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Grammys CEO on new AI guidelines: Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible. ‘Period.’

“What’s not going to happen is we are not going to give a Grammy or Grammy nomination to the AI portion.”

Keegan MorrisJanuary 24, 2019

Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces 2019-2020 Season, With Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Cycle, ‘Don Giovanni’, ‘Madama Butterfly’

Nate BeversluisJanuary 22, 2019

Playlist: WFMT Selects Classical Music to Help You Brave the Winter

WFMTJanuary 22, 2019

WFMT Welcomes George Preston as Vice President and General Manager

Playlist: 88 Piano Pieces for Piano Month

Keegan MorrisSeptember 8, 2020

September is National Piano Month, so WFMT is sharing a supersized playlist – with one selection corresponding to each key on the keyboard.

Andrew Lloyd Webber warns arts ‘at point of no return’

Associated PressSeptember 8, 2020

The Phantom of the Opera composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has told British lawmakers that the arts are "at the point of no return," and urged the government to set a date for theaters to be allowed to reopen.

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Video: Dover Quartet Plays Tchaikovsky and Dvořák at Northwestern’s Galvin Recital Hall

Keegan MorrisJanuary 15, 2019

One of the world's leading classical ensembles, joined WFMT for a Facebook Live at Northwestern University's Galvin Recital Hall and shared their experience as classical musicians in the digital age.

German opera singer Theo Adam dies at 92

Associated PressJanuary 12, 2019

German news agency dpa quoted Adam's family Friday confirming that the bass-baritone died Thursday at a care home in his hometown of Dresden.

Quiz: Guess the Composer by Their Facial Hair

WFMTJanuary 11, 2019

Think you know classical composers? Can you guess them by their facial hair?

Mornings with Jan Weller