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Pianist Eric Guo gestures excitedly sitting next to a historic keyboard

Chopin lovers can’t meet their hero, but this pianist got to do the next best thing

“These period pianos, they all have the ability to play as soft as possible and I think still there’s something there, there is still a core inside.”

Keegan MorrisJanuary 16, 2020

Drinking, Dueling, and a Dragon? Huzzah!

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

COVID-19-delayed Chopin piano competition opens in Poland

Associated PressOctober 2, 2021

The competition was scheduled for the fall of 2020, but authorities put the popular event off due to social distancing rules.

Enrique Mazzola on Returning to the Stage, Taking the Reins at Lyric

George PrestonSeptember 30, 2021

Mazzola speaks with WFMT general manager George Preston about returning to live performance, Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth, Gaetano Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love, and what he loves most about being a Chicagoan.

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Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2020 Season

Andi LamoreauxJanuary 7, 2020

See what's in store for the Grant Park Music Festival 2020 season.

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?

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