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Live Results: Grammy Awards 2026

Chicago artists Mavis Staples, Third Coast Percussion, and Shawn E. Okpebholo are counted among this year’s nominees.

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WFMTJanuary 31, 2025

Live Results: Grammy Winners 2025
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Keegan MorrisJanuary 31, 2025

Playlist: Music for Piano Four Hands
Keegan MorrisJanuary 28, 2025

New Releases Jan. 28: Composer Focuses and Music of the Philippines
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New Releases May 20: French Horn, Shostakovich, Siblings
Keegan MorrisMay 20, 2025
Horn player Felix Klieser shares selections hailing from Scandinavia. Two albums explore the music of Shostakovich. We hear siblings collaborating: Lucas and Arthur Jussen in Cantus and Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason in Shostakovich & Britten. Plus, Baroque deep dives, a tribute to Maurice Ravel, and a lesser-known ballet.

The Evolution of the Orchestra: Woodwinds
Katherine BuzardMay 19, 2025
As we continue our series on the history of the orchestra, let's turn our focus to the woodwind section.

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Meet John Clare, WFMT’s New Morning Host
January 22, 2025
Ahead of his debut as WFMT’s Morning Music host, WFMT spoke with John Clare to welcome him to Chicago airwaves and introduce him to listeners.

New Releases Jan. 21: Rufus Wainwright, Virtuosity, and Venice
January 21, 2025
A release from daring Italian cellist Giovanni Sollima mines the cultural crossroads that is Venice; a deep-dive into Fauré; a generation-spanning look at quartet repertoire; virtuosic contemporary compositions, and more.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Favorite Songs
Adela SkowronskiJanuary 16, 2025
Songs by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Staples Singers, and even music for the jitterbug can be found on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s playlist.
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