124 Episodes

  1. Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Class of 2025

    Published: 7/12/2025

  2. Lily Yoshihara, 18, violin

    Published: 6/28/2025

  3. LIVE from Merit School of Music | Jacob Cornejo, 18, flute

    Published: 6/21/2025

  4. LIVE | Henry Auxenfans, 17, violin

    Published: 6/14/2025

  5. Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative Class of 2025

    Published: 6/7/2025

  6. Chamber music for strings: Spizella Quartet, Luscinia Trio, Vermilion String Quartet

    Published: 5/24/2025

  7. 2025 Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition

    Published: 5/10/2025

  8. Leo Zupko, 17, violin

    Published: 5/3/2025

  9. LIVE | Kevin Hernandez, 17, cello

    Published: 4/26/2025

  10. Jeffrey Wang, 17, piano

    Published: 4/19/2025

  11. LIVE | Edie Park, 15, piano

    Published: 4/12/2025

  12. Kashyap Prasad, 18, piano

    Published: 3/22/2025

  13. Tristan Zhu, 18, violin

    Published: 3/15/2025

  14. Eddie Zhou, 17, piano

    Published: 3/8/2025

  15. Katherine Schaufenbuel, 13, violin

    Published: 11/16/2024

  16. Three Academy String Quartets

    Published: 11/9/2024

  17. LIVE | Lily Sullivan, 17, violin

    Published: 11/2/2024

  18. LIVE | Angelika Wang, 17, piano

    Published: 10/12/2024

  19. Chloe Nam, 16, flute

    Published: 9/28/2024

  20. LIVE | Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, 18, cello

    Published: 9/14/2024

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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.