Stories

Mei-Ann Chen in action — the conductor's motion is both sharp and blurry in an evocative portrait

AAPI Month Highlights and Concerts

Radio highlights and local events that honor Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander heritage.

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 23, 2025

New Releases Sept. 23: Coming Home

Matt MastersonSeptember 22, 2025

Longtime Chicago Arts Leader Bruce Sagan Dies at 96

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 16, 2025

New Releases Sept. 16: Spirit of Collaboration

New Releases Dec 30: Chamber Music

Adela SkowronskiDecember 30, 2025

Albums for smaller ensembles that were released in the third quarter of 2025.

New Releases Dec 23: Paying Homage

Adela SkowronskiDecember 23, 2025

The 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, two Jewish composers who all but vanished from history, and other musical homages.

Playlists

Playlist: WFMT Selects Classical Music to Help You Spring into Spring

Playlist: The Voyager Golden Record — The True Story Behind Earth’s Greatest Hits

John Field portrait superimposed on an Irish flag

Playlist: Meet John Field, the Irish Composer Who Invented the Nocturne

Playlist: Hate Valentine’s Day? This Is the Classical Music for You!

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New Releases Sept. 9: Contemplative Collections

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 9, 2025

New commissions share the bill with larger collections of works, including a box set celebrating Andreas Scholl and a collection of various Finnish composers.

Chicago Master Singers Announces 2025-26 Season

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 4, 2025

Celebrating 46 years as an ensemble, Chicago Master Singers returns for a new four-program season this fall.

Yanguan Sets Guinness World Record for “Most People Drumming Together to Greet the Tide”

Associated PressSeptember 4, 2025

On the morning of August 26, at the Tide-Watching Resort Park in Yanguan Ancient City, a large number of participants gathered to play African drums as they welcomed the surging Qiantang River tide.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff