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Announcing the 2025 Ravinia Festival Broadcasts

WFMT’s series of concerts from Ravinia Festival returns on Sunday, August 31 at 3:00 pm for a 10-week lineup of wonderful chamber recitals.

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 5, 2024

John, Paul, Johann, and Wolfgang: How Classical Music Inspired The Beatles (and Terri Hemmert!)

Associated PressSeptember 3, 2024

Angelina Jolie dazzles Venice Film Festival with ‘Maria,’ a biopic about opera legend Maria Callas

Image of Franz Schubert with purple headphones photoshopped on

Benjamin PesetskyAugust 28, 2024

10 Classical Earworms: The Mastery Behind Unforgettable Music

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

Associated PressMarch 8, 2025

Organizers cited President Donald Trump’s shakeup of the institution’s leadership as their reason for canceling.

Playlist: Crazy Concertos

Keegan MorrisMarch 7, 2025

From concert hall classics to obscure showpieces.

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New Contemporary Chamber Series Launches in Loop Fall ’24

Adela SkowronskiAugust 21, 2024

The inaugural 2024-2025 season contains four concerts taking place on Wednesday over the course of the year. The debut season boasts six world premieres.

Classical Focus: Playlists to Orchestrate Your Studying

Keegan Morris

Harness the incredible power of classical music to enhance your schoolwork!

A Music Lesson with Victor Wooten

Adela SkowronskiAugust 16, 2024

Five-time Grammy award winner and bass icon Victor Wooten talks about tackling a new challenge: writing a concerto for electric bass.

Mornings with Jan Weller