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New Releases Feb. 18: Bach, Strauss, Goodyear, and More

Plus, delve into explorations of lieder, Romantic piano rep, and contemporary compositions by Richard Rodney Bennett and more.

Andris Nelsons, the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Photo: Marco Borggreve)

Associated PressApril 13, 2022

Boston Symphony Orchestra cancels Europe dates over COVID

Associated PressApril 6, 2022

For Soprano Ailyn Pérez, New Opera Roles and New Marriage

Riccardo Muti gazes pensively into the distance

Keegan MorrisApril 5, 2022

Muti Tests Positive for COVID, April 5 CSO Concert Canceled

Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence

Associated PressOctober 5, 2023

“Music transforms,” said Mickelson Pierre, who learned how to play guitar in the program and now teaches it. “It’s something extraordinary, and it leads to peace of mind.”

9 Studs Terkel Conversations for Hispanic Heritage Month

WFMTSeptember 27, 2023

Hear from Hispanic artists, writers, activists, and more from Chicago and beyond.

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Grammys 2022: See All the Classical+ Nominees (And Winners)

Keegan MorrisApril 1, 2022

The 64th Grammy Awards will occur on Sunday, April 3 in Las Vegas. Here are the categories, nominees, and eventually, winners, for the classical, jazz, and world music fields.

Video: Violinist Maya Buchanan Plays Beethoven & Music Inspired by ‘Carmen’

Keegan MorrisMarch 31, 2022

Ascendant violinist Maya Buchanan joined WFMT and pianist Milana Pavchinskaya to share the "Spring" Violin Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven and the Carmen Fantasie Brillante by Jenő Hubay.

New ‘La bohème’ tells story in reverse for happy ending

Associated PressMarch 31, 2022

The director says that the reinterpretation emphasizes the power of love despite inevitable death and disappointment.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff