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New Releases Mar. 4: Hough, Okpebholo, Schumann, Walton — Plus Soviet Censorship and Latin Rhythms

Album-length explorations of works by Chicago's Shawn E. Okpebholo, pianist-composer Stephen Hough, as well as the 20th-century master William Walton and Romantic era great Robert Schumann.

The Hidden Gems of Maurice Ravel

Among the composer's lesser known works are pieces inspired by ticking clocks, talking animals, and Madagascar folk songs!

5 Chart-Topping Musicians You Didn’t Know Got Their Start with Classical Music

Laufey hopes that “an older audience finds a sound in my music that reminds them of when they were younger... and for a younger audience is that it’s introducing something new...”

Virtuoso Marc-André Hamelin’s Mastery on Display on Live From WFMT (Video)

Marc-André Hamelin demonstrated his incredible command of the piano in a live performance on WFMT's airwaves.

Playlist: Electrifying Classical Music Fireworks

WFMT is bringing you the fire with a curated playlist of pyrotechnic music.