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Portrait of Florence Price Later in Life Looking at the Camera.

New Releases Jul. 8: Price, Brahms, Film

Price concertos, Brahms symphonies, and works for film. Plus a wide variety of contemporary brass works, and music composed by Wilhelm Furtwängler.

Keegan MorrisDecember 11, 2023

Now Adored, It Took 200 Years for Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos to Hit Their Stride. Here’s Why.

a snow globe containing wintry pine trees sits upon a snowbank, with trees and lights out of focus behind

Oliver CamachoDecember 7, 2023

Playlist: The Best Classical Christmas Albums of 2023

A group portrait of the 2023 Kennedy Center honorees — Queen Latifah, Barry Gibb, Renée Fleming, Billy Crystal, and Dionne Warwick —alongside US government officials and arts administrators

Associated PressDecember 5, 2023

Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick

Superstitious Minds: Haunting Classical Music Customs

Katherine BuzardOctober 17, 2024

Quirky customs, long-lived legends, and other classical curiosities and superstitions.

Chicago International Film Fest: Music and Arts Screenings for 2024

Keegan MorrisOctober 14, 2024

Delve into the rich legacy of one of Chicago’s most important activist/journalists (through the work of one of its premier sculptors), witness the life of one of opera’s most beloved divas, and take part in a celebration of Black film composers!

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Jane Glover conducts Music of the Baroque at Millennium Park, with audience in the background

Music of the Baroque Pays Tribute to Its Past, Chicago in Windy City Program

Keegan MorrisNovember 16, 2023

"I’ve been with this group now for over 20 years. It is glorious."

Grammy 2024 Nominees Announced

WFMTNovember 10, 2023

Peruse the hopefuls for classical, jazz, soundtrack, and more!

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Playlist: Classical Music for Reading

Adela Skowronski

Whether you're poring over a biography, traversing a novel, or perhaps writing something yourself, WFMT’s reading playlist is made to help you relax, focus, and get lost in literature.

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