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New Releases June 2: Vadim Gluzman, Viola Davis, and more

A selection featuring renewed interest in the works of Emilie Mayer, as well as celebrations of other favorite composers.

Adela SkowronskiFebruary 17, 2026

Dee Alexander Among 2026 Jazz Legacy Fellows

Portrait of Orli Shaham, smiling, in front of a light stone wall

Oliver CamachoFebruary 17, 2026

New Releases Feb 17: Exciting Chamber Works

Oliver CamachoFebruary 10, 2026

New Releases Feb 10: Revisiting

New Releases Mar 24: A Focus on Women Composers

Oliver CamachoMarch 24, 2026

Wrapping up women’s history month with a handful of albums that highlight women composers and performers.

The Fantasy of Madama Butterfly

Adela SkowronskiMarch 19, 2026

Matthew Ozawa spoke with WFMT about how virtual reality – paired with a deep love of the genre – might help audiences see one of opera's biggest works in a new light.

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Two male singers front an early music ensemble and a row of women singers and a row of male singers. A conductor faces the ensemble.

New Releases Feb 3: Music by the Sea

Adela SkowronskiFebruary 3, 2026

New music from a few countries by the water – Estonia, Latvia, and the British Isles – is added to WFMT’s music library. From elsewhere in Europe, Collegium 1704 and Collegium Vocale 1704 present new works of Jan Dismas Zelenka, a composer born in Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic). Plus, two celebrated pianists dedicate their latest recordings to women composers and ...