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Man in patterned black and white shirt and white hat plays guitar and sings onstage

In ‘Sinners’ and his music, Buddy Guy is keeping the blues alive. It hasn’t been easy

Guy’s new album features Peter Frampton and the Eagles’ Joe Walsh and arrives a few months after the blues legend appeared in Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed film Sinners.

Associated PressMarch 22, 2024

In one Ukrainian city, ballet in a bomb shelter is an escape from the horrors of war

Julian Rhee smiles wearing red eyeglasses and black tee shirt swhile holding a violin

Keegan MorrisMarch 21, 2024

Julian Rhee and Balourdet Quartet Among Avery Fisher Career Grant Winners

Oil painting portrait of Marin Marais, French composer. He is a white man with a round face, wearing a long, curly, off-white wig that falls to his shoulders. He is dressed in a golden coat, and is holding a viola da gamba horizontally across his lap, as if he's about to strum the instrument.

Adela SkowronskiMarch 21, 2024

Rare Collection of Flute Music Thrills Early Music World

Nighttime at the Grant Park Music Festival as the public gazes upon the striking Pritzker Pavilion, lit in multicolor and with the Grant Park Orchestra onstage. The skyline in the background

Grant Park Music Festival 2025 Season: Guerrero Era Begins

Keegan MorrisJanuary 7, 2025

Marking the free classical music festival's first season led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero.

votive candles lit against a black background

In Their Own Words: Remembering Those Who Died in 2024

Candice AgreeJanuary 2, 2025

WFMT remembers those who died in 2024: those we know from our community and those we never met, but who spoke to us through their work.

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Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting in moody, darkly lit photo

Esa-Pekka Salonen to leave San Francisco Symphony, citing dispute with orchestra’s board

Associated PressMarch 14, 2024

“I do not share the same goals for the future of the institution as the board of governors does,” Salonen said in a statement.

Abel Selaocoe, in a vibrant blue suit and green shirt, is immersed in music as he plays the cello with eyes closed

Alsop, Conlon, Dudamel: Ravinia Shares ’24 Season

Keegan MorrisMarch 14, 2024

Plus chamber music and ensemble appearances from renowned Chicago artists.

A tall African-American man hugs a shorter African-American woman from behind. The woman is crying. The man is looking off into the distance. They are standing by a white, closed casket with flowers on top.

With Mazzola Extended, Lyric Opera Explores Contrast in 2024–2025 Season

Adela SkowronskiMarch 12, 2024

The season includes 9 programs, including concerts from opera and musical theater royalty.

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree