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
Encore broadcast | Ma’ayan Kertcher, 18, cello
1/27/2024
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
Encore broadcast | Samuel Lam, 18, piano
1/20/2024
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
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Fall 2023 concert
1/6/2024
This week, the latest performance from the CYSO Symphony Orchestra in Orchestra Hall in downtown Chicago. Allen Tinkham conducts the Chicago premiere of a new Augusta Read Thomas piece, followed by works of Claude Debussy and Gustav Mahler.
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Duration:00:44:03
Isabel Edgcomb, 18, flute & Anna Edgcomb, 18, oboe
11/25/2023
We’re featuring twin sisters on Introductions today: Isabel and Anna Edgcomb are joined by pianist Lyudmila Lakisova in music of Telemann, Kalliwoda, Liebermann, Poulenc, Taffanel and Cimarosa.
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Duration:00:42:26
LIVE | Simon Updegraff, 16, cello
11/11/2023
Cellist Simon Updegraff presents Elgar's Cello Concerto, followed by works of Bach and Bloch; a cello suite of Chad "Sir Wick" Hughes, and Monti's Csárdás.
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Duration:00:39:39
Respirazione Trio & Aurum Quartet
11/4/2023
Today we feature two chamber groups from Midwest Young Artists Conservatory – one piano trio, and one string quartet.
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Duration:00:34:03
Scaleno Trio & Luminos Piano Trio
10/21/2023
Two chamber trios from the Music Institute of Chicago Academy in movements by Mendelssohn, Dvořák, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky.
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Duration:00:50:18
LIVE | Amelia Zitoun, 17, cello
10/14/2023
Amelia Zitoun, a student of the Music Institute of Chicago Academy, joins us for the first live recital of the new school year.
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Duration:00:50:23
Trio Nuvola & Goya Piano Trio
10/7/2023
Today we're featuring two piano trios from the Music Institute of Chicago Academy's 2022-23 school year, in music of Beethoven, Esmail, Clarke, Mendelssohn, and Shostakovich.
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Duration:00:30:59
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
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