Another packed summer of live music awaits.

Recognizing the Chicagoans, musicians, artists, and friends of WFMT who died this past year.

This year alone, composer and pianist Kris Bowers’ credits include “Origin” and “The Color Purple” in addition to “Chevalier,” “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” and “Haunted Mansion.”

From totally fresh arrangements of old tunes to new winter works altogether.

Opera singer Renée Fleming and music star Barry Gibb were also honored at the Sunday night black-tie gala.

As we look forward to the festivities, we have compiled some of Chicago’s most enticing holiday offerings!

This commercial broadcast includes the CSO’s historical recordings led by various guest conductors.

Peruse the hopefuls for classical, jazz, soundtrack, and more!

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.

The music of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue owes much of its spookiness to the drama it employs.

It’s hard to pinpoint a single genre for which music is more indispensable than horror. Here are 13 horror movie soundtracks to give you thrills and chills.

What does one of the grandest artforms look like on the big screen? Check out some of our favorite portrayals of opera in the movies.

A bounty of performances, events, and parties that will have you ready to celebrate spooky season in the Second City!

North America’s longest continually running competitive film festival returns for another year of scintillating programming.

A conversation with the Grammy award-winning Argentine composer.

To some, Cooper’s nose in the trailer seemed like the kind of outsized caricature that has been a regular feature of Jewish portrayals throughout film history.

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

Whether it’s cartoons, famous commercials, or cross-genre collaborations, you may be surprised to learn that you recognize this batch of music.

Classical music can be nigh on impossible to find unless you know exactly what you’re looking for. Let us help!

Over six programs, Guarneri will present wide-ranging explorations of chamber music repertoire.

From concerts to screenings to festivals to parades, there’s always something happening in and around Chicago for LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

Special events, dance, and more are on deck for the Auditorium.

Belafonte stands as the model and the epitome of the celebrity activist. Few kept up with his time and commitment and none his stature as a meeting point among Hollywood, Washington and the civil rights movement.

Sakamoto was a pioneer in electronics music of the late 1970s.

The role of his life arrived in the long-running musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” in which he played Tevye.