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Playlist: Jazz Takes on Classical Greats

The special bond between jazz and classical is growing closer by the day. So let’s appreciate these incredible renditions of timeless classical favorites!

Peter van de GraaffNovember 14, 2019

Peter van de Graaff’s Postcards from Central Germany

Keegan MorrisNovember 13, 2019

Video: Pianist Kamil Tokarski Plays Scarlatti, Chopin, Albéniz

Candice AgreeNovember 13, 2019

Meet Lina González-Granados, the CSO’s New Solti Conducting Apprentice

Music, Fable, and Batman: Why Beethoven’s Story Makes for a Perfect Comic Book

Daniel GoldbergJuly 7, 2021

WFMT sits down with the two writers of The Final Symphony: A Beethoven Anthology, a comic book collection inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Met Opera stagehands to return to work after lockout

Associated PressJuly 7, 2021

Stagehands at the Metropolitan Opera planned to return to work Wednesday after recommending their union ratify a new labor contract negotiated following a lockout that started last year.

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The Film Score: Music for Veterans Day

Matt DeStefanoNovember 11, 2019

In honor of Veterans Day, WFMT is re-airing this program of music composed for war films with Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips.

Playlist: Take Lisa Flynn’s ‘New Releases’ With You On the Go!

WFMTNovember 11, 2019

Every morning, host Lisa Flynn shares the best new classical recordings to share with WFMT listeners, and now, you can take her selections with you wherever you go!

An Operatic Oasis in the English Countryside — Journey to the Glyndebourne Festival

Michael San GabinoNovember 8, 2019

It’s not easy to get to Glyndebourne, and that’s the point. “We’re forcing people to slow down their busy lives,” says Gus Christie, the opera festival's executive chairman, “and to come in and soak it all up.” Discover the multi-sensory experience – the aromas of the gardens, the taste of champagne bubbles, the sounds from the stage – that is Glyndebourne.

Midday with Lisa Flynn