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Video: CSO Flutist, Pianist, Horn Player Share Lovely, Lesser-Known Repertoire

On a sunny March day, flutist Emma Gerstein, horn player Alexander Love, and pianist Winston Choi shared an upbeat recital featuring music you might not have heard before.

Ryan de Ryke and Peter van de Graaff in Telemann’s Don Quichotte

Stephen Raskauskas | March 10, 2015

WFMT Host Peter van de Graaff Stars in Haymarket’s Don Quichotte

Stephen Raskauskas | January 14, 2015

Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces 2016-17 Season

Noel Morris | June 12, 2014

$32 Million to the CSO

How WFMT Program Director David Polk plans to get more out of attending concerts in 2019

Keegan Morris | January 5, 2019

My musical New year’s resolution: Listen More Mindfully Many of the most important and rewarding musical works demand our full attention and were written in and for far less harried times. In Chicago, in particular, we’re lucky to have access to live performances of great works year round, sometimes at low cost or even for free. It’s so easy to ...

Old Town School of Folk Music’s executive director steps down

Keegan Morris | January 4, 2019

In early November 2018, Graves was hospitalized for blockages in three coronary arteries, according to a statement from the school. His resignation comes amidst the contentious planned sale of the Old Town School's Lincoln Park location, a facility it has operated for 50 years.

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Composer Exploration: Jacques Ibert

Peter van de Graaff | October 29, 2013

When young Jacques finished grade school, he found a job in a movie house, playing piano for silent films.

Art and Music: Mendelssohn’s Watercolors

Noel Morris | July 25, 2013

Felix Mendelssohn was a beacon in his world, whether as a conductor, composer, scholar, or painter. As a painter, he wallowed in images of man in dialogue with nature: landscapes with buildings or people under trees. The image to the right is of an unknown subject, but brings to mind the mysterious, churning sounds of his Hebrides Overture, and offers ...

Playlist: 10 Pieces That Changed the World

Noel Morris | May 9, 2013

Pieces of music that turned the art form into something it hadn't seen.

Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree