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Every week, a journey of music near or far!
Join WFMT for a wide-ranging series covering concerts and programs from partner organizations in Chicago, the US, and beyond, as well as exclusive interviews and playlists from WFMT presenters and guest artists.
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Music and Conversation with Hélène Grimaud
January 24, 2024, 8:00 pm
An interview with the prodigious French pianist in advance of her recital at Symphony Center.
Music and Conversation with Maria Schneider
December 13, 2023, 8:00 pm
Maria Schneider’s music blurs the lines between genres.
Music of the Baroque: Windy City
December 6, 2023, 8:00 pm
Wind and water are at the heart of Chicago's identity; Dame Jane Glover leads a program inspired by our hometown.
A Chicagoland Holiday Preview
November 29, 2023, 8:00 pm
A roundup of select concerts for the holiday season.
Montgomery and the Blacknificent 7
November 22, 2023, 8:00 pm
Jessie Montgomery, Carlos Simon, and Jasmine Barnes join WFMT to preview the season premiere of CSO MusicNOW.
Music of the Baroque: Viva Vivaldi!
November 15, 2023, 8:00 pm
The Music of the Baroque Chorus & Orchestra is conducted by Nicholas Kraemer and is joined by violinists Gina DiBello, Kathleen Brauer, and Kevin Case, as well as Brandon Acker on the lute.
Music and Conversation with Miloš
November 8, 2023, 8:00 pm
An interview with one of the world's most celebrated classical guitarists on the release of his new album, Baroque.
Cheryl Frazes Hill on Margaret Hillis
October 25, 2023, 8:00 pm
Hillis was the first woman to regularly conduct a major symphony orchestra, she was the founder of the Chicago Symphony Chorus and served for thirty-seven years as its first director, winning nine Grammy Awards.
Music and Conversation with Jeremy Denk
October 18, 2023, 8:00 pm
An interview with the pianist and author, including a listener's guide to Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor.
Music of the Baroque
October 11, 2023, 8:00 pm
Dame Jane Glover leads the chorus and orchestra in Bach's Magnificat and Mozart's Requiem.
Apollo’s Fire: The 2023-34 Windy City Series
October 4, 2023, 8:00 pm
The Cleveland-based baroque orchestra shares its new program, a sequel to their popular Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering.
Music and Conversation with Simone Dinnerstein
September 27, 2023, 8:00 pm
A conversation with the distinctive American pianist.
Music and Conversation with Osvaldo Golijov
September 20, 2023, 8:00 pm
A conversation with the Grammy award-winning Argentine composer.
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2023-24 Season
September 13, 2023, 8:00 pm
A preview of the upcoming season with music director Ken-David Masur and the orchestra's new artistic partner, bass-baritone Dashon Burton.
Music and Conversation with Joshua Bell
September 6, 2023, 8:00 pm
The acclaimed violinist comes to WFMT to discuss his role as director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and to share his new album—the “Butterfly Lovers” Concerto.
Music and Conversation with Mary Elizabeth Bowden
August 30, 2023, 8:00 pm
An interview with the entrepreneurial classical trumpeter, who has worked to establish new trumpet repertoire collaborations and commissions.
Argentina and Roots of European Baroque with Rubén Dubrovsky
August 23, 2023, 8:00 pm
Rubén Dubrovsky traces the popular dances of the European Baroque back to Latin American and African roots.
Season Finale: Music and Conversation with Randall Goosby
June 7, 2023, 8:00 pm
The American violinist comes to WFMT to share his new album—a collaboration with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra that showcases violin concertos by Max Bruch and Florence Price.
Music of the Baroque: Circles of Friends and ’23-24
May 31, 2023, 8:00 pm
We hear MOB’s May concert Circles of Friends — featuring selections by Haydn, Mozart, and contemporaries Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf and Johann Baptist Wanhal — with an intermission feature: Declan McGovern previews the 23-24 season.
Masterworks for Organ and String Orchestra
May 24, 2023, 8:00 pm
Maestro Emanuele Andrizzi leads the Chicago College of Performing Arts Chamber Orchestra in music by Mendelssohn, Poulenc, and Vaughan Williams.