Opening Night: Dvořák Cello Concerto

Alban Gerhardt plays Dvořák’s deeply moving Cello Concerto, and we hear works by Britten and Clyne.

Intersections: Kodály, Clyne, Skoryk, and Tchaikovsky

Kodály’s Dances of Galánta begins the concert, contrasted with Anna Clyne’s DANCE for Cello and Orchestra, featuring cellist Inbal Segev as soloist.

The Art of the String Quartet

The Calidore String Quartet presents century-spanning chamber works for four by Franz Schubert, Anton Webern, Anna Clyne, and Leoš Janáček.

90 Years: Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2024 Season

Another packed summer of live music awaits.

Stephen Hough Plays Rachmaninoff

Star pianist Stephen Hough takes the stage to perform Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto.

Trifonov Plays Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto

In the opening concert of the 2021-22 Season, Daniil Trifonov was soloist in Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto.

Tianyi Lu & Sunwook Kim

Sunwook Kim is the soloist in Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto. Conductor Tianyi Lu rounds out the program with works by Anna Clyne and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

Playlist: Loud Classical Music

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

Clyne’s ‘Sound and Fury’ & Beethoven 9

Daniel Stewart conducts the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus plus soloists Michelle Bradley, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mario Chang, and Rod Gilfry.

Album Spotlight: Anna Clyne’s Mythologies

Composer Anna Clyne joins Kristina and LaRob as they shine a spotlight on her 2020 album, Mythologies. The album is filled with intriguing and imaginative classical sounds: Anna articulates her inspirations, while the hosts share what drew them to the album.

Grant Park Music Festival 2023 Season Released

What music will fill your summer? Grant Park shares its 2023 offerings.

In 35th Season, Chicago Sinfonietta Looks At What’s ‘Next’

A dynamic balance of intensity and optimism holds true throughout the season, which features such program titles as Next, Boundless, and Unapologetic.

Carlos Kalmar Extends With Grant Park Through 2024, Will Step Down After

A fixture of the Grant Park Music Festival since 1998, Carlos Kalmar has extended his contract as the festival’s principal conductor and artistic director through 2024.

Announcing the Grant Park Music Festival 2021 Broadcasts

With the Grant Park Music Festival’s long-awaited return to live programming in sight, WFMT is thrilled to resume the annual series of live radio broadcasts from the Pritzker Pavilion.

Free Live Music Will Return To Grant Park Music Festival for 2021

The Grant Park Music Festival today announced its return to live music in a 2021 season, the festival’s first live performances since August 2019.

Decade in Review: The 2010s and Classical Music

The 2010s were a tumultuous decade, replete with astounding artistic highlights, superlative new voices, and watershed moments of reckoning. WFMT hosts and staff reflect on what the past decade brought for classical music, and what the new decade may have in store.

CSO’s MusicNOW Announces 20th Anniversary Season: Vijay Iyer, Salonen, Evening-Length Theatrical Work

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra recently announced the 2017-18 lineup for its acclaimed series MusicNOW, celebrating 20 years of bringing contemporary music to Chicago.

Playlist: 10 Contemporary Composers You Should Know (…Who Also Happen to Be Women)

During March, Women’s History Month, we draw special attention to the music of women composers past and present on WFMT. Here are 10 living composers who are changing music today, along with 10 albums featuring their music you might want to add to your library.