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a bustling street scene as Mardi Gras is celebrated in New Orleans

Explore New Orleans-Style Jazz

New Orleans is at the nexus of cultures: influences from the African diaspora, from France, from Native American communities, and many more.

Keegan MorrisJanuary 15, 2020

Video: Hear a Recital of Dynamic Romantic-Era Violin Music

Sharon Isbin walks down a cobblestone road with a guitar case

WFMTJanuary 13, 2020

Sharon Isbin Revisits Spain, Italy, and Her Accidental Beginnings in Guitar

Keegan MorrisJanuary 10, 2020

Video: Some Sublime Schubert from Duo Tal & Groethuysen

Watch WFMT’s Classical Conversation With ‘Approaching Ali’ Composer D. J. Sparr and Star Soloman Howard

WFMTSeptember 16, 2021

Ali was among the most important, most charismatic, most unique figures in American (not just sports) history. So how do you adapt the monumental life of the People's Champion into an opera?

Behind the Scenes: Artists Share & Sing at Rehearsals for Haymarket’s ‘Orlando’

Keegan MorrisSeptember 16, 2021

WFMT host LaRob K. Rafael visited Haymarket rehearsals, hearing musical rehearsal highlights and talking with two of the production's stars: countertenor Bejun Mehta and mezzo-soprano Emily Fons.

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Hildur Guðnadóttir makes history at Globes, Elton John wins

Associated PressJanuary 6, 2020

“Joker” composer Hildur Guðnadóttir made history by becoming the first woman in 19 years to win best original score at the Golden Globes. Guðnadóttir was the sole female nominee.

Video: Rachel Barton Pine, Daughter Sylvia Pine Help Launch WFMT’s New Family Request Program

Keegan MorrisJanuary 3, 2020

What better way to inaugurate a program celebrating music for kids and families than by inviting a very musical family to perform — violinist Rachel Barton Pine and her 8-year-old daughter Sylvia Pine?

Decade in Review: The 2010s and Classical Music

WFMTJanuary 3, 2020

The 2010s were a tumultuous decade, replete with astounding artistic highlights, superlative new voices, and watershed moments of reckoning. WFMT hosts and staff reflect on what the past decade brought for classical music, and what the new decade may have in store.

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