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Mozart Made Mini in New “Matchbox” Magic Flute by Tony-Winner Mary Zimmerman

“It’s sort of maximalist in a tiny little space,” describes Tony-winning adapter/director Mary Zimmerman of her miniaturized Matchbox Magic Flute.

Keegan MorrisJanuary 3, 2020

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

WFMTJanuary 3, 2020

Decade in Review: The 2010s and Classical Music

Keegan MorrisJanuary 2, 2020

Saturday: WFMT to Premiere Two New Programs for Kids and Families

George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival co-founder, dies at 95

Associated PressSeptember 14, 2021

One of the great impresarios of 20th-century music has died.

Met’s 9/11 Anniversary: Music Can Help Mend Wounds of 20 Years Ago and Today

Keegan MorrisSeptember 11, 2021

Matthew Polenzani, one of the artists performing at the Met's Verdi Requiem commemorative concerts on the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, reflects on why music can help us heal.

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In Their Own Words: Inspiring and evocative quotes from classical artists who died in 2019

Candice AgreeDecember 30, 2019

2019 was a year of great loss in the worlds of classical music and the arts. WFMT commemorates and celebrates the lives of these artists as they speak directly to us.

German opera singer, conductor Schreier dies at 84

Associated PressDecember 27, 2019

Opera singer and conductor Peter Schreier has died in Dresden, Germany at age 84. The dpa news agency reported Thursday that he died Wednesday, citing his longtime secretary.

Holiday Music: Pianist Inga Kashakashvili Shares a Wistful, Lesser-Known Piano Waltz

Keegan MorrisDecember 20, 2019

In a recent Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert, pianist Inga Kashakashvili shared this snowy, evocative excerpt from The Christmas Tree by Vladimir Rebikov.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff