The winter holidays are right around the corner, and WFMT has a feast of musical offerings to make the season bright!

A series of programs exploring various historic broadcasts by the New York Philharmonic through the years – from the early 20th century, to present day.

A series of programs exploring various historic broadcasts by the New York Philharmonic through the years – from the early 20th century, to present day.

A series of programs exploring various historic broadcasts by the New York Philharmonic through the years – from the early 20th century, to present day.

A quartet of great composers lead their own music.

Zubin Mehta and Leonard Bernstein share conducting duties in music by Paul Hindemith, Ludwig van Beethoven, John Corigliano, and Antonio Vivaldi.

Celestial Voices, Fathers and Sons, Baroque Blockbusters and other fascinating fare for the ensemble’s 55th season.

Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads music from the African Diaspora by Carlos Simon, Nathalie Joachim, David Baker, and William Grant Still.

Former Philharmonic Archivist and Historian Barbara Haws, and the composer’s daughter, Jamie Bernstein, are featured guests in this episode.

Alan Gilbert conducts works by Ravel, Nielsen, and Tchaikovsky.

Plus music by Charles Ives, Anton Webern, and Robert Schumann.

A selection of winter-themed highlights from the New York Philharmonic’s storied discography.

Music of Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky.

Ton Koopman conducts the New York Philharmonic and vocal soloists Sunhae Im, Andreas Scholl, Jörg Dürmüller, and Detlef Roth, in George Frideric Handel’s Messiah.

We visit Lyadov’s Enchanted Lake and Swan Lake of Tchaikovsky before hearing the Symphony No. 10 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Alan Gilbert conducts.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the first Black musician to win the BBC Young Musician Award, is the soloist in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto.

Music director Jaap van Zweden leads the New York Philharmonic and guest soloist pianist Conrad Tao.

The winter holidays are right around the corner, and WFMT has a feast of musical offerings to make the season bright!

A quartet of great composers lead their own music.

Music by Anatoly Lyadov, Julia Adolphe, Modest Mussorgsky, and Hector Berlioz.

Atmospheric and spooky classics for Halloween season.

Spotlighting the New York Philharmonic’s world-class soloists, including clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinist Frank Huang, violist Cynthia Phelps, and more.

A retrospective on Leonard Bernstein’s revolutionary concert series, which introduced countless listeners to classical music. And Jamie Bernstein, daughter of the influential conductor-composer, reflect on her father’s legacy.

Alan Gilbert leads music by three fascinating 20th century composers.

Concerts, festivals, and more to celebrate Halloween in Chicago.