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
Networks:
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.
Twitter:
@WFMTclassical
Language:
English
Contact:
WFMT Radio Network 5400 N St. Louis Avenue Chicago, IL 60625-4698 (773) 279-2020
Email:
webmaster@wfmt.com
Episodes
Joseph Kim, 15, guitar and Samuel Kim, 17, piano
9/9/2023
Two brothers appear, both as soloists and as a duo.
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Duration:00:36:40
Introductions Class of 2023
9/2/2023
It’s our annual Labor Day Weekend round-up of graduating seniors, their highlight performances, and what they’re doing next. Today’s episode features 26 young musicians in total.
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Duration:00:51:55
Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative Class of 2023
8/26/2023
Four graduating seniors from Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative: a violinist, a horn player, and two percussionists.
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Duration:00:29:26
Soloists from Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
8/12/2023
Today on Introductions, we feature four soloists from within Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras.
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Duration:00:48:14
Pelios String Quartet; Sofia Radovic & Miriam Kessler
8/5/2023
Music by Debussy, Bartók, Haydn, and Saint-Saëns.
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Duration:00:39:48
Double Double Bass – Jacob Fisher, 18 & Ian King, 18
7/22/2023
This week we feature two double bassists, both of whom have just graduated from both high school and Midwest Young Artists Conservatory.
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Duration:00:46:09
Ma’ayan Kertcher, 18, cello
7/15/2023
Ma’ayan Kertcher plays the music of Reena Esmail and Johannes Brahms, joined by Shirley Trissell on piano.
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Duration:00:39:05
Samuel Lam, 18, piano
7/8/2023
Today, a piano recital from Samuel Lam presenting works by Domenico Scarlatti, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Béla Bartók, and Tan Dun.
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Duration:00:38:01
LIVE | Louis Auxenfans, 18, clarinet
6/10/2023
Introductions welcomes a return guest for a full clarinet recital: Louis Auxenfans of Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood.
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Duration:00:49:44
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