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pianist and composer Gabriela Montero beams, with a chandelier and spotlight behind her

Ravinia Announces 2023 Season

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2023 Ravinia residency features conductor Marin Alsop and a lineup of other leading conductors.

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 26, 2018

The Most Important Lessons Conductor Marin Alsop Learned From Her Mentor Leonard Bernstein

Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce photographed in 2013

Associated PressJuly 24, 2018

Super Bowl champ to play sax with Philadelphia Orchestra

Sydney Symphony Orchestra on the Concert Hall Stage, 2015. [Photo: Robert Catto]

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 23, 2018

Attending live concerts increases life expectancy, improves well-being more than yoga, dog-walking, study finds

This Friday: A Swinging Stride Piano Livestream with Aaron Diehl

Keegan MorrisApril 27, 2020

Pianist and composer Aaron Diehl shares virtuosic music by "Fats" Waller, Willie "the Lion" Smith, plus selections by Gershwin, Grieg, and Scott Joplin in a free upcoming livestream co-presented by WFMT.

A ‘Phantom of the Opera’ contest seeks singer with style

Associated PressApril 24, 2020

Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a virtual competition that could lead to one fan singing on Broadway or the West End when musicals resume playing.

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Maestro Riccardo Muti leads the CSO along with Ambrogio Maestri, Eleonora Buratto, Luca Salsi, Rosa Feola, and Saimir Pirgu in a performance of Verdi's Falstaff (Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography)

Carl Grapentine’s 10 Favorite Musical Performances During His 32 Years in Chicago

Carl GrapentineJuly 19, 2018

Looking back on his many years experiencing great music in Chicago, Carl shares some of his very favorite performances.

WFMT celebrates Carl Grapentine with Beethoven, Bernstein, and bubbles at Ravinia

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 16, 2018

On Saturday, July 14, 2018, hundreds of Carl Grapentine’s friends, family members, and colleagues gathered at the Ravinia Festival to celebrate his incredible career as the longtime host of WFMT’s Morning Program.

Playlist: 14 Fantastic French Composers You Might Not Know (But You Should!)

Keegan MorrisJuly 14, 2018

Here are just a few of our many favorite French composers, from medieval to modern, that might be new to you.

Mornings with Jan Weller