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WFMT 70: George Preston and Oliver Camacho

WFMT at 70: A Q&A with WFMT’s General Manager and Music Director

As we look back on WFMT’s 70th birthday, we sit down with George Preston and Oliver Camacho to discuss the commemorative celebration and their plans to kickstart the next 70 years of WFMT.

Candice Agree | September 25, 2018

4 Celebrities Who Happen to Play French Horn

Members of the Chicago Children’s Choir perform at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park (Photo: Tipping Point Photograhy)

Keegan Morris | September 22, 2018

A live broadcast celebrating young artists, collaboration, and 10 years of WFMT’s Introductions at Chicago’s Youth Arts Showcase

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Civic Orchestra of Chicago, led by Riccardo Muti, performed a free “Concert for Chicago” at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on September 20, 2018.(Photo: Todd Rosenberg)

Michael San Gabino | September 21, 2018

Riccardo Muti Conducts CSO, Civic in Free ‘Concert for Chicago’

Is This the Real Life? Opera Artists on Singing ‘Verismo’ With Muti & CSO

Michael San Gabino | February 5, 2020

Rather than depicting nobility or mythology, 'verismo' opera tells stories of everyday people, and 'Cavalleria rusticana' by Pietro Mascagni is a premiere example of the genre.

National Symphony cancels 3 China concerts due to virus

Associated Press | February 5, 2020

The National Symphony Orchestra has canceled two concerts in Beijing and one in Shanghai next month following China’s virus outbreak. Music director Gianandrea Noseda had been scheduled to lead performances in Beijing on March 13 and March 14 followed by a concert in Shanghai on March 17, all with Chinese pianist Haochen Zhang. The orchestra says the decision was made ...

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