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29-Year-Old Kedrick Armstrong Named Oakland Symphony Music Director

Armstrong is Oakland’s first music director since the unexpected death of Michael Morgan in 2021.

The Grant Park Music Festival at Millennium Park

Keegan MorrisMay 4, 2020

Grant Park Music Festival Cancels 2020 Season

Keegan MorrisMay 1, 2020

WATCH: Pianist Aaron Diehl Plays Scott Joplin, Fats Waller, and Gershwin in Live Video Concert

Keegan MorrisMay 1, 2020

Ravinia Cancels 2020 Season

Catch Up With WFMT’s Latest Bach to School Event with Chicago Sinfonietta Wind Quintet

WFMTFebruary 9, 2022

Chicago Sinfonietta's CEO Blake-Anthony Johnson and principal oboist Ricardo Castañeda discussed how participating in classical music has shaped their lives and look back on past performance highlights.

Conductor Simon Rattle Receives Germany’s Highest Honor

Associated PressFebruary 8, 2022

Germany's president has bestowed the country's highest honor on British conductor Simon Rattle, the former head of the Berlin Philharmonic who is set to take a new job in Munich next year.

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Inside Chicago Composer Stacy Garrop’s Rousing Eco-Oratorio ‘Terra Nostra’

Kerry FrumkinApril 22, 2020

WFMT observes the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day with a fitting broadcast: Chicago composer Stacy Garrop's oratorio Terra Nostra, which celebrates our planet and explores the relationship between humankind and the natural world.

Opera E-ducation: Met Opera Hosts Free Student Streams, Artist Q&As

Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2020

Find out how to register for a free digital Q&A with Renée Fleming, offered as part of the Met's free student streams program.

Finding Hope in Handel

Oliver CamachoApril 17, 2020

Little known fact: Handel ranked 'Theodora' — not 'Messiah' — as his best oratorio. You'll see why in a rapturous performance by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff