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Video: Husband-Wife Duo Plays Brahms, Clarke, Tchaikovsky

Collaborators Matthew Cohen and Zhenni Li-Cohen perform a concert of music for viola and piano.

Stephen RaskauskasApril 27, 2017

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein on ‘Mozart in Havana,’ the Importance of Cross-Cultural Collaboration

Galilee AbdullahApril 27, 2017

From Polka to Mariachi, Discover Why Pilsen is One of Chicago’s Most Diverse Musical Melting Pots

Angelica LasalaApril 25, 2017

Video: You’ll Go Bananas for This DIY Keyboard

Playlist: Pacifism in Classical Music

George PrestonNovember 12, 2019

Listening to classical music can provide a general sense of peace and tranquility, but many great works promote pacifism as their central theme.

The Film Score: Music for Veterans Day

Matt DeStefanoNovember 11, 2019

In honor of Veterans Day, WFMT is re-airing this program of music composed for war films with Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips.

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Soprano Nadine Sierra wins 2017 Richard Tucker Award

Associated PressApril 19, 2017

Soprano Nadine Sierra has won the 2017 Richard Tucker Award, dubbed the Heisman Trophy of opera.

Hearing George Shirley, the Met’s First Black Tenor, Sing Mozart Will Melt Your Heart

Angelica LasalaApril 18, 2017

In 2015, former President Barack Obama awarded Shirley with the National Medal of Arts.

Make Music Day festival is coming to dozens of US cities

Associated PressApril 17, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 50 U.S. cities will be hosting Make Music Day, a free one-day outdoor festival celebrating music and music-making. The annual event is June 21, the summer solstice. Highlights of Make Music Day in the U.S. will include Sousapaloozas in Chicago; Cleveland; Madison, Wisconsin; Minneapolis-St. Paul; New York; and San Jose, California. Part of Make ...

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