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Classical Voyages: Paris

Allons-y à Paris! Join us on a musical tour of Paris, the City of Light.

WFMTFebruary 23, 2023

Watch Star Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden Play Beach & Debussy

Associated PressFebruary 20, 2023

Anthem for Charles III’s coronation written by Lloyd Webber

Keegan MorrisFebruary 15, 2023

CSO 2023-24 Season Announced: Myriad Guest Conductors as Muti Era Closes

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

Keegan MorrisMarch 29, 2024

"This is a tra-ge-dy. It’s not going to go right in the end. And that’s hard."

A picture of violins or fiddles hanging in a luthier shop, with the middle orange-brown colored violin in sharp focus.

What Makes a Fiddle?

Adela SkowronskiMarch 27, 2024

While “violin” exists only as a noun, the word "fiddle" also carries multiple meanings beyond just the instrument.

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Dudamel to become NY Philharmonic music director, leave LA

Associated PressFebruary 7, 2023

Dudamel is scheduled to conduct three performances of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony in May.

Still from TÁR (2022): Tár rehearses music newly admitted orchestra cellist Olga Metkina

Tár Music Supervisor: ‘It’s rare to have classical music on screen in that way’

Hannah EdgarFebruary 7, 2023

A conversation with Lucy Bright about the ethical considerations of music supervision, Tár’s most surprising musical Easter eggs, and more.

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic's Orbert Davis and Mark Ingram

WFMT Classical Conversations: Chicago Jazz Philharmonic

WFMTFebruary 2, 2023

WFMT hosted Chicago Jazz Philharmonic’s Orbert Davis and Mark Ingram, who discussed Davis's Emmy-winning score for WTTW’s DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis, their love of jazz, and more.

Music for the Afternoon