Pianist Lara Downes Joins WFMT for a Moving and Timely Virtual Concert and Conversation

In troubled times, music is a source of hope and healing. In a virtual interview and concert with WFMT's George Preston, pianist Lara Downes performs selections from her new album, Some of These Days.

Chicago’s All-Time Top Musical Moments? That’s for You to Decide.

In a city replete with an embarrassment of musical riches, you can help decide the 35 musical moments and events that will be remembered in years to come. Or, as the organizing nonprofit Art & Business Council of Chicago, which supports arts, music, and cultural organizations, puts it, you can “help ensure that the beat goes on.” In what is ...

Video: Violinist Jennifer Koh on Creating a Diverse, Thriving Classical Music Future

"One of the things that's important to me," Koh shared, "is to bring voice to people who didn't have that voice before."

Detroit opera, fine arts champion David DiChiera dies at 83

In 1993, DiChiera bought a dilapidated former movie and vaudeville theater that would be transformed into the Detroit Opera House.

Meet the Youth Orchestra That’s Bridging the Gap Between Cuba and the US Through Music

“Their work ethic and thirst for knowledge was what inspired me to start the Cuban American Youth Orchestra.”