Schedule & Playlists

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

7:00 am

Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

11:00 am

Introductions

WFMT features talented young classical musicians from around the Chicago area. Please visit wfmt.com for details on today’s program.

12:00 pm

From The Paris Opera

Verdi's Aida

Saioa Hernández (Aida); Piotr Beczała (Radamès); Eve-Maud Hubeaux (Amneris); Roman Burdenko (Amonasro); Alexander Köpeczi (Ramfis); Paris Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Michele Mariotti, conductor. Sung in Italian.

3:00 pm

Afternoon Music

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

A celebration of American vocal music performed by American artists.

5:00 pm

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

JS Bach Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1043; Chad Hoopes, Bryan Lee, violins; Santa Fe Opera Orchestra musicians; Debussy "Jane" and "Romance: Silence ineffible;" Liv Redpath, soprano; George Fu, piano; Bridge Piano Trio No. 2, H. 178; Orion Weiss, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Felix Fan, cello.

6:00 pm

Weekend Evening Music

7:30 pm

Grant Park Music Festival 2026

Independence Day Salute

Live from the Pritzker Pavilion, Christopher Bell conducts the Grant Park Orchestra in this annual Chicago tradition. The family-friendly celebration includes patriotic favorites alongside Gershwin’s "Three Preludes" with principal clarinetist Dario Brignoli and Carlos Gardel’s "Tango (Por Una Cabeza)" with concertmaster Jeremy Black.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

While we mark the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding document, The Declaration of Independence, we also lift up America’s first popular songwriter, Stephen Foster, 200 years after his birth.