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REBROADCAST: Yerin Yang, 13, piano
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature pianist Yerin Yang. Yerin has won First Prize in both the Sejong Music Competition and the Chinese Fine Arts Society Competition for three years in a row. To...
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REBROADCAST: Philadelphos Trio
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature the Philadelphos Trio. To listen to their program again, please click here.
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LIVE: David Hou, 16, piano
On Saturday’s live broadcast, we feature 16 year old pianist David Hou of Hawthorn Woods, Illinois. David is currently a junior at Adlai E. Stevenson High School and a Music Institute of Chicago...
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LIVE: Beatrice Chen, 13, viola
On Saturday’s live broadcast, we feature 13 year old violist Beatrice Chen. Beatrice Chen is a home schooled freshman, and she studies viola with Paul Neubauer. Beatrice made her concerto debut at age...
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REBROADCAST: Iris Trio and Jayne Dilliberto, 18, soprano
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature the Iris Trio and 18 year old vocalist Jayne Dilliberto. To listen to the program again, please click here.
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DePaul Concerto Festival Part 1 and New Trier High School Symphonic Wind...
On the first part of Saturday’s broadcast, we feature winners from the DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers. This year’s winners’ concert took place on February 14, 2016 at DePaul University....
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DePaul Concerto Festival 2 and Allison Bystron, 18, soprano
On the first part of Saturday’s broadcast, we feature winners from the DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers. This year’s winners’ concert took place on February 14, 2016 at DePaul...
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LIVE: New World String Quartet of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
The New World String Quartet is composed of Nicole Tong, Micah Yoo, Beatrice Chen, and Noah Chen. All members are freshmen in high school. Violinists Nicole Tong and Micah Yoo share first and second...
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REBROADCAST: Lucie Ticho, 18, cello
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature 18 year old cellist Lucie Ticho. To listen to her program again, please click here.
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LIVE: Amelia Piscitelli, 15, violin
On Saturday’s live broadcast, we feature 15 year old violinist Amelia Piscitelli. Amelia formally began playing violin at the age of four. From 2009-2014, she studied violin with Debbie Edwards. She...
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DePaul Concerto Festival Part 3 and Camerata Chicago Academy
On the first part of Saturday’s broadcast, we feature winners from the DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers. This year’s winners’ concert took place on February 14, 2016 at DePaul University....
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REBROADCAST: David Hou, 16, piano
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature 16 year old pianist David Hou. To listen to his program again, please click here.
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Introductions Holiday Special: Music Institute of Chicago Academy Cellos
On this special holiday broadcast of Introductions, we will be featuring the Cello Choir of the Music Institute of Chicago. We are dedicating this program to the memory of Gilda Barston, who taught...
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REBROADCAST: Beatrice Chen, 13, viola
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature 13 year old violist, Beatrice Chen. To listen to her program again, please click here.
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REBROADCAST: Kimberly Han, 15, piano
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 70th Season Part 1 of 2
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO) in selections from their November 20, 2016 concert at Symphony Center in downtown Chicago. The orchestra is celebrating...
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 70th Season Part 2 of 2
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO) in selections from their November 20, 2016 concert at Symphony Center in downtown Chicago. The orchestra is celebrating...
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REBROADCAST: New World String Quartet
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature the New World String Quartet of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. To listen to their program again, please click here.
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LIVE: Merit School of Music Performathon Preview
On Saturday’s live broadcast, we feature student chamber groups from the Merit School of Music in anticipation of Performathon, the school’s annual fundraiser that takes place February 24 and February...
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LIVE: Trio Fiammata
Trio Fiammata is a piano trio made up of students from the Midwest Young Artists Conservatory in Highwood, IL. Their members include 15 year old violinist Kirsten Lee (Bolingbrook High School), 17 year...
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REBROADCAST: CYSO Celebrates 70th Season Part 1 of 2
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, now celebrating its 70th season. To hear this program again, please click here.
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REBROADCAST: CYSO Celebrates 70th Season Part 2 of 2
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature the final program featuring the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra’s 70th season. To listen to this program again, please click here.
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LIVE: Kayla Cabrera, 18, viola
On Saturday’s live broadcast, we feature 18 year old violist Kayla Cabrera. Kayla began her music studies at age 13. She is currently a scholarship fellow at the Academy of the Music Institute of...
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No Introductions – WFMT Spring Membership Drive
Introductions will not air on Saturday, April 1 (this is NOT an April Fool’s joke!) due to the WFMT Spring Membership Drive. To support original WFMT programming like Introductions, make a donation...
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No Introductions – WFMT Spring Membership Drive
Introductions will not air on Saturday, April 8 due to the WFMT Spring Membership Drive. To support original WFMT programming like Introductions, make a donation here.
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2017 Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Concerto Competition Winners
On Saturday’s program we highlight winners from the 2017 Midwest Young Artists (MYA) Conservatory Concerto Competition at Pick-Staiger Hall in Evanston. The featured winners include pianist George...
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REBROADCAST: Trio Fiammata
On Saturday’s encore broadcast we feature Trio Fiammata of Midwest Young Artists Conservatory. To listen to their program again, please click here.
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REBROADCAST: Kayla Cabrera, 18, viola
On Saturday’s encore broadcast we feature 18 year old violist Kayla Cabrera. To listen to her program again, please click here.
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REBROADCAST: 2017 Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Concerto Competition...
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature the winners of the Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Concerto Competition. To hear this program again, click here.
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LIVE: Jennifer Yu Wang, 17, flute
On Saturday’s live broadcast, we feature 17 year old flutist Jennifer Yu Wang. Jennifer is a junior at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and has studied flute with Susan Levitin for 8 years....
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LIVE: John Cao, 16, piano
On Saturday’s live broadcast, we feature 16 year old pianist John Cao. John is a student at John Hersey High School and studies piano with Alan Chow at Northwestern University. John has also...
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Vieira String Quartet
Vieira Quartet is a string quartet comprised of students who are Fellow scholarship recipients at the Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) Academy. The members include 16 year old violinist Maya Anjali...
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LIVE: Emily Cho, 13, piano
On Saturday’s live broadcast we feature 13 year old pianist Emily Cho. Emily is a 7th grader at Margaret Mead Jr. High School and studies piano with Brenda Huang. Emily started to play piano when she...
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Flianello Trio and Campanella Children’s Choir
Flianello Trio consists of three juniors at the University of Chicago Lab School, 17 year old flutist Jennifer Yu Wang, 17 year old cellist Giacomo Glotzer and 17 year old pianist Teresa Xie. Jennifer...
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LIVE: Amer Hasan, 18, clarinet
On Saturday’s live broadcast, we feature 18 year old clarinetist Amer Hasan. Amer is a senior at Carl Sandburg High School and will be attending the Oberlin Conservatory of Music as a student of...
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Astera String Quartet
Astera String Quartet is comprised of merit scholarship recipients and fellows of the Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) Academy. The members include 17 year old violinist Hannah White, 16 year old...
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and National Youth Choir of Scotland...
On Saturday’s program, we feature selections from the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO) and the National Youth Choir of Scotland’s (NYCoS) July 4, 2016 performance at Millennium Park in downtown...
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Tessa Vermeulen, 17, flute
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature 17 year old flutist Tessa Vermeulen. Tessa is a senior at York Community High School in Elmhurst and has studied flute for 7 years. She currently studies flute with...
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Robert Sanders, 18, violin and David Caplan, 17, cello
On Saturday’s program, we feature two recent graduates of Niles North High School in Skokie: 18 year old violinist Robert Sanders and 17 year old cellist David Caplan. Robert and David have known each...
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2017 Emilio del Rosario Piano Concerto Competition Finalists Part 1 of 2
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature the first of two programs highlighting finalists from the 2017 Emilio del Rosario Piano Concerto Competition. This program features the junior division finalists....
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2017 Emilio del Rosario Piano Concerto Competition Finalists Part 2 of 2
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature the second of two programs highlighting finalists from the 2017 Emilio del Rosario Piano Concerto Competition. This program features the finalists of the senior...
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REBROADCAST: Astera String Quartet
On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature the Astera String Quartet of the Academy at the Music Institute of Chicago. To listen to this program again, please click here.
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Chicago National Duo Piano Youth Competition
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature junior and senior division finalists from the Chicago Duo Piano Youth Competition. The competition was held on Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4 at Nichols...
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Odysseus Trio
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature the Odysseus Trio of Midwest Young Artists Conservatory in Highwood, Illinois. The members of Odysseus Trio include 15-year-old pianist Alice Zhang, 17-year-old...
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert at Symphony Center
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature highlights from the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra’s (CYSO) spring concert at Symphony Center in downtown Chicago. This concert concluded the orchestra’s 70th...
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Kartoshka Quartet
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature Kartoshka Quartet of Midwest Young Artists Conservatory (MYAC) in Highwood, Illinois. The members of the quartet include 16-year-old violinist Rachel Hsu,...
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Quartet Bellezza: 2017 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition Gold Medal
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature Quartet Bellezza of Midwest Young Artists Conservatory in Highwood, Illinois. Quartet Bellezza was the winner of the Junior Gold Division of the Fischoff National...
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Mariachi Herencia de Mexico: A Mexican Independence Day Celebration
On Saturday’s broadcast, we celebrate Mexican Independence Day with a program featuring Mariachi Herencia de Mexico, a mariachi ensemble made up of pre-college students from Chicago’s immigrant...
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2017 Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artists...
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature the winners of the 2017 Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition. For decades, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has held a...
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LIVE: Noah Chen, 13, cello
On Saturday’s live broadcast, we feature 13-year-old cellist Noah Chen from Chicago. Noah is a student of Hans Jorgen Jensen of Northwestern University. Noah was a winner at the 2017 DePaul Concerto...
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