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Noseda extends tenure with National Symphony through 2026-27

The 58-year-old Italian conductor succeeded Christoph Eschenbach for the 2017-18 season; he also holds roles at the Zurich Opera and London Symphony Orchestra.

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 12, 2016

The Surprising Politics of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet

Kerry FrumkinOctober 12, 2016

WFMT Host Kerry Frumkin’s Postcard From Europe

Lisa FlynnOctober 10, 2016

Playlist: 8 Chopin Recordings Every Music Lover Should Own

“Kerry, it’s Norm!” — Remembering Norman Pellegrini

Kerry FrumkinAugust 26, 2019

When this particular phone call came, it was usually trouble. What often followed was something like “I don't believe there’s a ‘cough’ in Prokofiev. Love you madly! Goodnight.” Norman Pellegrini, WFMT’s illustrious program director of 43 years, was always listening — vigilant, protective of the station’s values, always blunt in his criticism, and usually right.

Cecilia Bartoli talks, again, of US return

Associated PressAugust 23, 2019

"Mostly when you sing in the opera house you have this wall of sound in front of you and the only thing is to go and sing as loud as you can, and this is not making music," she said. "It's 80 against one, and you will never win."

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Hear Kristin Chenoweth’s Operatic Version of the ‘Game of Thrones’ Theme Song

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 6, 2016

The Broadway star — who got her start in opera — shared her operatic talents on a recent episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' performing her own unique rendition of the theme song to 'Game of Thrones.'

Oliver Sacks-Inspired Concerto, ‘Five Hallucinations,’ Has Windy City World Premiere

Robbie EllisOctober 6, 2016

"That phrase just runs through and through your head and you cannot get it out. It occupies their entire field of vision, that sentence."

Listen to a Dramatic Reading of Pianist Khatia Buniatishvili’s Artist Bio To End All Artist Bios

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 5, 2016

If you’re a music lover, you’ve likely read your fair share of artist biographies in program notes, liner notes, or artist websites. But you’ve never read an artist bio quite like Khatia Buniatishvili’s, which contains choice lines such as, “nothing can be imposed on this young lady of the air whose wing-beats pollinate works and who sprinkles a musical cloud ...

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