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The Hidden Gems of Maurice Ravel

Among the composer’s lesser known works are pieces inspired by ticking clocks, talking animals, and Madagascar folk songs!

WFMTJuly 25, 2022

Video: Violinist Julian Rhee & Pianist Xiaohui Yang play Mozart & Strauss

Mary MazurekJuly 25, 2022

How To Choose the Best Speakers to Listen to WFMT (and All Your Favorite Music!)

Associated PressJuly 22, 2022

Pete Seeger gets own stamp; ceremony planned at Newport Folk

Kaija Saariaho works thoughtfully at a desk

In Their Own Words: Remembering Those Who Died in 2023

Candice AgreeDecember 29, 2023

Recognizing the Chicagoans, musicians, artists, and friends of WFMT who died this past year.

fireworks illuminate the night sky over the Acropolis in Athens, Greece

Celebrate New Year’s Songs From Around the World

Adela SkowronskiDecember 29, 2023

From Bulgaria to Denmark, some of our most beloved — and unique — traditions come when it's time to welcome the New Year!

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US soprano, offended by blackface, pulls out of Italy opera

Associated PressJuly 16, 2022

Soprano Angel Blue will be bowing out of La Traviata because the theater recently mounted another Verdi opera using blackface.

Bramwell Tovey, conductor and composer, dies at 69

Adela SkowronskiJuly 14, 2022

After a long bout with cancer, Tovey died on July 12. Tovey appeared as both a conductor and pianist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and other top orchestras.

Pianist Stewart Goodyear on the Magic of Music

WFMTJuly 11, 2022

"Every time I play a piece of music, I train my mind to look at a score fresh."

Mornings with Jan Weller