Video from Make Music Chicago
Make Music Chicago 2014 organized dozens of performances at Daley Plaza and across the Chicago area on Saturday. The citywide festival joined communities around the world in celebration of music on...
View ArticleRyan Opera Center Sings Puccini, Bizet (video)
Lyric Opera of Chicago dispatched two of its rising stars to join a worldwide chorus of musicians and music-lovers celebrating music on June 21. June 21 is the summer solstice, the longest day of the...
View ArticleRavinia’s Back! Hear Concerts Every Monday
Monday at 8:00 pm Each summer, the Monday night series Live from WFMT takes a vacation so that WFMT can bring you concerts from the Ravinia Festival. Monday’s broadcast features pianist Jeffrey Kahane,...
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Lyric’s New Opera (Just a Peek)
Getting beyond “The book was better” Last week, when Lyric Opera presented a sneak peek at the opera based on Ann Patchett’s bestselling novel Bel Canto, general director Anthony Freud quickly closed...
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Summer Migration, Payoff for Chicago
Sunday, July 27 at 6:00 pm If you’ve ever seen a nature documentary about the Serengeti, you might have some sense of the migratory patterns of classical musicians. There are music centers, like...
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Spanish Fever at Grant Park
Grant Park Orchestra live, Wednesday at 6:30 pm Christian Tetzlaff plays Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole. February-March 1875, Paris – Within the span of one month, the Parisians saw the premieres of Lalo’s...
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CSO Principal talks Elgar and Muti
Sunday at 1:00 pm Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Cello John Sharp plays the Elgar Cello Concerto with Riccardo Muti on the next Chicago Symphony Orchestra broadcast. Anyone who has seen Riccardo...
View Article“Relevant Tones” Thinks Global, Acts Local
Sunday at 5:00 pm Chicago composer Seth Boustead thought he was well-networked and well-positioned to create a local new music show for WFMT with producer Jesse McQuarters – that was then. He’s had to...
View ArticleWhy You Should Hear this Composer
Live broadcast, Friday at 7:30 pm The glass ceiling between living composers and those of a hundred years ago seems to be splintering. One of the principal agents is Dallas-native Christopher...
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Passings: Licia Albanese, Carlo Bergonzi
Carlo Bergonzi, July 13, 1924-July 25, 2014 Licia Albanese, July 22, 1909-August 15, 2014 He gave more than 300 performances at the Metropolitan Opera. She exceeded 400. Two Italian-born, 20th century...
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Champion Plays Ravinia
Denis Matsuev performing at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympic games in Sochi. Monday at 8:00 pm He calls Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin “a...
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Carlos Kleiber, A Reclusive Genius
Friday, August 29 at 8:00 pm Carlos Kleiber: A Conductor Unlike Any Other, a new WFMT production by Jon Tolansky Playing for Kleiber is one of my most beloved memories of being in the CSO – EVER. —John...
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In the Studio with Jason Vieaux
Impromptu, Thursday at 2:00 pm “…among the elite of today’s classical guitarists.”(Gramophone) Jason Vieaux plays a WFMT Impromptu His name appears alongside Usher, Rosanne Cash, and Beyoncé on NPR’s...
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Stars of Lyric Opera Shine Over Millennium Park
Marina Rebeka, Mariusz Kwiecień, Ana María Martínez, Andriana Chuchman (top to bottom) star in Lyric’s “Don Giovanni” Live Broadcast, Saturday, September 6 at 7:15 pm On Saturday, Lyric Opera of...
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Filmmaker Ken Burns to Visit WFMT
Ken Burns with Kerry Frumkin, Tuesday, 3:00 pm hour Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns comes to WFMT on Tuesday, September 9 for a live conversation with Kerry Frumkin. Mr. Burns will be on-hand to talk...
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CSO Will Roll Out with a Bang
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra makes a joyful noise this weekend, performing to capacity crowds. Riccardo Muti opens the concert season with four sold-out performances of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, and...
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Lyric Opera Opening Night
Live Broadcast, Saturday at 7:15 pm The 60th season at Lyric Opera of Chicago begins on Saturday with a bit of nostalgia: Mozart’s Don Giovanni, the same opera that launched Lyric 60 years ago. Lyric...
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Chicago Chamber Musicians Ensemble Live
Monday at 12:15 pm Longtime principals of the Chicago Chamber Musicians continue the first Monday tradition of giving free lunchtime concerts in downtown Chicago. Trumpeters Charles Geyer and Barbara...
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Danish Day with the Danish String Quartet
About the Danish String Quartet “We are three Danes and one Norwegian cellist, making this a truly Scandinavian endeavor. We are often joking about ourselves being modern Vikings – perhaps a...
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Live from WFMT is Back with Dvorak Concerto
Monday at 8:00 pm Monday nights have long been a showcase for local talent and beyond with a weekly broadcast of live music and conversation on WFMT. After going on hiatus for summer broadcasts from...
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