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How Handel’s Messiah Became a Beloved Tradition

Handel’s landmark oratorio had its fans when it premiered… so why was it so controversial?

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 5, 2021

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Favorite Composers’ Habits?

Adela SkowronskiAugust 26, 2021

Quiz: Composer ABCs

WFMTAugust 26, 2021

Audiences to Return, Venue to Move for Weekly Hess Concerts

Classical Music Aerial Adventure: Winter in Chicago

WFMTMarch 2, 2023

With spellbinding aerial footage of Chicago, you'll hear acclaimed artists playing wonderful, wintry classical music.

Wayne Shorter, in a close up, mesmerizing in a saxophone performance against a blue backgorund

Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophone pioneer, dies at 89

Associated PressMarch 2, 2023

Earlier in 2023, Shorter won a Grammy for best improvised jazz solo for “Endangered Species” with Leo Genovese.

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Playlist: A Classical Fishing Trip

George PrestonAugust 20, 2021

10 pieces of music inspired by angling and sea creatures

Artist Icebreaker: Bass-baritone David Govertsen

Adela SkowronskiAugust 19, 2021

Is it luck? Preparation? Skill? David Govertsen thinks it's a little bit of each that has guided him to some of the city's biggest stages.

Carnegie Adjusts Program for Return, Adds Beethoven Cycle

Associated PressAugust 19, 2021

Carnegie Hall has changed the program for its return from the coronavirus shutdown and added a Beethoven cycle to the season with the Philadelphia Orchestra and music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Mornings with Jan Weller