Stories 7 Pieces of Classical Music Featuring Unusual Instruments Expanding the orchestra’s sonic palette with some truly unorthodox instruments! Share this Post Most Popular Meet Peter van de Graaff, the New Host of Exploring Music Bach in the City Returns for Second Chicago Season New Releases August 11: Musical Discoveries Tags News 2025-2026 Announcements Just For Fun Women Composers Film and TV WFMTDecember 22, 2021 See Photo Highlights from WFMT’s 70th Anniversary Day of Celebration Keegan MorrisDecember 16, 2021 WFMT’s Classical Conversations With Pianist Norman Malone and the Creators of the ‘For the Left Hand’ Doc Keegan MorrisDecember 15, 2021 Stream Highlight Performances from WFMT’s 70th Anniversary Day of Celebration Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ dead at 83 Associated PressJune 6, 2023 "Why should anybody assume that just because an artist chooses not to give interviews, he/she is a recluse?" she said in 2002. Prominent Finnish Composer Kaija Saariaho Has Died, Aged 70 Keegan MorrisJune 2, 2023 Saariaho's compositions melded live performance and electronics, winning recognition and securing commissions from numerous leading organizations. Playlists See All Chopin’s last piano gets its 19th-century features back Associated PressDecember 9, 2021 The last piano on which Frederic Chopin played and composed is being renovated by a U.S. expert who is giving it back its original mid-19th century characteristics. Video: Mother-Son Duo Performs Schubert and Wieniawski Classics WFMTDecember 9, 2021 Violinist Igor Pikayzen and pianist Tatyana Pikayzen perform two expressive, engaging fantasies. Met Opera to present Blanchard’s ‘Champion’ in April 2023 Associated PressDecember 8, 2021 The staging follows the success of the composer Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones on the opening night of this season. « Previous 1 … 242 243 244 245 246 … 676 Next »
