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Pianist Radu Lupu has Died, Aged 76

Lupu was renowned for his thoughtful interpretations of “19th-century German and Austrian piano works, especially those of Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms,” notes WFMT’s Candice Agree.

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 6, 2015

The Many Colors of American Indian Music

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 5, 2015

How ‘Wozzeck’ Changed Opera Forever

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 26, 2015

Masaaki Suzuki’s 8 Tips to Better Your Bach

Brazilian bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto dies at 88

Associated PressJuly 7, 2019

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — João Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic sound of the South American nation, died Saturday, his son said. He was 88. João Marcelo said his father had been battling health issues though no ...

Celebrate Independence Day with WFMT!

WFMTJuly 3, 2019

This Independence Day, WFMT will share rousing and patriotic classical works for the whole day — here are some highlights that you won't want to miss.At noon, Music in Chicago shares a recent Elgin Symphony Orchestra performance of "Hoe-Down" from Copland's Rodeo Starting at 1:00 pm, we'll share another Copland masterwork: Appalachian Spring. You'll also hear Gottschalk's The Union, "America" ...

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10 Times Joshua Bell Tore It Up on the Violin

WFMTOctober 22, 2015

Joshua Bell is one of the most acclaimed musicians of our time... which is to say, he can really tear it up on the violin.

Rare Ballet Sylvia Comes to Chicago

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 19, 2015

Choreographer John Neumeier said that in his reinterpretation of Sylvia, he "tried to invent a movement vocabulary that would suit each of the characters."

The Women of ‘Figaro’ on Mozart’s Women

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 14, 2015

Behind every great man is a great woman, so the saying goes. In Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, the women often run the show. How better to learn about these fascinating female characters than from the women behind Lyric Opera of Chicago’s new production of Mozart’s masterwork? I spoke with Barbara Gaines, the stage director, as well as the opera’s leading ladies ...

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