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75th Annual Elgin Symphony Orchestra Season Announced

Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Beethoven, and other high-flying orchestral highlights mark the ESO’s 75th anniversary season.

Michael San GabinoDecember 15, 2019

A Concerto of Discovery: Nicola Benedetti on Collaborating With Wynton Marsalis

Candice AgreeDecember 14, 2019

Dalton Baldwin, Pianist Who Shared Stage With Gérard Souzay for 30 Years, Has Died

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Stephen RaskauskasDecember 13, 2019

Discover What Makes Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’ Sound Like Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

Audiences to Return, Venue to Move for Weekly Hess Concerts

WFMTAugust 26, 2021

After a nearly-18-month absence, the concert series will welcome in-person audiences at a new venue: the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

Met Opera and orchestra reach deal, allowing season to start

Associated PressAugust 25, 2021

The Metropolitan Opera reached a four-year agreement with the union for its orchestra, the last major deal needed for the company to resume performances following a 1 1/2-year layoff caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Arias and Songs hits 350 broadcasts on WFMT

Larry JohnsonDecember 13, 2019

December 21st's broadcast marks the 350th program of Arias and Songs. Over the seven years on WFMT, host Larry Johnson has played everything from Callas and 'La Traviata' to Nat King Cole and 'The Producers.'

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Embracing the ‘Sound of Silence’: Guitarist Miloš and His Return to Music

Michael San GabinoDecember 12, 2019

After his period away from music to recover from a hand injury and intense burnout, the guitarist is back with a new album: Sound of Silence.

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What It’s Like To Perform With Yo-Yo Ma… on a Flute Made From a Gun

Daniel GoldbergDecember 12, 2019

This is no normal flute. Civic Orchestra's Alexandria Hoffman explains how the gunbarrel flute was made, and how she came to play it with Yo-Yo Ma.

WFMT's fifth annual "Bach to School" membership drive