Stories

Liza Malamut smiles at the camera

Looking Forward from a Crossroads with Liza Malamut, Newberry’s New Director

“I’ve been fascinated with this music for a long time — it’s extremely unusual for our preconceived notions of what Renaissance music sounds like.”

pianist and composer Gabriela Montero beams, with a chandelier and spotlight behind her

Keegan Morris | March 16, 2023

Ravinia Announces 2023 Season

audience applauding chicago classical season

WFMT | March 16, 2023

Update Your Calendars: Chicago-Area Classical Concerts Announced for 2023 and Beyond

Cat Stevents, wearing sunglasses, a denim shirt, and a cream colored tee shirt, strums a guitar and sings into a microphone onstage

Associated Press | March 15, 2023

Cat Stevens to return this summer with a new album

Lyric Opera 2023-2024 Season: Dutchman, Aida, Cinderella, Audra

Adela Skowronski | March 14, 2023

Next year's lineup of six mainstage operas offers choices for traditional and contemporary opera fans alike.

Chaim Topol

Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler’s Tevye, dies

Associated Press | March 9, 2023

The role of his life arrived in the long-running musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” in which he played Tevye.

Playlists

A red envelope for Classical Lunar New Year Playlist

Playlist: Classical Chinese Music for Lunar New Year

a menorah: classical music for hanukkah

Playlist: 8 Works for Hanukkah

Playlist: The Best Classical Christmas Albums of 2022

thanksgiving turkey music

Playlist: A Thanksgiving Feast in 20 Food-inspired Pieces

Classical Music Aerial Adventure: Winter in Chicago

WFMT | March 2, 2023

With spellbinding aerial footage of Chicago, you'll hear acclaimed artists playing wonderful, wintry classical music.

Soprano Golda Schultz

Special Programming: Women’s History Month Saturday

WFMT | March 2, 2023

On Saturday, March 4, WFMT is proud to present a day of programming to help launch Women's History Month on air.

Wayne Shorter, in a close up, mesmerizing in a saxophone performance against a blue backgorund

Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophone pioneer, dies at 89

Associated Press | March 2, 2023

Earlier in 2023, Shorter won a Grammy for best improvised jazz solo for “Endangered Species” with Leo Genovese.