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Pianist Simone Dinnerstein poses at a staircase in a city

New Releases June 9: Chicago Guests

Rounding up new music from local artists, partners, or artists who regularly perform in Chicago.

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

Sondra Radvanovsky in sleeveless black leather dress, elbows resting on a stack of opera scores, hands folded under chin, smiling, in a girlish pose, strawberry bonde hair, on stage of the Ardis Krainik at the Civic Opera House, empty auditorium out of focus in background.

New Releases Mar 31: Puccini, Vivaldi, and Jóhann Jóhannsson

Oliver CamachoMarch 30, 2026

A mix that includes an all-women a capella ensemble, late Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, and lute concertos beyond Vivaldi's own.

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.

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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 ...