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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 MorrisFebruary 14, 2025

Breaking Boundaries: The Genre-Defying Legacies of Black Musicians

Keegan MorrisFebruary 13, 2025

Ravinia Begins Multi-Year Revamp with Pavilion Upgrades, Shortened ’25 Season

Katherine BuzardFebruary 12, 2025

The Evolution of the Orchestra: A Brief History

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Announcing: WFMT’s Live Grant Park Music Festival 2025 Concerts

WFMTJune 4, 2025

Join us throughout the summer as we share some of Chicago's most exciting and inspiring music making!

CSO Names New Chorus Director

Keegan MorrisJune 3, 2025

Donald Palumbo has been appointed the director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. He represents just the third director in the ensemble’s 67-year history, following Margaret Hillis and Duain Wolfe.

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A Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3M at auction

Associated PressFebruary 9, 2025

The violin is believed to have influenced legendary composer Johannes Brahms when he wrote the famed “Violin Concerto in D Major” and was actually played during the concerto's 1879 premiere.