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Steve Martin Inducts WFMT Favorite Jens Kruger Into American Banjo Hall of Fame

Known for his inventive, hard-to-categorize musical style of composition and performance, banjoist Jens Kruger has been inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame.

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Associated Press | July 26, 2018

Kennedy Center honors for Cher, Reba McEntire, Hamilton
Stephen Raskauskas | July 26, 2018

The Most Important Lessons Conductor Marin Alsop Learned From Her Mentor Leonard Bernstein
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce photographed in 2013
Associated Press | July 24, 2018

Super Bowl champ to play sax with Philadelphia Orchestra

German opera singer, conductor Schreier dies at 84
Associated Press | December 27, 2019
Opera singer and conductor Peter Schreier has died in Dresden, Germany at age 84. The dpa news agency reported Thursday that he died Wednesday, citing his longtime secretary.

Holiday Music: Pianist Inga Kashakashvili Shares a Wistful, Lesser-Known Piano Waltz
Keegan Morris | December 20, 2019
In a recent Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert, pianist Inga Kashakashvili shared this snowy, evocative excerpt from The Christmas Tree by Vladimir Rebikov.

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6 Composers Who Immigrated to the United States and Called Los Angeles Home
Lucie Ticho | July 19, 2018
Ever since its founding, the United States of America has been a melting pot of peoples. Here are 6 composers who came to the United States and called Los Angeles their home.
Maestro Riccardo Muti leads the CSO along with Ambrogio Maestri, Eleonora Buratto, Luca Salsi, Rosa Feola, and Saimir Pirgu in a performance of Verdi's Falstaff (Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography)

Carl Grapentine’s 10 Favorite Musical Performances During His 32 Years in Chicago
Carl Grapentine | July 19, 2018
Looking back on his many years experiencing great music in Chicago, Carl shares some of his very favorite performances.

WFMT celebrates Carl Grapentine with Beethoven, Bernstein, and bubbles at Ravinia
Stephen Raskauskas | July 16, 2018
On Saturday, July 14, 2018, hundreds of Carl Grapentine’s friends, family members, and colleagues gathered at the Ravinia Festival to celebrate his incredible career as the longtime host of WFMT’s Morning Program.
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