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Quiz: How Well Do You Know Basic Music Theory?

You may know your classical pieces; heck, you may even know your composers! But how good is your music theory knowledge?

Stephen RaskauskasApril 13, 2017

Video: Pianist Vassily Primakov Plays Chopin and Rachmaninoff

Michael San GabinoApril 12, 2017

James Levine Named Ravinia Conductor Laureate

Associated PressApril 10, 2017

2017 Pulitzer winners and finalists in journalism and arts

Playlist: Take Lisa Flynn’s ‘New Releases’ With You On the Go!

WFMTNovember 11, 2019

Every morning, host Lisa Flynn shares the best new classical recordings to share with WFMT listeners, and now, you can take her selections with you wherever you go!

An Operatic Oasis in the English Countryside — Journey to the Glyndebourne Festival

Michael San GabinoNovember 8, 2019

It’s not easy to get to Glyndebourne, and that’s the point. “We’re forcing people to slow down their busy lives,” says Gus Christie, the opera festival's executive chairman, “and to come in and soak it all up.” Discover the multi-sensory experience – the aromas of the gardens, the taste of champagne bubbles, the sounds from the stage – that is Glyndebourne.

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Meet CSO Solti Conducting Apprentice Erina Yashima

Angelica LasalaApril 5, 2017

For ten weeks each year, Erina Yashima works directly with Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti and leads the Civic Orchestra.

Chicago Opera Theater Announces 17-18 Season Including World Premiere by Pulitzer-Winning Team

Stephen RaskauskasApril 5, 2017

Chicago Opera Theater announced its 2017-18 season: three operas, including a world-premiere co-production with Opera Philadelphia, to be staged at the newly-renovated Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building.

Chicago Sinfonietta’s 30th Anniversary Season Showcases ‘Full Spectrum of Voices and Identities’

Angelica LasalaApril 3, 2017

The Chicago Sinfonietta recently announced its 30th season line-up, as well as the launch of its Commissions by Women Composers Project, a season-long effort to close music’s gender equality gap by commissioning, performing, and recording, works by women composers.

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree