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.
Location:
Chicago, IL
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WFMT Radio Network
Description:
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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Episodes
LIVE | John Lee, 18, violin
5/20/2023
After solo pieces by Eugène Ysaÿe and Jessie Montgomery, John Lee is joined by pianist Milana Pavchinskaya in music of Johannes Brahms and Fritz Kreisler.
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Duration:00:44:01
Hanna Oyasu, 18, flute
5/13/2023
Music of Ibert, Chaminade, Telemann, Enescu, and Prokofiev; before collaborating with 18-year-old singer Sophia Katsma on two Japanese songs.
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Duration:00:31:41
Introductions Turns 15
4/8/2023
It’s 15 years (and three days) since the very first episode of Introductions. Join host and producer Robbie Ellis and Weekend Morning host LaRob K. Rafael for a look back on great past performances.
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Duration:00:58:51
2023 Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition
4/1/2023
Violinist Esme Arias-Kim and cellist Jan Vargas Nedvetsky perform with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago at Symphony Center, plus a look back at Esme & Jan's past solo radio recitals.
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Duration:00:56:07
LIVE | Miriam Kessler, 17, harp, piano, and composer
3/25/2023
Live, an unusual two-instrument recital: Miriam Kessler is an accomplished performer on harp and piano.
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Duration:00:38:09
Tyler Wang, 17, piano
3/18/2023
Music by Fanny Mendelssohn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, and Maurice Ravel.
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Duration:00:40:50
Ethan Zheng, 16, piano
3/11/2023
Today on Introductions, Ethan Zheng, a piano student of Marta Aznavoorian. His recital features the music of Brahms, Chopin, Chen Yi, and Prokofiev.
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Duration:00:39:54
Women’s History Month Highlights
3/4/2023
Enjoy highlights from the last twelve months of Introductions performances, with music by eight different women composers.
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Duration:00:37:41
Anna Knight, 19, piano
2/25/2023
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 brings us a recital of Chopin, Bach, Beethoven, Frolyak, Ravel, and Dunayevsky.
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Duration:00:37:20
LIVE | Sameer Agrawal, 17, violin
12/10/2022
Sameer Agrawal is a multi-year member of the Music Institute of Chicago Academy and Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative. He joins pianist Milana Pavchinskaya for a live recital of Arutiunian, Perkinson, Bach and Ravel.
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Duration:00:32:51
Tabitha Mo, 16, flute
10/22/2022
Tabitha plays music by Nielsen, Mozart, Still, and Sarasate in WFMT's Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio, joined by pianist Inah Chiu.
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Duration:00:38:21
LIVE | Shivshankar Prasad, 17, piano
10/15/2022
Prasad's live recital in WFMT’s Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio features music of Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Danielpour.
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Duration:00:46:55
LIVE | Bianca Ciubancan, 16, violin
9/24/2022
Joined by pianist Qi Kong, Bianca presents music of Bach, Beethoven, Montgomery, and Ysaÿe.
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Duration:00:47:08
Introductions Class of 2022
9/3/2022
It’s a graduation special for Labor Day Weekend: we mark 18-year-olds who are now our alumni, having performed on Introductions in the past few years.
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Duration:00:47:05
Omaggio String Quartet & Peresson String Quartet
8/27/2022
Two prize-winning string quartets perform Haydn, Hindemith, Puccini, Ravel, and Bartók.
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Duration:00:35:57
Hermes Piano Trio & Hyacinth Quartet
8/20/2022
Piano trio movements by Beethoven and Arensky and string quartet movements by Haydn and Grieg.
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Duration:00:39:41
Ukrainian Music with Myroslav Mykhailenko and friends
8/6/2022
18-year-old pianist Myroslav Mykhailenko is joined by young friends and colleagues with selections by five different Ukrainian composers.
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Duration:00:39:51
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras performs Mahler 1
7/30/2022
This week on Introductions, the flagship group of Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras performs Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, the Titan. This was recorded on May 22, 2022 in Orchestra Hall in downtown Chicago.
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Duration:00:56:13
Hanna Choi, 18, flute
7/16/2022
Today we feature flute player Hanna Choi before she heads off to U of I.
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Duration:00:23:23
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Class of 2022
7/9/2022
Today on Introductions, we hear from four departing seniors from the flagship group of Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, all featured as soloists.
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Duration:00:40:12