Tchaikovsky Winter Dreams & Avdeeva

This week, guest conductor Tugan Sokhiev leads Tchaikovsky’s First Symphony, Winter Dreams. The program opens with Panufnik’s Heroic Overture, followed by Chopin’s First Piano Concerto in E Minor, featuring Yulianna Avdeeva.

The German Symphony Orchestra and Dvořák’s Fifth

Ruth Reinhardt conducts, and pianist Daniil Trifonov plays Mason Bates’s expansive piano concerto.

New Contemporary Chamber Series Launches in Loop Fall ’24

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.

Yuval Sharon to direct Met Opera’s new stagings of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and ‘Tristan und Isolde’

The Met also said Tuesday that Nézet-Séguin’s contract had been extended by six years through 2029-30.

Thielemann Conducts Bruckner

Christian Telemann returns to the CSO podium to conduct Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony. The broadcast also includes works by Richard Wagner and Mason Bates.

Sounds Classical Playlist Vol. 4

In this episode, Kristina and LaRob give you another playlist of handpicked compositions that showcase the diverse nature of classical influences woven into modern music! Tune in for music from Mason Bates, Jennifer Thomas, and Xavier Foley!

CSO Announces 2024–25 Season and New Artist-In-Residence

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has announced its 2024–2025 season, a full year of concerts in its mainstage subscription series, as well as chamber, solo, family, and other programming.

LA Opera scraps planned world premiere of Mason Bates’ ‘Kavalier and Clay’ adaptation over finances

“It was a very ambitious and therefore expensive project, and unfortunately in the current conditions, it wasn’t something that we can manage,” LA Opera CEO Christopher Koelsch said.

2023 Grammy Winners & Nominees in Classical, Jazz, Soundtrack, and More

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

2023 Grammy Nominees Announced: Classical, Jazz, Soundtrack, and More

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

Sing Different: Why the Life of Apple’s Steve Jobs Makes for Great Opera

Steve Jobs gets the operatic treatment with Mason Bates’ Grammy-winning The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. We spoke with the composer, librettist Mark Campbell, as well as baritone Edward Parks, who created the role of Jobs.

Mason Bates Takes Us Inside the Orchestra, Literally, In New Concerto, Film

“One of the great things about the orchestra is that it is always evolving…”

CSO Announces Next Mead Composer-in-Residence

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.

Playlist: Celebrating the New American Canon

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

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.

Classical Music Grammy Award Winners: 2019

On February 10, some of the biggest names in the music industry convened at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles. R&B and soul singer Alicia Keys hosted the ceremony, as winners were announced in 30 fields and 84 categories. Here are the nominees and winners for the classical music categories.