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Queen Elizabeth II gives a speech in 2015

Queen Elizabeth II dead after 70 years on the throne

A link to the almost-vanished generation that fought World War II, she was the only monarch most Britons have ever known, and her name defines an age: the modern Elizabethan Era.

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

Peter van de Graaff’s Postcards from Central Germany

Peter van de GraaffNovember 14, 2019

With Earthbound Expeditions and Peter and Kathleen van de Graaff, WFMT listeners embarked on a classical music-oriented tour of Central Germany with Bach, Mendelssohn, and Clara Schumann at its center.

Video: Pianist Kamil Tokarski Plays Scarlatti, Chopin, Albéniz

Keegan MorrisNovember 13, 2019

On November 13, 2019, Polish pianist Dr. Kamil Tokarski took the Preston Bradley Hall stage to perform a program of works by Scarlatti, Chopin, and Albéniz.

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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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