Violinist James Ehnes takes center stage in a performance of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto. Music by Jessie Montgomery, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky rounds out the performance.

Klaus Mäkelä makes his CSO debut in Stravinsky’s The Firebird.

Chamberworks by Paul Hindemith, Charles Wuorinen, Sergei Prokofiev, and Brett Dean.

Plus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major.

We all came to love classical music in different ways. Here are some of the musical first loves of our WFMT listeners, in their own words.

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 is paired with Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with soloist Isata Kanneh-Mason.

Musicians from rap to alternative to K-Pop and beyond look to classical music for inspiration! Here are just a few creative examples.

Wanderers, farewells, and sightseeing; people are always on the go. This week, Bill calls up, “A Little Traveling Music, Please” from the pens of Handel, Smetana, Duke Ellington, and more. Reflections from such travels infuse themselves into their works, as we will discover throughout the week. We will hear selections from Beethoven’s Les Adieux, Schubert’s Die Schöne Mullerin, and Haydn’s …

Star violinist Augustin Hadelich makes a return to the festival to play Prokofiev’s 2nd Violin Concerto.

Lahav Shani makes the CSO debut in Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances. Included in the program is Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 and Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini featuring Beatrice Rana.

Roderick Cox welcomes guest artist violinist Karen Gomyo to perform Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1.

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

We celebrate Riccardo Muti’s 13th and culminating season as the CSO’s tenth music director.

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

Music of Ibert, Chaminade, Telemann, Enescu, and Prokofiev; before collaborating with 18-year-old singer Sophia Katsma on two Japanese songs.

Violinist Sirena Huang and Pianist Chih-Yi Chen plays music by Eddie South, Sergei Prokofiev, and Henri Vieuxtemps.

Pianist Crystal Zheyu Jiang plays music by Chopin and Prokofiev live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

The Great Chicago Fire began on October 8, 1871. Here’s some music that takes inspiration from flames.

In an array of stimulating and soothing music, give your walk a melodic backdrop or clear your mind for some deep thinking.

The CSO announces an array of concerts from September to January.

WFMT host Candice Agree has selected some of her favorite works of literature that have inspired musical compositions for you to enjoy on World Book Day.

September is National Piano Month, so WFMT is sharing a supersized playlist – with one selection corresponding to each key on the keyboard.

Though Northwestern’s band program dates back to 1911, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble began in 1969.

The eighty-fifth annual season opens June 12 and will run through August 17, with most performances taking place at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.

The history of music is full of friendships and feuds. These composers certainly had complicated relationships. What are your favorite composer clashes?