music of exaltation and triumph greets the dawn on Easter, as host Peter DuBois celebrates the Resurrection with glorious choral and organ music!
Maurice Ravel: Artist and Man – an Anniversary Portrait
March 4, 2025, 10:00 pm
Ravel’s inspired genius and quirky personality comes vibrantly to life in a mix of musical highlights and commentary from acclaimed artists with unique interpretations of the French composer's music.
New Year’s Concert 2025 with Riccardo Muti (Encore Broadcast)
January 1, 2025, 8:00 pm
An encore presentation of the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s tradition.
New Year’s Concert 2025 with Riccardo Muti
January 1, 2025, 10:00 am
The famed Vienna Philharmonic offers “a greeting of hope, friendship, and peace” in its annual New Year’s Day concert, broadcast live around the world.
New Year’s Eve with WFMT
December 31, 2024, 10:00 pm
Ring in the New Year with your favorite WFMT hosts.
Music of the Baroque: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
December 25, 2024, 10:00 pm
A performance led by Dame Jane Glover with soloists Yulia Van Doren, Emily Fons, Gwilym Bowen, Michael Sumuel.
Miracle of Miracles: Music for Hanukkah
December 25, 2024, 6:00 pm
The vocal ensemble Chicago a cappella highlights the creativity and vitality of American Jewish musical traditions.
Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker
December 25, 2024, 9:00 am
A concert performance of the complete ballet by the French National Orchestra.
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Encore Presentation
December 24, 2024, 10:00 pm
Enjoy an encore presentation of this Christmas Eve tradition, broadcast live from the Chapel of King’s College in Cambridge, England, earlier today.
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Live
December 24, 2024, 9:00 am
A beloved Christmas Eve tradition, A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols sets a tone for Christmas Eve both contemplative and celebratory.
Apollo’s Fire: Handel’s Messiah
December 23, 2024, 8:00 pm
An encore presentation of a stylish performance recorded live in concert.
Apollo’s Fire: Handel’s Messiah
December 22, 2024, 5:00 pm
Jeannette Sorrell leads a stylish performance featuring sopranos Sonya Headlam and Erica Schuller, mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider, tenor Steven Caldicott, and baritone Edward Vogel. Recorded live in concert.
Christmas Music
December 22, 2024, 6:00 am
Choral and organ music to celebrate the arrival of the Christ Child.
Winter Holidays Around the World with Bill McGlaughlin
December 21, 2024, 6:00 pm
Bill’s spirited selections hail from the British Isles, Paris, Mexico, Polynesia, and more.
Holidays with Cantus
December 19, 2024, 8:00 pm
The gentlemen of Cantus share a warm and inviting mix of music for the holidays.
Music of the Baroque at the National Museum of Mexican Art (Encore)
December 18, 2024, 8:00 pm
An encore presentation of today's live broadcast from Pilsen.
Music of the Baroque at the National Museum of Mexican Art
December 18, 2024, 12:00 pm
Live from Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
Music of the Baroque: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
December 15, 2024, 5:00 pm
Dame Jane Glover leads the Music of the Baroque chorus and orchestra with tenor Gwilym Bowen, soprano Yulia Van Doren, mezzo-soprano Emily Fons, and bass-baritone Michael Sumuel.