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Día de los Muertos Events 2024

2024 concerts, festivals, celebrations, workshops, and more to celebrate Día de los Muertos in Chicago.

Associated PressJuly 15, 2021

Opera returns to open-air desert theater with diverse cast

Keegan MorrisJuly 13, 2021

Prokofiev, Hahn, Lang Lang Headline CSO’s 2021-22 Return To Stage

Adela SkowronskiJuly 8, 2021

When Worlds Collided: Classical Music Inspired by the Beautiful Game

Joyce Yang poses dramatically with the piano

Grant Park Music Festival 2023 Season Released

Keegan MorrisJanuary 10, 2023

What music will fill your summer? Grant Park shares its 2023 offerings.

Quiz: What Should Your Musical New Year’s Resolution Be?

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 4, 2023

Realistic New Year’s resolutions are difficult to create, and even harder to maintain. Let WFMT help you set some achievable, musical goals as we head into the new year!

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Quiz: Could You Be Mahler’s BFF?

Adela SkowronskiJuly 6, 2021

Answer a few questions about Gustav Mahler's life and we'll tell you whether you could be best buds!

From WTTW: 2021 Chicago Summer Festival Guide

WFMTJuly 6, 2021

As Chicago continues its emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, residents can look forward to a relatively normal summer.

Backstage at the Grant Park Music Festival, WFMT Catches Up With Christopher Bell

Keegan MorrisJuly 2, 2021

Ahead of the season premiere of the 2021 Grant Park Music Festival, WFMT met up with chorus director Christopher Bell, who reflects on returning to live music, previews the opening Independence Day Salute, and talks about a summer of great music to come.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff