Stories

Chicago Opera Theater Reveals 2026-27 Season

The season includes a rare operatic staging of a classic Oscar Wilde comedy.

WFMTNovember 6, 2025

Fiesta! Host Elbio Barilari to be Honored by the International Latino Cultural Center

Adela SkowronskiNovember 4, 2025

New Releases Nov. 4: Women’s Voices

Associated PressNovember 3, 2025

Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening.

Two male singers front an early music ensemble and a row of women singers and a row of male singers. A conductor faces the ensemble.

New Releases Feb 3: Music by the Sea

Adela SkowronskiFebruary 3, 2026

New music from a few countries by the water – Estonia, Latvia, and the British Isles – is added to WFMT’s music library. From elsewhere in Europe, Collegium 1704 and Collegium Vocale 1704 present new works of Jan Dismas Zelenka, a composer born in Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic). Plus, two celebrated pianists dedicate their latest recordings to women composers and ...

New Releases Jan 27: World Premieres

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 27, 2026

Pianist-composer Hayato Sumino, violinist Linda Hedlund, and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato with Time for Three present world premieres.

Playlists

music for peace and pacifism

Playlist: Pacifism in Classical Music

Playlist: What Makes a Verdi Baritone? Sherrill Milnes and Quinn Kelsey Explain

Playlist: 10 Jazzed Up Versions of Chopin Classics

Playlist: Classical Music for an Abundant Autumn, Selected by WFMT

American Takes Top Prize at International Chopin Piano Competition

Adela SkowronskiOctober 28, 2025

Eric Lu from Massachusetts is the first American pianist to win the award since Garrick Ohlsson in 1970.

Black and white photograph of Johann Strauss Jr. with imperial beard.

200 Years of Strauss Junior

Adela SkowronskiOctober 28, 2025

WFMT hosts weigh in with their thoughts on the "Waltz King" for his 200th birthday.

New Releases Oct. 21: American Composers

Adela SkowronskiOctober 21, 2025

Black Moon trio presents works by Indigenous composers, Marin Alsop celebrates music of Anna Clyne, and more.