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Forward Motion: Chicago Sinfonietta’s ’24–25 Season

The season’s theme, Propel, taps into the Sinfonietta’s ongoing mission to foster change and progress in classical music.

Associated PressJanuary 2, 2021

Claude Bolling, popular jazz-classical musician, dead at 90

Candice AgreeDecember 30, 2020

In Their Own Words: Quotes From Artists and Friends of WFMT Who Died in 2020

Nate BeversluisDecember 29, 2020

Playlist: Classical Drinking Songs to Ring in the New Year

From the end of the world to your town, Elton John’s goodbye

Associated PressJuly 18, 2022

John has five Grammys, as well as a Tony for Aida. His "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" in The Lion King motion picture has been heard by millions of children.

US soprano, offended by blackface, pulls out of Italy opera

Associated PressJuly 16, 2022

Soprano Angel Blue will be bowing out of La Traviata because the theater recently mounted another Verdi opera using blackface.

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KAIA String Quartet Wishes You a Happy Holiday

WFMTDecember 17, 2020

Chicago’s own KAIA String Quartet plays an original medley to wish you happy holidays. Wearing masks, the ensemble recorded the performance — especially for WFMT — from the Fulton Street Collective.

Video: Avalon String Quartet Honors Beethoven 250 with a Dynamic Performance

Keegan MorrisDecember 16, 2020

On the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth, the Avalon String Quartet gave a deft and passionate performance of one of Beethoven's finest chamber works.

portrait of Beethoven with a 10 and text "top ten" superimposed

Beethoven’s Top 10 Works

WFMTDecember 16, 2020

WFMT looks back on the eminent composer's most important works. Here is our ranking of Beethoven's top 10 most important compositions.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff