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Playlist: Classical Music for Reading

Whether you’re poring over a biography, traversing a novel, or perhaps writing something yourself, WFMT’s reading playlist is made to help you relax, focus, and get lost in literature.

Keegan MorrisAugust 16, 2019

Video: Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers Plays Ave Maria

Haley HenningAugust 15, 2019

Playlist: Aeronautic and Maritime Music for the Skies and Seas

Associated PressAugust 15, 2019

9-year-old girl sues German boys choir over gender bias

Ravinia Returns for 2021 Season

Keegan MorrisMay 6, 2021

Ravinia Festival is back for 2021 for its 85th concert season, offering up a signature blend of classical, jazz, folk, and rock music performances.

Watch WFMT’s Classical Conversations With Marin Alsop

WFMTMay 5, 2021

One of the world's leading conductors, Marin Alsop was in 2020 appointed the principal conductor and curator of the Ravinia Festival. WFMT was honored to speak with the celebrated conductor in the latest installment of our Classical Conversations series.

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“¡En la guitarra está todo!” Eliades Ochoa, Grammy-Winning Guitarist on the Power of Cuban Music

Michael San GabinoAugust 9, 2019

"For me, the guitar doesn’t have a secret. In the guitar, you will find everything." These are the words of Eliades Ochoa, the Grammy Award-winning guitarist of the internationally acclaimed ensemble Buena Vista Social Club.

Meet the Pianist Who Is Setting Some of the Internet’s Most Hilarious Viral Videos to Music

George PrestonAugust 9, 2019

We know that music makes our lives better, but sometimes, it can make funny things even funnier! Take Charles Cornell, for instance, who is turning viral tweets and videos into songs.

Going Medieval on Twitter

Candice AgreeAugust 8, 2019

Welcome to the wonderful world of medieval manuscripts! You'll find that medieval manuscripts are not nearly as inaccessible as you might think. They are true multimedia events: for the sports lover, there are depictions of cats playing tennis. Music aficionados will find illustrations of rabbits and foxes playing viols and flutes. From the sacred to the profane, they prove without a doubt that the Dark Ages were anything but.

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