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Watch WFMT’s Latest Classical Conversations With Jessie Montgomery

“Whenever people buy a ticket to a concert, they’re committing to a shared experience…” composer, violinist, and educator Jessie Montgomery reflects.

Stephen Raskauskas | December 29, 2017

Video: The Vienna Boys’ Choir Shares Holiday Classics in the WFMT Studios

Lisa Flynn | December 28, 2017

The Top 12 Classical Recordings of 2017

Stephen Raskauskas | December 21, 2017

Video: Hear a Holiday Medley Performed by the U.S. Coast Guard Band Saxophone Quartet

‘No path is easy’: Black opera singers detail struggles

Associated Press | September 19, 2019

More than 60 years after Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Met, Black singers still face unique obstacles within the opera industry. "We've made some strides, but not a whole lot," said Professor Naomi Andre.

Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes on revisiting a beloved 150-year-old concerto to open the CSO season

Keegan Morris | September 19, 2019

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2019-20 season will start with a much-loved concerto in a performance by two artists picking up the piece for the first time in a while. In a phone interview with WFMT, pianist Leif Ove Andsnes says that he hasn’t played the Grieg piano concerto in more than a decade. And according to Andsnes, Riccardo Muti says ...

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