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Grant Park Chorus Director Christopher Bell on the Epic, Sweeping ‘Carmina Burana’

It’s not very hard to sing, but it is hard to sing well. So getting the singers to engage with it can be part of the challenge.

WFMTApril 3, 2024

Playlist: 14 Works for the Solar Eclipse

Photo portrait of new CSO music director Klaus Mäkelä, in a dark blue suit and black shirt, with a half smile

Keegan MorrisApril 2, 2024

CSO Names Klaus Mäkelä as Music Director

Keegan MorrisMarch 29, 2024

Jamie Barton on Growing as an Artist and Verdi’s Timeless Juggernaut

Meet John Clare, WFMT’s New Morning Host

January 22, 2025

Ahead of his debut as WFMT’s Morning Music host, WFMT spoke with John Clare to welcome him to Chicago airwaves and introduce him to listeners.

New Releases Jan. 21: Rufus Wainwright, Virtuosity, and Venice

January 21, 2025

A release from daring Italian cellist Giovanni Sollima mines the cultural crossroads that is Venice; a deep-dive into Fauré; a generation-spanning look at quartet repertoire; virtuosic contemporary compositions, and more.

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Acclaimed Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini dies at age 82

Associated PressMarch 25, 2024

"I grew up in a house with art and artists," Pollini said in an interview. "Old works and modern works coexisted together as part of life."

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

Associated PressMarch 22, 2024

Practicing in a bomb shelter means the girls can keeping dancing through the almost hourly air raid alerts.

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Julian Rhee and Balourdet Quartet Among Avery Fisher Career Grant Winners

Keegan MorrisMarch 21, 2024

Plus, the first percussion ensemble to receive this prestigious career grant.

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