Introductions | WFMT
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.
Episodes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Today we feature young violinist Katherine Schaufenbuel, a student of Grigory Kalinovsky of Indiana University. She plays Telemann, Mozart, Brahms, Wieniawski and Auerbach with pianist Lyudmila Lakisova.
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Today we hear from three string quartets formed at the Music Institute of Chicago Academy in the 2023-2024 school year. They play music by Haydn, Beethoven, Puccini, Grieg, Prokofiev and Ginastera.
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