Open to early-career Chicago-based and Chicago-born classical musicians, the grand prize is a contract for a debut solo album worth almost $75k.

The 2025 season will run from March to October and feature an oratorio and three operas.

“One of the things about classical music is that when you buy a used record — it’s often in really good shape,” says Rick Wojcik.

One of Chicago’s most notable and dynamic ensembles has announced its upcoming season.

Cellist Ani Aznavoorian and pianist Marta Aznavoorian present a program celebrating Armenian composers and honoring the duo’s family heritage.

This year’s Grammys, the 65th annual ceremony, takes place on Sunday, February 5.

The performance lineup features three mainstage operas; all three titles are rare and represent Chicago premieres.

The Recording Academy announced its 2023 Grammy nominations on November 15, 2022.

It’s another great year for the city’s classical music community with Chicago-born and based artists, producers, and engineers receiving recognition.

This past weekend, WFMT teamed up with Cedille Records to stream the finals of the venerable Chicago label’s first-ever Emerging Artist Competition. Now, a winner has been named…

The first such event in Cedille’s history, the competition is being held in honor of the label’s 30th anniversary. The first place artist will get to create a record that will be produced and released by Cedille.

Ahead of Grammy weekend, a local look at the Chicago-area nominees and hosts!

A self-described “science kid,” a simple miscommunication prompted Sharon Isbin to take up the guitar in her youth.

The 2020 Grammy Nominations were announced this morning, and several members of the Chicago classical community received recognition as nominees.

Music’s Biggest Night not only as a member, but also as a nominee!

Since beginning at WFMT in 1993, Mary has come to engineer for the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, Live from WFMT, Impromptu, and more.

With the Supreme Court very much in the news these days, a Chicago label has released a musical tribute illuminating the personal and professional life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is marking 25 years on the high court.

David Skidmore of Third Coast Percussion exclaimed, “It feels great to be nominated. We love this city, and we love the musical life of this city…”