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For Soprano Ailyn Pérez, New Opera Roles and New Marriage

For soprano Ailyn Pérez, being rejected by the man she loves is all part of the job. But offstage, she is planning her wedding to bass Soloman Howard.

Kerry Frumkin | July 18, 2019

Hit the Road With These 3 Classical Music Road Trips You Can Take From Chicago

Maggie Reberg | July 18, 2019

Playlist: The Greats of British Classical Music

Associated Press | July 18, 2019

Sally Field, ‘Sesame Street’ to receive Kennedy Center award

Through the Eyes of Women: Protests and Racial Justice in the Studs Terkel Radio Archive

Bella Levavi | July 31, 2020

Our picture of the past is often incomplete: though long on the frontlines in the fight for racial justice, women's stories have often been left out of history. Here are nine conversations with women to enrich our understanding.

Playlist: Celebrating Uncommon Instruments

Becky Nystedt | July 31, 2020

From Ocarinas to Wagner Tubas, these instruments may not be the first to mind when you think of classical music, but maybe, they should be!

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VIDEO | Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis discusses her Chicago ties and the wide world of harp repertoire

Keegan Morris | July 16, 2019

It all started in Chicago. As a child, Yolanda Kondonassis and her family visited the Windy City. During the trip, her mother, a piano instructor, brought the family to the Lyon & Healy showroom, which was at that time sort of a "music department store," Kondonassis recalls. "Because it was Valentine's Day... they had a very kind of 'dream love' ...

Playlist: 10 Piano Concertos You Need to Know But Probably Don’t

Lisa Flynn | July 16, 2019

You voted on your 10 favorite piano concertos and we aired them on WFMT along with 10 piano concertos that might be less familiar to you. Which of the concertos below are discoveries to you? Which of your favorites would you add to the list?

Playlist: A Big Parade of 76 Trombone Pieces

Haley Henning | July 12, 2019

When you think of the trombone, what comes to mind? A particular classical work, or more likely, “Seventy-Six Trombones” leading a big parade? Although The Music Man brings the instrument into the spotlight in Meredith Willson’s hallmark song, the musical leaves a lot of room to explore the wide world of trombone repertoire.

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