Introductions | WFMT
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Introductions is WFMT’s weekly Saturday morning program that features talented pre-college classical musicians in the Chicago area. Soloists and chamber ensembles perform live in WFMT’s Levin Performance Studio. Large ensembles, including orchestras, choirs, and bands, are recorded at their home venues and broadcast at later dates. The program also features youth music competition winners. While many students who appear on Introductions pursue other careers, some have gone on to study music at some of the most prestigious music schools around the world and pursue careers as professional musicians.
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Chicago, IL
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WFMT Radio Network
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Introductions is WFMT’s weekly Saturday morning program that features talented pre-college classical musicians in the Chicago area. Soloists and chamber ensembles perform live in WFMT’s Levin Performance Studio. Large ensembles, including orchestras, choirs, and bands, are recorded at their home venues and broadcast at later dates. The program also features youth music competition winners. While many students who appear on Introductions pursue other careers, some have gone on to study music at some of the most prestigious music schools around the world and pursue careers as professional musicians.
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@WFMTclassical
Language:
English
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WFMT Radio Network 5400 N St. Louis Avenue Chicago, IL 60625-4698 (773) 279-2020
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webmaster@wfmt.com
Episodes
2025 CSO Young Composers Initiative
10/4/2025
New works from six young composers, guided by former Chicago Symphony Orchestra Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery.
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Duración:01:00:27
LIVE | Elle Cho, 16, violin
9/20/2025
Elle Cho is a violinist at the Music Institute of Chicago Academy. She plays Bach, Beach and Tchaikovsky with pianist Milana Pavchinskaya.
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Duración:00:43:41
Porphyrion String Quartet and The Hemingway Quartet
9/6/2025
This week, two string quartets from the Music Institute of Chicago Academy play Haas, Dvořák, Brahms, Prokofiev, and a double helping of C major Haydn.
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Duración:00:39:29
Introductions Class of 2025
8/31/2025
A recap of 26 graduating seniors, some highlight performances, and where they're heading next.
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Duración:00:56:25
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras at Lollapalooza
8/23/2025
On Saturday August 2, CYSO played for its biggest live audience in history at Lollapalooza. Robbie Ellis was there to capture the moment.
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Duración:00:34:23
Caspian Quartet, Minela Trio & Quartetto Speranza
8/2/2025
Three chamber groups who reached the semifinals of this year's Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, including the Bronze Medal-winning Quartetto Speranza.
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Duración:00:44:13
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Class of 2025
7/12/2025
We feature four graduating seniors from CYSO: violist Chloe Cohen, horn player Elyse Schlesinger, Kevin Harte on tuba, and Clara Frantzen as both a violinist and composer.
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Duración:00:47:14
Lily Yoshihara, 18, violin
6/28/2025
Today we hear from a CMPI fellow and student at Midwest Conservatory in Schaumburg. Lily plays Brahms, Bach and Wieniawski; plus the Fantasy No. 1 of Japanese composer Ikuma Dan.
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Duración:00:34:14
LIVE from Merit School of Music | Jacob Cornejo, 18, flute
6/21/2025
Join us in person at Merit School of Music for this live broadcast - free entry, no reservation required. Jacob Cornejo performs full works by Godard and Muczynski, a flute fantasia by Telemann, and shorter pieces by Ian Clarke and John Rutter.
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Duración:00:33:39
LIVE | Henry Auxenfans, 17, violin
6/14/2025
We welcome return guest Henry Auxenfans for a feature recital. He's joined by Louis Auxenfans on clarinet and pianist Nathan Canfield for Mozart, Glazunov, Perkinson, Fuchs, Franck and Wieniawski.
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Duración:00:56:40
Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative Class of 2025
6/7/2025
We feature four graduating seniors from CMPI, a program that supports pre-college orchestral musicians from underrepresented backgrounds. Music for flute, viola, cello and clarinet with Jesse Perez, David Roche, Diego Dahle and Sarah Morris.
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Duración:00:39:54
Chamber music for strings: Spizella Quartet, Luscinia Trio, Vermilion String Quartet
5/24/2025
Pieces by Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Debussy, Dohnányi, Shostakovich & Casarrubios performed by groups from Merit School of Music and the Music Institute of Chicago Academy.
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Duración:00:52:31
2025 Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition
5/10/2025
All four finalists of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's annual young artists concerto competition, including winner Jeremy Liu, 13 of Naperville, playing the Grieg Piano Concerto.
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Duración:00:57:29
Leo Zupko, 17, violin
5/3/2025
Today we hear from violinist Leo Zupko. He performs concerto movements by Sibelius and Mozart, and finishes with music by his father Mischa Zupko, who also plays piano for the recital.
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Duración:00:47:09
LIVE | Kevin Hernandez, 17, cello
4/26/2025
Today, a live cello recital from Kevin Hernandez, with music by Bach, Rachmaninoff and Cassadó, plus Kevin's father, Belford Hernandez.
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Duración:00:57:16
Jeffrey Wang, 17, piano
4/19/2025
Today is Jeffrey Wang, a piano student of Soo Young Lee. He plays Bach, Mozart, Ravel, Niedermaier and Chopin on the Fay & Daniel Levin Performance Studio Steinway.
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Duración:00:45:24
LIVE | Edie Park, 15, piano
4/12/2025
Today we hear from Edie Park, a pianist and supporter of WFMT. She plays Scarlatti, Beethoven and Chopin before finishing her recital with the San Francisco-based composer Jean Ahn.
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Duración:00:40:59
Kashyap Prasad, 18, piano
3/22/2025
Kashyap is a student of Matthew Hagle at the Music Institute of Chicago and a senior at Lake Forest High School. He plays Beethoven, Chopin, Price and Scriabin.
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Duración:00:41:48
Tristan Zhu, 18, violin
3/15/2025
We hear from Tristan Zhu, a senior at Walter Payton College Prep and the Music Institute of Chicago Academy. He joins pianist Milana Pavchinskaya as he plays music of Bach, Chaminade, Sibelius, and DBR.
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Duración:00:51:39
Eddie Zhou, 17, piano
3/8/2025
Today we hear from pianist Eddie Zhou, a high school senior and a student of Brenda Huang. He plays pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Scriabin, and Vine.
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Duración:00:46:10