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New Releases Mar. 11: Composer Focuses

Explore landmark works by Jean Sibelius and Aram Khachaturian, plus unheralded repertoire by Gaetano Donizetti, Ernest Chausson, John Field, and Marie de Grandval.

Associated PressSeptember 20, 2022

Elton John to perform at White House on Friday

WFMTSeptember 18, 2022

Music for Her Majesty: Important Musical Moments in the Life of Queen Elizabeth II of England

Associated PressSeptember 16, 2022

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ to close on Broadway next year

Jazzmeia Horn, wearing a flowery headdress and a bright orange-red dress, stands in front of a tree trunk

Musical Events for Black History Month

Keegan MorrisJanuary 31, 2024

Honor Black artistry with an entire month of exciting musical events — operas, chamber concerts, jazz orchestras, broadcasts, and more!

LA Opera scraps world premiere of Bates ‘Kavalier and Clay’

Associated PressJanuary 30, 2024

“It was a very ambitious and therefore expensive project, and unfortunately in the current conditions, it wasn’t something that we can manage,” LA Opera CEO Christopher Koelsch said.

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Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis has died, age 87

Associated PressSeptember 12, 2022

The Chicago born and based Lewis was revered in jazz circles for hits like "The In Crowd" and "Hang on Sloopy." He earned three Grammys and seven gold records.

From 2015: Ramsey Lewis On His Long Overdue CSO Debut

Stephen RaskauskasSeptember 12, 2022

WFMT spoke to the Chicago-born Lewis in 2015, when, at the age of 80, his music received its first CSO performance.

Queen Elizabeth II gives a speech in 2015

Queen Elizabeth II dead after 70 years on the throne

Associated PressSeptember 8, 2022

A link to the almost-vanished generation that fought World War II, she was the only monarch most Britons have ever known, and her name defines an age: the modern Elizabethan Era.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff