The Art of Violin Repair: Expert Brings Damaged Antique Instrument Back to Life WFMT 2024-08-05 | Experience a musical rebirth as an expert violinmaker brings a derelict instrument back from the brink and restores it to its original glory. This immersive video spotlights in the precision, artistry, and passion that goes into instrument making and repair, as artisan Sam Kunkel of Chicago's renowned A440 Violin Shop repairs a cherished instrument. This captivating and detailed look illuminates the unseen work that goes into the craft of music.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/violin
Mozarts Serenade in C Ganz Kleine Nachtmusik – Exciting Music Found in 2024! WFMT 2024-10-14 | More Mozart has come to light! In 2024, researchers discovered a brand new work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, thrilling classical music fans the world over.From WFMT's Chicago studios, Rachel Barton Pine, Sylvia Pine, and Craig Trompeter give the midwest premiere — and the US premiere on period instruments — of Mozart's newly discovered Serenade in C, a work the composer is believed to have written at around age 13.For more information about the newly rediscovered work, visit to.wfmt.com/3Y37bKN#classicalmusic #mozart #discovery #music #violin #chambermusic #classical #newmozart#mozart2024 #chicago #baroque
The Art of Piano Tuning WFMT 2024-10-03 | Take a deep dive into the art of piano tuning with Chicago's celebrated piano technician, Bill Schwartz. With an impressive resume of having tuned some of the most premiere instruments in Chicago, Bill is entrusted with the instruments at Orchestra Hall and Ravinia to WFMT's own Steinway Model D Concert Grand Piano. Bill takes us through how he got started, his process, and what he thinks the future of his unsung — but vital — profession holds.
Violin Repair: Fixing Body Cracks 🎻 #violin #repair #artisan WFMT 2024-08-12 | Chicago violin repair artisan painstakingly restores a dilapidated violin — here he fixes cracks in the top. #craft #woodworking #music #violin #luthier #classicalmusic
Exquisite Violin Repair: Restoring Scrolls and Pegs 🎻🎶🔩 #violin #craft #music #repair #instruments WFMT 2024-08-09 | Master violin artisan restores a dilapidated instrument — here he restores the violin scroll and adds new pegs to return it to mint condition.FULL VIDEO 🎻: youtu.be/DW1AQDNzMRE
Expert Violin Repair 🎻🪛 #violin #craft WFMT 2024-08-07 | Experience the craft of violin repair as a Chicago artisan rebuilds an abandoned instrument @WFMTChicago#instruments #classicalmusic #workshop #handicraft #artisan #artist #music #violin #orchestra
Live from WFMT | Marc-André Hamelin WFMT 2024-07-02 | For the season finale of Live from WFMT, legendary pianist Marc-André Hamelin visits WFMT's studios for a live performance of works by Charles Ives, Robert Schumann, and Maurice Ravel.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/4cip66f
Ellis: Duetto buffo di due GOOD BOYS (Ace Gangoso, David Govertsen, Robbie Ellis) WFMT 2024-06-14 | Robbie Ellis's response to Rossini's "Duetto buffo di due gatti".Live performance of "Duetto buffo di due GOOD BOYS" by Robbie Ellis on the Sounds Classical program exploring comedy in classical music. This recording features the composer on piano, tenor Ace Gangoso, and bass David Govertsen (from Fourth Coast Ensemble).
Ellis: …das composer lied… (David Govertsen, Robbie Ellis) WFMT 2024-06-14 | A live performance of "... das composer lied..." by Robbie Ellis on the Sounds Classical program about comedy in classical music. This recording features the composer on piano and bass David Govertsen (from Fourth Coast Ensemble). wfmt.com/soundsclassical
Ellis: Bravo (Ace Gangoso, Robbie Ellis) WFMT 2024-06-14 | A live performance of Bravo by Robbie Ellis on the Sounds Classical program, featuring the composer on piano and tenor Ace Gangoso (from Fourth Coast Ensemble). http://wfmt.com/soundsclassical
Hess Concerts | Seohyun Kim, violin and Ji Yung Lee, piano WFMT 2023-10-05 | Hess Concerts | Violinist Seohyun Kim and pianist Ji Yung Lee perform music by Karol Szymanowski, Maurice Ravel, Carlos Simon, and Sergei Rachmaninoff.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/46bJByf
Introductions | Joseph Kim, 15, guitar & Samuel Kim, 17, piano WFMT 2023-09-10 | Introductions | Brothers Joseph Kim, 15, guitar & Samuel Kim, 17, piano perform music by Beethoven, Brouwer, and more as soloists and as a duo.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3sLJnza
Introductions | Sofia Radovic, 17, violin & viola WFMT 2023-06-25 | Introductions | 17-year-old violinist and violist Sofia Radovic and pianist Daniel Schlosberg play music by Sergei Prokofiev, Augusta Read Thomas, and more from WFMT's Levin Performance Studio.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3piQDRI
Introductions LIVE | Louis Auxenfans WFMT 2023-06-11 | Introductions LIVE | Clarinetist Louis Auxenfans of Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood shares music of Debussy, Messager, Fuchs, Hailstork, and Brahms.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3NnqpqF
Introductions | The Incendio Saxophone Trio WFMT 2023-05-28 | Introductions | We celebrate the Incendio Saxophone Trio, a Chicago-area group that recently won Gold in the Junior Wind Division of the prestigious Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the first Chicago-area group to win gold in five years.
Live From WFMT | Julian Velasco & Winston Choi WFMT 2023-05-23 | Live From WFMT | Saxophonist Julian Velasco & pianist Winston Choi play selections from their breakout album, As We Are.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/42Y3rvv
Introductions LIVE | John Lee, 18, violin WFMT 2023-05-21 | Live on Introductions is violinist John Lee, a student at Midwest Young Artists Conservatory. After solo pieces by Ysaÿe and Montgomery, he’s joined by pianist Milana Pavchinskaya in music of Brahms and Kreisler.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3MeerO2
Introductions | Hanna Oyasu, 18, flute WFMT 2023-05-14 | Introductions | A flute recital from Hanna Oyasu of Palatine, a principal player in Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. She’s joined by pianist Beilin Han for music of Ibert, Chaminade, Telemann, Enescu, and Prokofiev before collaborating with 18-year-old singer Sophia Katsma on two Japanese songs.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3BptNdH
Video Premiere | The Westerlies: This is Water I, Carmel by Andy Clausen WFMT 2023-04-28 | WFMT hosted the exciting young brass ensemble The Westerlies for the video premiere of a brand new work called This is Water, by composer and ensemble member Andy Clausen.
The Westerlies: This is Water III, Harlem River by Andy Clausen WFMT 2023-04-28 | WFMT hosted the exciting young brass ensemble The Westerlies for the video premiere of a brand new work called This is Water, by composer and ensemble member Andy Clausen.
The Westerlies: This is Water II, Lopez by Andy Clausen WFMT 2023-04-28 | WFMT hosted the exciting young brass ensemble The Westerlies for the video premiere of a brand new work called This is Water, by composer and ensemble member Andy Clausen.
Live from WFMT | Philippe Quint, violin & Jessica Choe, piano WFMT 2023-03-23 | Live from WFMT | Live From WFMT welcomes violinist Philippe Quint and pianist Jessica Choe as they celebrate the music and legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach, who was born March 21, 1685.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3z1mkjUThis concert was recorded March 22, 2023.
Introductions | Ethan Zheng, 16, piano WFMT 2023-03-12 | Introductions | 16-year-old pianist Ethan Zheng performs music by Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Chen Yi, and Sergei Prokofiev.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3yrPVTh
A Classical Music Aerial Adventure: WINTER IN CHICAGO WFMT 2023-03-03 | With a beautiful soundtrack of classical music, enjoy the beauty of Chicago winter... without having to step foot outside! With spellbinding aerial footage of Chicago's Loop, Hyde Park, and Lincoln Park areas, you'll hear acclaimed classical musicians playing wintry selections for harp, violin, piano, and double bass.#Relax, #study, and #read with this bewitching bird's-eye view of Chicago!#Chicago #classicalmusic #chopin #chopinpiano
Live from WFMT | Paul Huang, violin & Helen Huang, piano WFMT 2023-02-28 | Live From WFMT presents a recital by violinist Paul Huang and pianist Helen Huang, two extraordinarily virtuosic collaborators who happen to share the same last name. The pair plays music by Gabriel Fauré, Frédéric Chopin, and Felix Mendelssohn.
Introductions | Anna Knight, 19, piano WFMT 2023-02-26 | Introductions LIVE | A year ago, Anna Knight was studying at a specialist music high school in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. She's now living in the Chicago area, and she shares a piano recital of music by Chopin, Bach, Beethoven, Frolyak, Ravel, and Dunayevsky.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3XYEI6W
Hess Concerts | Caitlin Edwards, violin & Daniel Schlosberg, piano WFMT 2023-02-23 | LIVE | Violinist Caitlin Edwards and pianist Daniel Schlosberg play music by Ethel Smyth, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Ahmed Alabaca on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts series. For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3KlN850
Live from WFMT | Dover Quartet WFMT 2023-02-21 | Live from WFMT | The Dover Quartet, one of today’s great ensembles, pays WFMT a visit.Visit to.wfmt.com/3SclJVh for more information
Beach: Ah, Love, but a day! (Mary Elizabeth Bowden & Marta Aznavoorian) WFMT 2023-02-10 | Performing at the WFMT Studios, trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden and pianist Marta Aznavoorian play a trumpet setting of “Ah, Love, but a day!” from Amy Beach's Three Browning Songs.to.wfmt.com/3w2fetH
Beach: I send my heart up to thee! (Mary Elizabeth Bowden & Marta Aznavoorian) WFMT 2023-02-10 | Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden and pianist Marta Aznavoorian play a trumpet setting of "I send my heart up to thee!" from Amy Beach's Three Browning Songs from the WFMT Studios.to.wfmt.com/3w2fetH
Debussy: Beau soir (Mary Elizabeth Bowden & Marta Aznavoorian) WFMT 2023-02-10 | Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden and pianist Marta Aznavoorian play a trumpet setting of Claude Debussy's "Beau soir" from the WFMT Studios.to.wfmt.com/3w2fetH
Hess Concerts | Anita Graef and Louise Chan WFMT 2023-02-02 | Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Cellist Anita Graef and pianist Louise Chan play music by Pärt, Debussy, Beach, Beethoven, and more live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3JthSAT
WFMT Jam Session: Orbert Davis and host Robbie Ellis WFMT 2023-01-23 | A look behind the scenes of our latest WFMT Presents special program: music and conversation with Orbert Davis about his score for the Chicago doc 'DuSable to Obama.' Davis and host Robbie Ellis jam on the main theme from the score. Airs 1/25/23 at 8pm CT. For more info, visit to.wfmt.com/3R9RNZv
Debussy: Rêverie (Mary Elizabeth Bowden & Marta Aznavoorian) WFMT 2023-01-20 | Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden and pianist Marta Aznavoorian play a trumpet setting of Claude Debussy's Rêverie.Hear more from Mary Elizabeth Bowden on WFMT's Sounds Classical at 8pm CT on January 20, 2023. to.wfmt.com/3w2fetH
Beach: The Years at the Spring (Mary Elizabeth Bowden & Marta Aznavoorian) WFMT 2023-01-20 | Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden and pianist Marta Aznavoorian play a trumpet setting of Amy Beach's song "The Year's at the Spring."Hear more from Mary Elizabeth Bowden on WFMT's Sounds Classical at 8pm CT on January 20, 2023. to.wfmt.com/3w2fetH
WFMT Sounds Classical: Fridays at 8pm WFMT 2023-01-10 | In this innovative and immersive WFMT radio program, Sounds Classical hosts Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael present a range of musical works by well-known composers and new discoveries alike. The program will feature surprising and personal takes, lean-in interviews and exciting new works composed and performed, in many cases, by local artists. Along the way, the hosts will share lively and insightful commentary, providing context for the listener that makes this beautiful and dynamic art form fresh and accessible.Listen to Sounds Classical with Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael beginning Fridays at 8:00 pm on 98.7 WFMT and streaming on wfmt.com and the WFMT app. Visit wfmt.com/soundsclassical for more information.
Introductions LIVE | Karen Kobayashi, 14, flute WFMT 2023-01-08 | Introductions LIVE | 14-year-old flute player Karen Kobayashi is joined by pianist Beilin Han for a program of music by Jacques Ibert, Adolphus Hailstork, Gary Schocker, Gabriel Fauré, and Eldin Burton. Kobayashi is a member of the Philharmonic Orchestra at Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras.
Sounds Classical: Coming December 9 at 8:00 pm on WFMT WFMT 2022-12-01 | In this innovative and immersive WFMT radio program, Sounds Classical hosts Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael present a range of musical works by well-known composers and new discoveries alike. The program will feature surprising and personal takes, lean-in interviews and exciting new works composed and performed, in many cases, by local artists. Along the way, the hosts will share lively and insightful commentary, providing context for the listener that makes this beautiful and dynamic art form fresh and accessible.Listen to Sounds Classical with Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael beginning Friday, December 9, 2022, at 8:00 pm on 98.7 WFMT and streaming on wfmt.com and the WFMT app. Visit wfmt.com/soundsclassical for more information.
Live from WFMT | Galvin Cello Quartet WFMT 2022-11-01 | Live from WFMT | The Galvin Cello Quartet plays music by Mozart, Bach, Rossini, Piazzolla, Gershwin, and more in its WFMT debut.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3Nom0BP
Hess Concerts Live | Terra String Quartet WFMT 2022-10-27 | Hess Concerts Live | In the second of two concerts from Fischoff Gold-winning ensembles, the Terra String Quartet plays music by Dinuk Wijeratne (a piece premiered in 2022) and Claude Debussy.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3VWFZeZ
Live from WFMT | Juliani Ensemble WFMT 2022-10-25 | Live from WFMT | The Chicago-based Juliani Ensemble explores works for flute trio by Haydn, Stamitz, Glière, and Danzi.
Introductions | Tabitha Mo, 16, flute WFMT 2022-10-23 | Introductions | 16-year-old flute player Tabitha Mo plays Carl Nielsen, William Grant Still, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Pablo de Sarasate with pianist Inah Chiu.
Live from WFMT | Lara St. John & Matt Herskowitz WFMT 2022-10-12 | Live From WFMT returns to the Levin Studio with a new season of performances! We begin with an exciting duo: Canadian-born violin soloist and musical maverick Lara St. John and acclaimed pianist Matt Herskowitz performing music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Valerie Coleman, Laurie Anderson, Jessie Montgomery, César Franck, and more.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3Cl5lKl. Performance recorded October 10, 2022.
Introductions LIVE | Nazeeh Shahid, 17, viola WFMT 2022-10-09 | Introductions LIVE | 17-year-old violist Nazeeh Shahid plays music by Bach, Bartók, Ngwenyama, and Piazzolla with Liang-yu Wang on piano. Shahid, who performs live from WFMT's Levin Performance Studio, is a viola student of Desirée Ruhstrat and was a semi-finalist in the most recent Sphinx Competition. Visit to.wfmt.com/3C7C8Td for more information.
LIVE | EVREN OZEL, PIANO WFMT 2022-10-06 | Hess Concerts LIVE | Pianist Evren Ozel plays Bach, Beethoven, and Kirchner.For more information, visit to.wfmt.com/3RzumY8
LIVE | THALEA STRING QUARTET WFMT 2022-09-29 | LIVE | The Thalea String Quartet present a program with works by Gabriella Smith and Antonín Dvořák.PlaylistGabriella Smith: Carrot Revolution Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96, AmericanAllegro ma non troppoLentoMolto vivace – TrioFinale. Vivace ma non troppo
LIVE | Bianca Ciubancan, 16, violin WFMT 2022-09-25 | Today we return live to the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio with 16-year-old violinist Bianca Ciubancan. Joined by pianist Qi Kong, Bianca presents music of Beethoven, Montgomery, Saint-Saëns, and Bach.
LIVE | SAMUEL DeCAPRIO AND CHELSEA WANG WFMT 2022-09-08 | LIVE | Samuel DeCaprio, cello, and Chelsea Wang, piano, play music by Antonio Vivaldi, Bohuslav Martinu and Amy Beach.
LIVE | VIOLINIST MAX TAN & PIANIST MARISA GUPTA WFMT 2022-09-01 | Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts LIVE | Violinist Max Tan and pianist Marisa Gupta play music by Szymanowski, Brahms, and Wieniawski.
Carmen Abelson, violin & Lillia Woolschlager, piano WFMT 2022-08-18 | Music of Mark O’Connor, George Gershwin, Florence Price, Amy Beach, Henri Vieuxtemps.
