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Opera singer David Daniels and his husband plead guilty to sexual assault

Both were sentenced to eight years’ probation and required to register as sex offenders.

Keegan MorrisMarch 21, 2019

On his birthday, Google invites you to compose like Johann Sebastian Bach!

WFMTMarch 21, 2019

Happy Birthday, Bach!

Graham MeyerMarch 19, 2019

Now in its second week, the CSO musicians’ strike continues

Playlist: Telling the Painful and Hopeful Story of the Black Community (Staff Spotlight)

WFMTNovember 19, 2020

In the first of our WFMT Staff Spotlight series, we share a playlist from Tim Russell, the Vice President of Community Engagement at WFMT and WTTW.

Video: Andrew Byun and Victor Asuncion Perform Music by Schumann, Tailleferre, and Beethoven

Keegan MorrisNovember 18, 2020

The duo's stirring performance was given to an empty audience but was broadcast via WFMT and WFMT's social channels.

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Spend St. Patrick’s Day with WFMT!

WFMTMarch 16, 2019

Celebrate the musical Luck O’ The Irish with an actual Irishwoman! Maggie Clennon Reberg shares music evoking the Emerald Isle all morning, beginning with Sir Hamilton Harty’s Irish Symphony. Then at 9:00 am, tune in for John Cameron’s Missa Celtica, based upon the ancient Book of Kells. Buxton Orr’s Celtic Suite at 11:00 am rounds out the morning, and who ...

New Voces8 Album Evokes Landscapes, Homelands

Hannah SchillerMarch 15, 2019

"The group has eight members, and that is a lot of creativity in one room."

Chicago mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle stands with picketing CSO musicians

Keegan MorrisMarch 14, 2019

On a rainy Thursday morning, Cook County Board President and Chicago mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle visited Symphony Center to stand with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff