Stories

New Releases Feb 24: Elsa Barraine, Alexander Lloyd Blake, and more

Brand new recordings, including music about resistance.

Woman in colorful robe and jade colored earrings against stone wall

Associated PressJuly 30, 2025

Russian soprano’s case alleging national original discrimination against the Met Opera to proceed

Man in patterned black and white shirt and white hat plays guitar and sings onstage

Associated PressJuly 30, 2025

In ‘Sinners’ and his music, Buddy Guy is keeping the blues alive. It hasn’t been easy

Keegan MorrisJuly 30, 2025

Newberry Consort Announces 2025-26 Season, “Metamorphosis”

Black and white photograph of Johann Strauss Jr. with imperial beard.

200 Years of Strauss Junior

Adela SkowronskiOctober 28, 2025

WFMT hosts weigh in with their thoughts on the "Waltz King" for his 200th birthday.

New Releases Oct. 21: American Composers

Adela SkowronskiOctober 21, 2025

Black Moon trio presents works by Indigenous composers, Marin Alsop celebrates music of Anna Clyne, and more.

Playlists

Playlist: 10 Czech Composers You Should Know (Who Aren’t Dvořák)

Corky Siegel: “The Future Is an Unopened Present”

Playlist: 17 Underrated Concertos We Should Hear More Often

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Music Inspired by Greek Mythology

Katherine BuzardJuly 25, 2025

Greek mythology is replete with dramatic and musical potential.

New Releases Jul. 22: American Music, Bacewicz, León, Rachmaninoff, Silvestrov

Keegan MorrisJuly 22, 2025

American composers, and explorations of works by Grażyna Bacewicz, Tania León, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Valentin Silvestrov.

Acclaimed conductor Roger Norrington dead at age 91

Associated PressJuly 21, 2025

Over his five-decade career, he had leadership roles with ensembles that include Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Chamber Orchestra and New York's Orchestra of St. Luke's.

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