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Venezuelan Musicians Pursue World’s Largest Orchestra Record

Thousands of Venezuelan musicians, mostly children and adolescents, have attempted to set the record of the world’s largest orchestra during a concert in Caracas.

Sarah Zwinklis | August 21, 2018

A Bernstein Family Photo Album

The artists of D-Composed: (L-R) Caitlin Edwards, violin; Kyle Dickson, violin; Kori Coleman, founder and experience curator; Danielle Taylor, artistic director and viola; Tahira Whittington, cello (Photo: Ally Almore)

Keegan Morris | August 20, 2018

How D-Composed Aims to Re-Compose the Experience of Classical Concerts

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Associated Press | August 17, 2018

Producer who worked with Franklin recalls great performances

Sharon Isbin Revisits Spain, Italy, and Her Accidental Beginnings in Guitar

WFMT | January 13, 2020

A self-described “science kid,” a simple miscommunication prompted Sharon Isbin to take up the guitar in her youth.

Video: Some Sublime Schubert from Duo Tal & Groethuysen

Keegan Morris | January 10, 2020

Ahead of the esteemed duo's performance at UChicago Presents, Tal & Groethuysen, who first joined forces in 1985, visited WFMT for an Impromptu of piano four-hands music by Mozart, Schubert, Louis Théodore Gouvy.

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A look back at Thirsty Ears 2018, Chicago’s only classical music street festival

Grace Reberg | August 14, 2018

Last weekend, Access Contemporary Music presented its third annual Thirsty Ears Festival: Chicago’s only classical music street festival.

Video: Mezzo-Soprano J’Nai Bridges Performs Live in the WFMT Studios

Stephen Raskauskas | August 13, 2018

Mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges is known for her interpretations of classic and contemporary works, and she shared both with us live in the WFMT studios - including a world premiere!

Quiz: See if You Can Match the Composer to Their Day Job

Stephen Raskauskas | August 9, 2018

Making it as a musician is tricky — just ask these guys. All of these composers found ways to make ends meet, and some of them may surprise you!

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff