Stories
Meet the incredible pets who inspired some of our favorite music!
Galilee AbdullahMay 30, 2017
Lisa FlynnMay 25, 2017
Stephen RaskauskasMay 25, 2017
WFMTDecember 8, 2019
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker isn't just a popular holiday ballet. The composer grouped eight pieces in his Nutcracker Suite, which is often performed in concert. But, which movement of the "Nutcracker Suite" are you? Are you the "Spanish Dance?" "The Waltz of the Flowers?" Take the quiz and find out!
Associated PressDecember 6, 2019
The Royal Opera in London and The Met in New York have removed tenor Vittorio Grigolo after an investigation found inappropriate and aggressive behavior at a curtain call.
Playlists
Galilee AbdullahMay 19, 2017
Composer Robert Schumann loved Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier so much that he said it should be every musician’s “daily bread.” But perhaps you’ve never thought it could make the perfect bubble-blowing soundtrack, too. The Well-Tempered Clavier is composed of two volumes of keyboard music. Each contains 24 pairs of preludes and fugues, one for each of the major and minor keys. ...
Stephen RaskauskasMay 19, 2017
Watch highlights from WFMT's Classical Cabaret, a new series that brings together diverse artists for performance and broadcast before a live studio audience.
Stephen RaskauskasMay 16, 2017
When Gabriela Montero left her native Venezuela at the age of eight, she was motivated by the piano, not politics. “At that point, my teacher had left [Venezuela] and I didn’t have anyone I could work with."













