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Meet John Clare, WFMT’s New Morning Host

Ahead of his debut as WFMT’s Morning Music host, WFMT spoke with John Clare to welcome him to Chicago airwaves and introduce him to listeners.

Associated PressMarch 2, 2022

2 orchestras fire Russian conductor for supporting Putin

Associated PressMarch 1, 2022

Verbier says Gergiev resigns as festival head at its request

Associated PressMarch 1, 2022

Verdi’s ‘Don Carlos’ arrives at Met Opera in original French

André Watts, Groundbreaking Concert Pianist, Dies at 77

Adela SkowronskiJuly 14, 2023

In 1963, Watts made his national television debut performing Liszt's First Piano Concerto with Leonard Bernstein and the NY Phil.

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Northwestern’s Music Series Returns with Chamber Music, Piano, Guitar Luminaries

WFMTJuly 11, 2023

Including an all-women lineup of respected pianists.

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Black classical artists: George Bridgetower, Hazel Scott, Jessye Norman, and Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Playlist: 11 Black Performers Instrumental to Classical Music

Adela SkowronskiFebruary 25, 2022

Here are just a few Black performers who changed the course of classical music… and continue to inspire us today!

Gergiev, Putin friend, out of Vienna Philharmonic US tour

Associated PressFebruary 24, 2022

Carnegie Hall says Valery Gergiev, a conductor who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will not lead the Vienna Philharmonic in a five-concert U.S. tour that starts Friday night in response "due to recent world events."

After 28 Years, Chicago Symphony Chorus Director Duain Wolfe Gives a ‘Joyous Farewell’

Keegan MorrisFebruary 24, 2022

"I’ve been very lucky. Not only did I get the world’s best job, but I also got to work closely with the world’s best conductors: Barenboim, Muti, Boulez, Haitink, you name it!"

The New York Philharmonic This Week