March music highlights to honor Women’s History Month.

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.

Marking the free classical music festival’s first season led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero.

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.

Radovic, a student at Midwest Young Artists Conservatory, plays both violin and viola in this recital.

Another packed summer of live music awaits.

Marin Alsop reflects that “courage is important in leadership, but accountability is, too.”

Radovic, a student at Midwest Young Artists Conservatory, plays both violin and viola in this recital.

With commuting, once again, a part of many of our days, the simple concept of the Rush Hour Concerts becomes vital.

The anniversary season will feature seven mainstage performances — including a holiday Messiah concert — all of which will be conducted by music director Stilian Kirov.

When it comes to getting around a bustling city like Chicago to see the sights, jumping in a cab is a great place to start. But hearing the city? Turns out, a taxi can take you on a listening journey, too.

Riccardo Muti has appointed Jessie Montgomery as the Mead Composer-in-Residence. Montgomery will succeed the CSO’s current composer-in-residence, Missy Mazzoli, in July of this year.

We all love Sousa, Gershwin, and Copland. But what about the vanguard voices redefining what American classical music sounds like?

In the eyes of tenor Nicholas Phan, living composers and the classical music genre of art song both face a similar obstacle: they’re often overlooked when it comes to programming and promoting classical music.

For naysayers who think classical music is on the decline, these Chicago-based performing groups offer the perfect response. All founded in the past three years, they’re offering fresh takes on repertoire familiar and unfamiliar, expanding the musical canon and enlivening the musical life of our city.

“The design decisions have been born of our experiences performing and recording,” Stefan Hersh explains.

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

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.