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Sing Different: Why the Life of Apple’s Steve Jobs Makes for Great Opera

Steve Jobs gets the operatic treatment with Mason Bates’ Grammy-winning The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. We spoke with the composer, librettist Mark Campbell, as well as baritone Edward Parks, who created the role of Jobs.

Daniel GoldbergOctober 17, 2016

Author Alan Wieder on His Book ‘Studs Terkel: Politics, Culture but Mostly Conversation’

Dorian NicholasOctober 14, 2016

Hearing Rachmaninoff Play Chopin Will Make You Fall in Love With Your Favorite Pieces All Over Again

David PolkOctober 14, 2016

Riccardo Muti “Lifts Every Voice” at the Apostolic Church of God on Chicago’s South Side

Playlist: 12 Clara Schumann Pieces You Should Know

Daniel GoldbergSeptember 10, 2019

Clara Schumann was one of the 19th century's most celebrated composers and performers for the piano. Ahead of the 200th anniversary of her birth, celebrate her with a playlist of some of her greatest compositions.

Meet the Conductor Who’s Resurrecting Maria Callas (in Hologram Form)

Keegan MorrisSeptember 5, 2019

With a laugh, Irish conductor and composer Eímear Noone describes herself: “My background is very traditional classical, and my love of all things shiny and new and technological brought me to this world where the orchestra meets technology.” By her description, she seems like a logical candidate to conduct a cutting-edge orchestral recital featuring a hologram Maria Callas.

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WFMT Host Kerry Frumkin’s Postcard From Europe

Kerry FrumkinOctober 12, 2016

For the last two weeks of September my wife Deb and I were treated to a cruise on the Rhine River thanks to YMT Vacations, one of WFMT’s loyal sponsors. Along with us were almost two-dozen WFMT listeners. The tour involved land transportation and sightseeing from Munich to Bonn, where we then boarded the A Rosa Viva for eight relaxing ...

Playlist: 8 Chopin Recordings Every Music Lover Should Own

Lisa FlynnOctober 10, 2016

If you love the music of Frédéric Chopin and are looking to expand your recording collection, here are a few albums you might want to consider. These 8 recordings feature 8 different pianists performing 8 different genres, giving you an appreciation for the diversity of Chopin’s works and the musicians who perform them.

Watch ‘Do You Speak Chopin?’ — Emmy-Winning Filmmaker Marian Marzynski’s Newest Doc

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 7, 2016

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker’s Marian Marzynski newest documentary is Do You Speak Chopin?. Marzynski’s love letter to Chopin is centered around the “Chopin Olympics” of the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland.

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