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Now Adored, It Took 200 Years for Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos to Hit Their Stride. Here’s Why.

A job application, an overwhelmed orchestra, and a remarkable true story behind one of classical music’s best loved works.

Mary MazurekSeptember 16, 2019

Valuable Vinyl: How to Care for Your Prized Classical LPs

WFMTSeptember 13, 2019

A globetrotting new PBS series uses classical music to explore countries, cultures

Greg BroderickSeptember 13, 2019

Can video games bring new, younger audiences into classical music?

LGBTQ Pride Month 2021 on WFMT

WFMTJune 1, 2021

This LGBTQ Pride Month, WFMT honors the numerous LGBTQ artists and composers who have changed classical music for the better.

Memorial Day 2021 on WFMT

WFMTMay 31, 2021

All weekend long, WFMT will be honoring Memorial Day in music. Check out these highlights that you won't want to miss.

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Pianist Alon Goldstein performs two Scarlatti sonatas in WFMT’s Levin Performance Studio [Video]

Keegan MorrisSeptember 12, 2019

In an Impromptu broadcast featuring music by Ginastera, Bernstein, Beethoven, and yes, Domenico Scarlatti, pianist Alon Goldstein spoke with host Kerry Frumkin on the prolific mastery of the Baroque composer, who composed more than 550 sonatas during his lifetime.

Music’s power to connect us takes center stage in Tony-winning The Band’s Visit [Video]

Michael San GabinoSeptember 10, 2019

The Band’s Visit begins with a mistake. An Egyptian police orchestra is on tour in Israel accidentally books tickets to the tiny, fictional desert town of Bet Hatikva. While “it could be about two sides that don’t get along,” says Chilina Kennedy, who portrays the enigmatic café owner in Bet Hatikva, “the show is not about conflict. It’s about human connection.”

Baltimore Symphony musicians hit management with complaint

Associated PressSeptember 10, 2019

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians have filed a complaint with a federal agency accusing orchestra management of unfair labor practices. News outlets report the charge was filed Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board. The musicians say the orchestra hasn’t bargained in good faith regarding wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment. A bargaining session between ...

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