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Take a Liszt Deep Dive with Pianist Kyle Orth

Orth samples standout works from the whole of Liszt’s compositional career, including selections from the Romantic virtuoso’s signature Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage).

WFMTMay 3, 2019

Interview | Trans baritone Lucia Lucas on making her historic US debut

Keegan MorrisMay 2, 2019

Video | Matthew Lipman Performs Viola Music Live from Levin Performance Studio

Yireen AlbertoApril 29, 2019

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Claude Bolling, popular jazz-classical musician, dead at 90

Associated PressJanuary 2, 2021

The Cannes native was a professional musician by his teens and over the following decades would perform with everyone from Lionel Hampton to Yo-Yo Ma.

In Their Own Words: Quotes From Artists and Friends of WFMT Who Died in 2020

Candice AgreeDecember 30, 2020

2020 was a year of great loss for all; the music world was no exception. As we reflect on the year gone by, WFMT salutes the contributions of artists and friends who died this past year.

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Behind Terezín’s Walls, the Sounds of Resistance

Hannah EdgarApril 29, 2019

During the Third Reich, Nazis converted Terezín, a former military fortress 40 miles northwest of Prague, into a concentration camp. Aided by a large influx of Czech creatives and intellectuals, Terezín became the crucible for some of the most pointed art about the Holocaust. The musical life of the camp, in particular, was astonishingly rich — and often covert.

A view of the empty auditorium of Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center

CSO Musicians and Management Reach an Agreement with help from Mayor Emanuel

WFMTApril 26, 2019

The office of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement early Friday evening announcing that, after convening at City Hall on Friday with the Mayor, both Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians and management “have reached an agreement in principle to bring the music back to Symphony Center.” In a joint statement released Friday evening, the CSO Musicians and CSO Association thanked ...

Rahm Emanuel to Assist in CSO Negotiations

WFMTApril 25, 2019

The Chicago Federation of Musicians and Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association both accepted an offer from outgoing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Wednesday night to assist in negotiations that have stalled and led to the longest strike in CSO history. In a statement, Mayor Emanuel wrote that “after speaking with both parties, it appears that we should be able to achieve an ...

Baroque&Before with Candice Agree