Steelpan Player Jaden Teague-Núñez Wins 2024 CSO Young Artists Competition

Teague-Núñez is the first steelpan soloist to enter — much less win — the competition.

Met Opera Announces ’24-25 Season

Four contemporary operas have their Met premieres.

Special Programming: Women’s History Month on WFMT

A month of exciting programming to mark and honor Women’s History Month on WFMT.

WFMT Programming and Hosting News

On March 1, updates will be coming to WFMT.

10 Operas by Black Composers You Should Know

Operas from the 19th century to today that depict Black stories.

Remembering Don Tait

“He was completely serious about the music, but also effervescently joyful. He loved this artform.”

Musical Events for Black History Month

Honor Black artistry with an entire month of exciting musical events — operas, chamber concerts, jazz orchestras, broadcasts, and more!

90 Years: Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2024 Season

Another packed summer of live music awaits.

In Their Own Words: Remembering Those Who Died in 2023

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

Now Adored, It Took 200 Years for Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos to Hit Their Stride. Here’s Why.

A job application, an overwhelmed orchestra, and a shocking true story behind one of classical music’s best loved works.

Chicago Holiday Arts Calendar: Enchanting Concerts, Events, Spectacles, and more!

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

6 Studs Terkel Conversations With Native American Artists, Scholars, and Activists

Studs Terkel was committed to evolving, expanding, and examining our conception of who made up the USA.

Playlist: The Most Nostalgic Classical Music

Beloved music that is sure to conjure up fond, warm memories.

Playlist: Fall Folk Foliage — Songs Old and New for Autumn

As leaves change from green to gold and red, we are inspired to harvest some songs for the autumn season!

9 Studs Terkel Conversations for Hispanic Heritage Month

Hear from Hispanic artists, writers, activists, and more from Chicago and beyond.

Video: Pianist Jiao Sun Plays Liszt, Debussy, Chopin, and More

Jiao Sun, a US-based pianist originally from Harbin, China, visited Chicago for a captivating recital.

Playlist: WFMT Listeners’ First Favorites

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.

Take a Liszt Deep Dive with Pianist Kyle Orth

Orth samples standout works from the whole of Liszt’s compositional career, including selections from the Romantic virtuoso’s signature Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage).

Marin Alsop, Jude Kelly Reflect on Leadership in Panel Led by WFMT-WTTW CEO Sandra Cordova Micek

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

Key WFMT Producer, Host, Programmer Lois Baum Has Died, 87

Lois Baum’s long and illustrious time with WFMT began in 1964.

Chicago Pride Concerts & Events for 2023

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

Carlos Kalmar and the Grant Park Music Festival

With principal conductor and artistic director Carlos Kalmar, we look forward to the Grant Park Music Festival’s 2023 season and also relive a July 2022 concert featuring Rachel Barton Pine playing Billy Childs as well as music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Victor Agudelo.

Video Premiere: Exciting Brass Ensemble The Westerlies Plays ‘This is Water’

How a speech by David Foster Wallace inspired a new triptych for brass quartet.

Classical Music Aerial Adventure: Winter in Chicago

With spellbinding aerial footage of Chicago, you’ll hear acclaimed artists playing wonderful, wintry classical music.

Watch Star Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden Play Beach & Debussy

Beautiful renditions of works inspired by poetry.

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