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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.

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Benjamin PesetskyAugust 28, 2024

10 Classical Earworms: The Mastery Behind Unforgettable Music

Malcolm BambaAugust 24, 2024

Valerie June on the Crossroads of Mindfulness and Creativity

Katherine BuzardAugust 23, 2024

10 Composers Who Were Inspired by Their Travels

Playlist: Crazy Concertos

Keegan MorrisMarch 7, 2025

From concert hall classics to obscure showpieces.

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Music of the Baroque ’25-26 ‘Emerald’ Anniversary Season

Keegan MorrisMarch 6, 2025

Celestial Voices, Fathers and Sons, Baroque Blockbusters and other fascinating fare for the ensemble's 55th season.

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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.

11 Legendary Classical Music Venues You Should Know (and Visit)

Louise Kern-KenslerAugust 10, 2024

The world’s great concert halls, opera houses, and performance spaces are more than just buildings. They are the homes of centuries-old musical traditions.

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Anna Netrebko to sing at Palm Beach Opera gala in first US appearance since 2019

Associated PressAugust 7, 2024

Past Palm Beach Opera galas featured Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Renée Fleming, and Bryn Terfel.

Midday with Lisa Flynn