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After grief, Bebel Gilberto recovers her zen with new album

Singer Bebel Gilberto didn’t have the opportunity to show her famous father the song she wrote for him.

Stephen Raskauskas | January 8, 2016

Sono Osato, 96, Reflects on Dancing With the Ballet Russes

Lisa Flynn | December 17, 2015

Playlist: Your Top 10 Favorite Piano Concertos

Stephen Raskauskas | December 10, 2015

Playlist: Rufus Wainwright’s 3 Favorite Opera Composers

Video | Chanticleer Returns to WFMT for an Impromptu of Festive Holiday Music

Keegan Morris | December 4, 2018

Chanticleer, a leading men's vocal group returned to WFMT for an Impromptu and Facebook Live video broadcast of joyous holiday songs. Enjoy the full video broadcast here!

The Marching Illini, the marching band for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Photo: Fumo7887)

Music in the Prairie State: 5 facts you didn’t know about Illinois music

Hannah Schiller | December 3, 2018

On December 3, 1818, Illinois became the 21st state in the union. You might know about the Prairie State's most famous resident, Abraham Lincoln, but did you know these 5 facts about Illinois music?

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Itzhak Perlman’s 5 Most Memorable Moments at 70 Years Old

Stephen Raskauskas | November 12, 2015

Violinist Itzhak Perlman is one of the most famous names in classical music. The Israeli-American, now 70 years old, has collaborated with some of the greatest musicians of our time in his long and illustrious career. Here, he reflects on five of the most memorable moments in his career.

The Many Colors of American Indian Music

Stephen Raskauskas | November 6, 2015

"But for some reason, people are surprised to learn that American Indians compose 'classical' music."

How ‘Wozzeck’ Changed Opera Forever

Stephen Raskauskas | November 5, 2015

Alban Berg’s opera Wozzeck revolutionized the art form when it premiered in 1925. When Berg saw Georg Büchner’s play Woyzeck, he knew that he wanted to compose an opera based upon it. But an opera based upon this revolutionary expressionist play “demanded a new kind of operatic language as well,” according to The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera. Sir Andrew Davis, music director and principal ...

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