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Grammy Nominees 2025

Dive in to the classical, jazz, contemporary, folk, screen, and stage nominees!

Keegan MorrisJuly 27, 2021

Mayor Lightfoot Designates ‘Riccardo Muti Day’ To Honor Maestro’s 80th Birthday

Oliver CamachoJuly 23, 2021

First Planned for 2020, Opera Festival of Chicago Finally Opens Inaugural Season

Associated PressJuly 23, 2021

Olympics ceremony uses music from Japanese video games

World champion says Rubik’s Cube and violin go hand in hand

Associated PressFebruary 1, 2023

Stanley Chapel is capable of remembering and applying thousands of algorithms to solve a Rubik’s Cube and performing one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s violin sonatas from memory.

Tracing the Life and Career of Chicago Icon Mavis Staples

Adela SkowronskiFebruary 1, 2023

Humble. Thoughtful. Legendary. After more than 70 years, Mavis Staples' career is greater than any single word.

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Masumi Per Rostad on Beethoven, YouTube, and the Viola

Adela SkowronskiJuly 16, 2021

Masumi Per Rostad is an artist completely steeped in classical music. He chats with WFMT ahead of his performance at the Grant Park Music Festival this weekend.