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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform J.S. Bach’s six cello suites live as a memorial for those we have lost in the pandemic and a tribute to the resilience of our communities.
Stephen Raskauskas | December 9, 2016
Stephen Raskauskas | December 9, 2016
Stephen Raskauskas | December 8, 2016
Candice Agree | December 26, 2018
2018 was a year of great loss and in the worlds of classical music and the arts. As we reflect on the year gone by, WFMT salutes the contributions of artists who died this past year. We commemorate and celebrate the lives of these artists by allowing them to speak directly to us.
Keegan Morris | December 24, 2018
Candles flicker as young girls and boys parade up and down a stretch of Clark Street singing "The Lucia Song." Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood has long held celebrations the St. Lucia Festival of Lights.
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Stephen Raskauskas | December 5, 2016
All month long, you can enjoy WFMT's special holiday broadcasts from all around the world. Hear performances by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Chanticleer, the King’s College Choir of Cambridge University, the organ choir of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Music of the Baroque, Itzhak Perlman, and many more, plus special holiday installments of your favorite series.
Stephen Raskauskas | December 1, 2016
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is not only one of the world’s most renowned musicians; he’s also a passionate advocate for using the power of music to create community.
Stephen Raskauskas | November 30, 2016
In April 2017, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will perform a newly-discovered work by Stravinsky, Funeral Song (Pogrebal’naya Pesnya), in concerts led by Charles Dutoit. Originally, Dutoit was scheduled to perform Glinka’s Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila with the CSO. The program was changed, however, to present the U.S. premiere of Funeral Song shortly after it has its first performance in ...