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Holiday Programming on WFMT 2025

The winter holidays are right around the corner, and WFMT has a feast of musical offerings to make the season bright!

Keegan MorrisMarch 11, 2025

New Releases Mar. 11: Composer Focuses

Associated PressMarch 8, 2025

Broadway musical ‘Hamilton’ cancels plans to play the Kennedy Center in 2026

Keegan MorrisMarch 7, 2025

Playlist: Crazy Concertos

New Releases Jun. 17: Clarinet, Richter, Mäkelä, Christie

Keegan MorrisJune 17, 2025

A pair of albums showcase clarinetists Andreas and Daniel Ottensamer, we hear a lost recording from 20th century piano virtuoso Sviatoslav Richter, plus new recordings from conductors Klaus Mäkelä and William Christie.

The Juneteenth Flag over the Chicago skyline

Juneteenth Events and Performances 2025

Adela SkowronskiJune 16, 2025

Juneteenth celebrations in Chicago this year include parades, historic walks, music concerts and more!

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New Releases Mar. 4: Hough, Okpebholo, Schumann, Walton — Plus Soviet Censorship and Latin Rhythms

March 4, 2025

Album-length explorations of works by Chicago's Shawn E. Okpebholo, pianist-composer Stephen Hough, as well as the 20th-century master William Walton and Romantic era great Robert Schumann.