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Pianist Simone Dinnerstein poses at a staircase in a city

New Releases June 9: Chicago Guests

Rounding up new music from local artists, partners, or artists who regularly perform in Chicago.

Adela SkowronskiDecember 1, 2025

New Releases Dec 2: International Chopin Festival Winner

Adela SkowronskiNovember 26, 2025

Chicago Chorale Founder Announces Retirement

Adela SkowronskiNovember 25, 2025

Playlist: Gratitude and Giving Thanks

New Releases Mar 3: Melodies from Eastern Europe

Oliver CamachoMarch 3, 2026

Albums honoring Slavic composers, plus brand new recordings from Olivia Belli and Sonia Wieder-Atherton.

Music of the Baroque Announces 2026-27 Season

Adela SkowronskiMarch 2, 2026

The season features pianist Dame Imogene Cooper's final Chicago performance and a collaboration with Concert Theater Works.

Playlists

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

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Holiday Programming on WFMT 2025

WFMTNovember 24, 2025

The winter holidays are right around the corner, and WFMT has a feast of musical offerings to make the season bright!

New Releases Nov. 18: With Voices Raised

Adela SkowronskiNovember 18, 2025

Configurations that shine a spotlight on the human voice: from Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand", to new arragements of spirituals.

Recreating Music of the American Revolution

WFMTNovember 14, 2025

“Music is central to filmmaking,” Burns told WFMT. Rather than squeezing the music in after the film has been edited and reached a near-final form, they incorporate the soundtrack early on in the editing process.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff