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Vote for Tchaikovsky’s Top 10 Works

Help WFMT create a definitive ranking of the music of masterful Romantic composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

WFMTFebruary 10, 2020

Marvin Goldsmith, Marketing Executive and WFMT-WTTW trustee, dies at 84

Associated PressFebruary 10, 2020

Renowned Italian soprano Mirella Freni dies at age 84

Keegan MorrisFebruary 6, 2020

No Maestro, No Problem for Chicago’s Conductorless Orchestra

Quiz: How Spine-Tingling Is Your Taste in Classical Music?

Adela SkowronskiOctober 18, 2021

Is your taste in classical music scary enough for the upcoming holiday? Find out with our quick, 13-question quiz.

Can’t Carry a Tune? Regardless of Skill, Singing Has Surprising Benefits

Adela Skowronski

Musicality aside, all of us (instrumentalists and vocalists alike) derive pleasure from singing along to our favorite tunes, even if it’s only done entirely alone…

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National Symphony cancels 3 China concerts due to virus

Associated PressFebruary 5, 2020

The National Symphony Orchestra has canceled two concerts in Beijing and one in Shanghai next month following China’s virus outbreak. Music director Gianandrea Noseda had been scheduled to lead performances in Beijing on March 13 and March 14 followed by a concert in Shanghai on March 17, all with Chinese pianist Haochen Zhang. The orchestra says the decision was made ...