Zubin Mehta and Leonard Bernstein share conducting duties in music by Paul Hindemith, Ludwig van Beethoven, John Corigliano, and Antonio Vivaldi.

From 3,000 sonatas to over 300 symphonies, here are some of the busiest composers across classical music history!

Featuring excerpts from the holiday classic Brandenburg Concertos.

Featuring Corelli’s popular “Christmas” Concerto.

Storms capture the human imagination, inspiring awe and fear in equal measure.

Music that vanished, whether by accident or by design, only to be brought back into the light years, or centuries, later.

For the last four seasons, the Second City has been the Cleveland-founded Baroque ensemble’s second home.

We celebrate violinist Jaap Schröder, one of the first pioneers to present performances of baroque, and later, classical works, on period instruments.

Oboist Alex Leidtke and pianist Dana Brown perform works by Claudio Monteverdi, Antonio Vivaldi, Giuseppe Verdi, Barbara Strozzi, and Antonio Pasculli.

Violinist Jennifer Gilbert is the soloist in the Winter Concerto from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Also included is a work of great depth and emotional power – the String Quintet F-sharp Minor, Op. 63 by Walter Braunfels.

A motley medley of music inspired by birds of all feathers!

“It’s the right time for Bach Week to bid adieu, and on a high note.”

Sampling Vivaldi concertos, culminating in the iconic Four Seasons.

The Music of the Baroque Chorus & Orchestra is conducted by Nicholas Kraemer and is joined by violinists Gina DiBello, Kathleen Brauer, and Kevin Case, as well as Brandon Acker on the lute.

Duo Sona, made up of harpists Eleanor Kirk and Phoebe Powell, performs music by Antonio Vivaldi, Maurice Ravel, and Mikhail Mchedelov.

An interview with one of the world’s most celebrated classical guitarists on the release of his new album, Baroque.

Whether you’re poring over a biography, traversing a novel, or perhaps writing something yourself, WFMT’s reading playlist is made to help you relax, focus, and get lost in literature.

Alan Gilbert leads a program featuring violin concertos by Vivaldi and Berg as well as the Symphony No. 8 by Beethoven and the Symphony No. 4 by Brahms.

Opera composers found irresistible the allure of the Amazons, the mythical race of female warriors whom no man could match in strength of body or mind.

Along with being known as a composer, Antonio Vivaldi was a renowned violin virtuoso; no further evidence is needed than the famous violin concertos The Four Seasons.

A program of well-known works by Handel and Vivaldi.

Renowned Chicago-area violinist Vadim Gluzman joins the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to perform Vivaldi’s landmark Four Seasons in this performance from August 2022.

Whether you are looking to rev up for the race or drown out the din, this playlist of cacophonous classical music is for you.

Enjoy exemplary string music that includes the Carnegie Hall premiere of an uplifting Saint-Georges concerto as well as classics by Vivaldi and a virtuosic violin duo by Unsuk Chin.

Get a new view of summertime in Chicago… complete with some great classical music!