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Team picked to make ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ into stage musical

Dates for future productions, as well as additional creative team members and cast, will be announced in 2023.

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 3, 2017

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

Lisa FlynnJune 30, 2017

Chiara String Quartet Plays Complete Bartók Quartets Completely By Heart

Stephen Raskauskas

Playlist: The Best Classical Music to Serve at Your Next Cookout

Playlist: ‘Klavier Self’ a Merry Little Holiday With These Classical Toy Piano Performances

Becky NystedtDecember 17, 2019

It’s that time of year where kids are on their best behavior (gotta be on the "Nice" list!), building gingerbread houses, and making sure to update their holiday lists: paint sets, Legos, and maybe even a toy piano.

Video: Deck the Halls with Merry, Merry Chicago!

Keegan MorrisDecember 16, 2019

Chicago Symphony Chorus members and pianist Sharon Peterson visited WFMT to spread some cheer and share this short and sweet rendition of a Christmas classic.

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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.

6 Songs to Send You “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”

Andi LamoreauxJune 23, 2017

Judy Garland introduced “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in The Wizard of Oz, and she sang it for the rest of her life. Operatic soprano Renata Scotto used it as her signature encore at solo recitals. And more recently, and very memorably, Ariana Grande sang it to end One Love Manchester, her benefit for the victims of terrorism in the British ...

VIDEO: Learn How to Make Pasta alla Norma With ‘Norma’ Conductor Riccardo Frizza

Stephen RaskauskasJune 22, 2017

Vincenzo Bellini’s opera Norma is so beautiful, it has inspired a dish: pasta alla Norma. When conductor and cook Riccardo Frizza led performances of "Norma" in Chicago, he shared his recipe.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff