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Video: James Conlon & Johnny Gandelsman Reflect on Music of the Holocaust

WFMT interviews conductor James Conlon, a tireless advocate for composers silenced by the Nazi regime, and musician Johnny Gandelsman, who produced the soundtrack to ‘The US and the Holocaust.’

David PolkJuly 6, 2017

VIDEO: Take a Spin Around Berlin, Music Capital of the World, with Carl Grapentine

Angelica LasalaJuly 5, 2017

The Earliest Opera Is Over 800 Years Old… And It Was Written By a Woman

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 3, 2017

The One Classical Album That Almost Caused Cuban Musician Roberto Fonseca to Quit Playing the Piano

Arias and Songs hits 350 broadcasts on WFMT

Larry JohnsonDecember 13, 2019

December 21st's broadcast marks the 350th program of Arias and Songs. Over the seven years on WFMT, host Larry Johnson has played everything from Callas and 'La Traviata' to Nat King Cole and 'The Producers.'

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Embracing the ‘Sound of Silence’: Guitarist Miloš and His Return to Music

Michael San GabinoDecember 12, 2019

After his period away from music to recover from a hand injury and intense burnout, the guitarist is back with a new album: Sound of Silence.

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Video: This Dog Wanted to Hear Mendelssohn Better, So It Took a Seat Next to the First Violinist

Galilee AbdullahJune 29, 2017

Dog image: SixtyWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons This cute Labrador may be the biggest Mendelssohn fan you’ve seen. A dog joined the Vienna Chamber Orchestra during a recent performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 at the 31st International İzmir Festival in İzmir, Turkey. This outdoor annual festival brings live concerts to the historic stage of the Grand Theater of Ephesus, ...

Listen to the One Cuban Singer That Omara Portuondo of Buena Vista Social Club Wants Everyone to Hear

Angelica LasalaJune 26, 2017

Omara Portuondo is proud to be compared to Édith Piaf, but she also wants the world to know more about Cuban artists.

Quiz: Latin American Food or Instrument?

Angelica LasalaJune 23, 2017

Can you tell the difference between Latin American foods and instruments? Take this quiz and find out.

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