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A group portrait of the 2023 Kennedy Center honorees — Queen Latifah, Barry Gibb, Renée Fleming, Billy Crystal, and Dionne Warwick —alongside US government officials and arts administrators

Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick

Opera singer Renée Fleming and music star Barry Gibb were also honored at the Sunday night black-tie gala.

Michael San GabinoSeptember 10, 2019

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

Associated PressSeptember 10, 2019

Baltimore Symphony musicians hit management with complaint

Daniel GoldbergSeptember 10, 2019

Playlist: 12 Clara Schumann Pieces You Should Know

Duain Wolfe of Chicago Symphony Chorus to Retire; WFMT GM Reflects on 25+ Years of Excellence

George PrestonMay 25, 2021

WFMT general manager George Preston shares his thoughts on the announcement that Duain Wolfe will retire as director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus.

The Grant Park Music Festival at Millennium Park

Live Music is Back For 2021… Here’s Everything We Know.

WFMTMay 24, 2021

After a long year away, live music is returning to the Chicago area. So watch this space, where we'll collect all the new season announcements that you won't want to miss!

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Celebrate Art Song and Living Composers in Chicago and Beyond at this Three-Day Festival

Keegan MorrisAugust 29, 2019

In the eyes of tenor Nicholas Phan, living composers and the classical music genre of art song both face a similar obstacle: they’re often overlooked when it comes to programming and promoting classical music.

Working for a Living: 5 Studs Terkel Conversations for Labor Day

Matthew ByrdAugust 29, 2019

Over his almost 50-year career at WFMT, Studs Terkel continually amplified the voices of working people — the nurses, teachers, factory workers, cab drivers, custodians, air traffic controllers, and countless others.

Video: Watch Pianist George X. Fu Perform Works by Debussy and Beethoven

Keegan MorrisAugust 28, 2019

Audience members, listeners, and viewers alike were treated to a sensitive, dynamic Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert when pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu took the stage at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Mornings with Jan Weller