July 2025
FRI JULY 4 | 7:00 PM
In July, WFMT gives you a front row seat to five live outdoor concerts from the Grant Park Music Festival and to the opening night of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s summer residency at Ravinia Festival with Marin Alsop conducting.
Dear Member,
We’re always excited to welcome summer to Chicago, and we know the season is in full swing when A Capitol Fourth arrives on the schedule. This year marks the 45th annual live concert special on WTTW, and on page 4, you can learn about the history that preceded it, how and why this concert became a must-see television event, the efforts that go into the production, and about the family who started it all.
Summer is also a time when we prepare food for picnics, backyard barbecues, and other alfresco dining experiences. This month on WTTW in addition to our regular Saturday cooking lineup, we bring you a new profile of an influential Italian chef and English-language cookbook author, Marcella Hazan, who is credited with introducing traditional Italian food preparation techniques to a generation of American home cooks. And The Great American Recipe returns as eight home cooks converge in the barn hoping to impress the judges with their signature dishes. Summer is also a time for road trips, and this month, Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie takes you along on a journey to locations that figured heavily in the work of a writer whose life is shrouded in as much mystery as her many popular novels.
Wednesday evenings throughout July, WFMT gives you a front row seat to five live outdoor concerts from the Grant Park Music Festival. Settle in for many unforgettable performances, including Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony and his Piano Concerto No. 4 featuring Scottish virtuoso Steven Osborne; Debussy’s La Mer ; Elgar’s Enigma Variations ; Ravel’s Boléro; Liszt’s Rhapsody Espagnole; and notably, a new work by Mark Adamo that will spotlight the Festival’s 2025 Artist-in-Residence, dynamic cellist Inbal Segev. WFMT will also take you live to the opening night of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s summer residency at Ravinia Festival, with Marin Alsop conducting Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini featuring pianist Bruce Liu, plus Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Carlos Simon’s rousing Amen.
We hope WTTW and WFMT are your companions as you make the most of summer in Chicago this year. Thank you for your support.
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July 2025
Volume 36, Number 323
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Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie
In this three-part series, comedian Alan Carr, a lifelong Agatha Christie fan, takes viewers on a funny, fact-filled travelogue to the British places that inspired his literary heroine.
Mondays, July 7-21 at 9:00 pm
Roosevelts:
The lives of the three great Roosevelts – Teddy, Franklin, and Eleanor – are captured in this series. Ken Burns and producer Paul Barnes trace the lives and times of these three American icons who influenced 20th century American history more than perhaps any other family.
Thursdays, 8:00 pm (except July 24)
Tuesday 1
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Patience: The Missing Link [R]
1:00 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8) [R]
2:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece: Crossing the Atlantic (Part 3 of 8) [R]
3:00 The Paris Murders: Storms, Part 2 (Season 2, Part 6 of 12) [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
Thirty years after the acclaimed Bill Moyers series Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth, this show seeks to revisit the perspectives that help us make sense of who we are and where we are going.
Sunday, July 13 at 12:00 pm
This offbeat, contemporary murder-mystery series follows the adventures of a perennially single detective and her three crime-writing aunts as they solve murders in the picturesque English region of Wildemarsh. Saturday, July 19 at 8:00 pm
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: True Colors
2:00 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8) [R]
2:57 Doc Martin
4:03 Ask This Old House
4:30 Cook’s Country: Chicken and Biscuits
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Fathers and Sons Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi – two men who grew up without their fathers.
8:00 Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein – The Statue of Liberty Discover the evolving meaning of this symbol and how it embodies our values and our conflicts.
9:00 Frontline
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 2
EARLY MORNING
12:00 POV: Break the Game This film is a moving exploration of gamer culture, the realities of online harassment, and the mental health implications of living a digital life.
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: New York City (Part 1 of 3) [R]
2:00 Antiques Roadshow: New York City (Part 2 of 3) [R]
3:00 Professor T: Truth and Justice [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Our 50 States (Part 1 of 2)
2:00 Chicago on Vacation
with Geoffrey Baer
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Chinese Favorites
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: The River Dragon (Part 2 of 6) A Spinosaurus struggles to keep his family alive in the deadliest place in Earth’s history.
8:00 Human Footprint: The Enemy of My Enemy (Season 2, Part 2 of 6) In humankind’s conquest of planet Earth, we rely on species we’ve recruited from nature to help us defeat our adversaries.
9:00 NOVA: Iceman Reborn Murdered more than 5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman is Europe’s oldest known natural mummy.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 3
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Fathers and Sons See Tues. July 1 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein – The Statue of Liberty See Tues. July 1 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Frontline See Tues. July 1 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Travel Detective: Hidden Gems of Santa Ana [R]
3:30 Wild Travels [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Our 50 States (Part 2 of 2)
2:00 Finding Your Roots: Fathers and Sons [R]
3:00 Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein – The Statue of Liberty [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 Cook’s Country: Pennsylvania Dutch Country
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 10 Modern Marvels That Changed America Geoffrey Baer takes a whirlwind tour of engineering feats that made our civilization possible.
8:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – Get Action (18581901) (Part 1 of 7) A frail, asthmatic young Theodore
A Capitol Fourth 2025
Commemorate our country’s 249th Independence Day with the 45th broadcast of America’s grand Fourth of July celebration –a star-spangled event for our nation, where music, fireworks, and heartfelt tributes light up the special night.
Friday, July 4, 7:00 and 8:30 pm
by JULIA MAISH
It’s arguably America’s biggest and splashiest Independence Day celebration – an annual concert special presented live from our nation’s capital that attracts millions of viewers, either watching in person or at home on television. It’s A Capitol Fourth, and this year will mark the 45th celebration.
What you may not know is that this star-spangled annual birthday party wasn’t always shared beyond Washington, D.C., nor was it the dazzling extravaganza we’re used to seeing today.
Concerts at the U.S. Capitol are nothing new. According to Andrew Dentamaro on the Architect of the Capitol site, “one of the longest-standing musical influences in Washington, D.C., is the bands of the U.S. Armed Forces, which have performed concerts on the U.S. Capitol grounds throughout the summer since 1863.” And the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) has been sharing holiday concerts there since 1979.
But the NSO’s first summer concerts were part of an innovative series called the Sunset Symphony Concerts, that came about in a most unusual way. In a story published by Washington’s PBS member station WETA, reporter Emily Robinson explains:
"WHEN THE NSO was founded in 1931, money wasn’t available to finance summer symphony activities, and there wasn’t an outdoor
location large enough to support the Symphony. Furthermore, disputes ensued between the Musicians’ Union and the orchestra directors.
“By 1935 however, the National Symphony Orchestra Association had built a strong following and the orchestra directors pushed the idea of a summer series at their annual sustaining fund drive. After touring a series of National Capital Parks with the Parks superintendent C. Marshal Finnan, the directors decided that, with some out-of-the-box thinking, the Watergate Amphitheatre could be a marvelous location for the summer concerts. The Amphitheatre, which was constructed in 1932 as part of the Arlington Memorial Bridge project, was originally envisioned as a ceremonial entrance to Washington for dignitaries arriving by boat, but it was never used for this purpose.
As The Washington Post noted in 1939: ‘The Watergate, unlike the other distinguished open air music places, was not made for concerts. The stone steps leading formally up from
the Potomac’s shore to the Lincoln Memorial plaza were intended as an official approach by water to the Nation’s Capital. That they have become seating places for thousands of music listeners is purely an incidental, if happy result.’
“With the audience seating issue solved, directors needed a space for the orchestra itself. Space was tight … and so they looked offshore. A temporary band shell, commissioned specifically for the NSO by the National Capital Parks, was installed on the barge early in the summer of 1935, and again according to the Washington Post , ‘transformed [the barge] into something that looked like the quartered inside of a baseball cover, fitted into the side of a soapbox. The sides of the box were moulded and the whole thing, painted white, resembled marble in the moonlight.’
“Washingtonians paying between 25 cents and $1 could be assured a seat right on the steps of the Watergate, while thousands of others lined the water, bridge, and grass to listen for
no charge at all; the advantage of outdoor space provided many who could not afford the time or money to see the symphony during its regular winter season at D.A.R. Constitution Hall with the opportunity to enjoy the music. The audience occasionally even included President Franklin Delano Roosevelt listening from the Presidential Car.’
“In 1965, National Airport started servicing commercial jet planes which created a consistent overhead rumble that was too loud and distracting for the outdoor concert series. It was then that the floating barge saw its last concert with the National Symphony, and the band shell was towed away from its Watergate Amphitheatre location.”
How did this event evolve into the television program A Capitol Fourth? For that, you can thank one family: the Colberts –father Jerry, the creator and longtime producer of the program, and his son Michael who has followed in his footsteps.
According to Ellen N. Woods in a story on the Catholic University Alumni news site (Michael is an alumnus), Jerry Colbert’s story has a Chicago connection. After a year “with a Jesuit mission in Baghdad teaching Iraqi schoolchildren, he married Eileen and together they headed to Chicago’s South Side as lay missionaries with Catholic Extension Volunteers.”
Later, Jerry “earned a master’s degree studying film at Loyola University;” and it was there, as Michael recalled, “that my dad began to understand the awesome power of television – still so new – to effect change, to bring people together.” Later, after a move to Washington, D.C. and a job as media advisor to Congressman Tip O’Neill, Jerry said, “my father heard that they had approached the National Park Service about bringing the concert to the Capitol. And he thought this would be perfect for television.”
for a nationally televised concert. And he told Jerry he wanted him to be the producer.” This was a role that Jerry fulfilled for the rest of his life (for this and The National Memorial Day Concert that he created in 1989). After Jerry passed away in 2017, the baton passed to the perfect successor: Michael, who had been involved in the production since the first concert when he was 13; he has been at the helm ever since.
A Capitol Fourth was designed to share joy, and to unite Americans around this great experiment we call democracy.”
Michael Colbert Executive Producer
Woods continues, “Jerry brought the idea to O’Neill, who rallied bipartisan support
In June 2018, Michael gave an interview to Raymond Arroyo on EWTN’s World Over, revealing to Arroyo that “there was only a day and half of rehearsals, and that [his] chief role behind the scenes for that first special was ‘keeping an eye on the script’ and ‘supplying [his] dad with Diet Cokes.’” He went on to share that the production involves months of preparation by a production staff of more than 500 people (“a family,” Michael proudly says), and that each show, including all the bands and the orchestra, incorporates more than 450 performers. Asked about the biggest challenge in producing A Capitol Fourth each year, Michael laughed and replied, “The weather, the weather, the weather!"
Asked by Arroyo what of his father’s example he takes with him [in producing this show], Michael replied, “My father wanted to give back, to make a difference, and to use this powerful medium of television to make a difference.” As far as why people watch, he explained that “A Capitol Fourth was designed to share joy, and to unite Americans around this great experiment we call democracy… and why not have a party? What’s wrong with that?”
Who are some past guests on A Capitol Fourth? Capital Concerts, Inc., the non-profit producing entity founded by Jerry Colbert, lists “a parade of superstars – including Frankie Valli, Patti LaBelle, John Williams, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Reba McEntire, Carole King, Neil Diamond, Dolly Parton, Steve Martin, Josh Groban, Gloria Estefan, Huey Lewis and the News, Little Richard, Tony Bennett, Faith Hill, Ray Charles, the Bee Gees, Kenny G, Aaron Neville, Kenny Rogers and the Muppets from Sesame Street.”
Viewers can watch and stream A Capitol Fourth on WTTW, wttw.com, the PBS app. The special is also available to our troops around the world on the Armed Forces Network.
Article excerpt courtesy of Emily Robinson, “Whatever Floats Your…Orchestra,” and WETA/Boundary Stones.
Benjamin Franklin
Sunday, July 6, 7:00 pm
Ken Burns’ two-part, four-hour film explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.
Watch on WTTW Prime, wttw.com/watch, or the PBS app.
American Traditions
Friday, July 4, 8:00 pm
In a nod to Independence Day, we’re taking some time to enjoy some maker traditions. Sit back and enjoy some traditional creations and their stories with some of your favorite WTTW Create hosts.
Watch on WTTW Create, wttw.com/watch, or the PBS app.
Throughout July
It’s a new season of drama at Galerias Velvet. Alberto rebels against the expectations heaped on him. Ana, who longs to become a designer, struggles to assert herself as a creative personality. Streaming on WTTW Passport, in Spanish with English subtitles.
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Find full schedules for all channels at wttw.com/schedules.
Roosevelt loses one great love and finds another, leads men into battle, and then rises like a rocket to become the youngest president in American history at 42.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Friday 4
Independence Day
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Thomas Jefferson: Life/ Liberty – Our Sacred Honor (Part 1 of 2) [R]
2:00 Thomas Jefferson: Liberty/ The Age of Experiments –The Pursuit of Happiness (Part 2 of 2) [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: New York City (Part 2 of 3) [R]
2:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: The River Dragon (Part 2 of 6) See Wed. July 2 at 7:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Human Footprint: The Enemy of My Enemy (Season 2, Part 2 of 6) See Wed. July 2 at 8:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: The Perfect Cookie
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 BBC News The Context
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 A Capitol Fourth 2025
8:30 A Capitol Fourth 2025 [R]
10:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic 10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 5
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: The River Dragon (Part 2 of 6) [R]
1:00 Human Footprint: The Enemy of My Enemy (Season 2, Part 2 of 6) [R]
2:00 NOVA: Iceman Reborn See Wed. July 2 at 9:00 pm. [R]
2:58 The Statue of Liberty Ken Burns traces the development of this national monument.
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic [R]
5:30 Jay’s Chicago: Birds and More Birds
MORNING
6:00 Great Lakes Now
6:30 Table for All with Buki Elegbede: Palestinian
in America
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Fathers and Sons [R]
8:00 My Money Mentors
8:30 Curious Traveler: Sussex
9:00 To Dine For with Kate Sullivan: Eva Longoria
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
10:00 This Old House: Nashville –Sustainable Siding
10:30 Ask This Old House: Medicine Cabinet, Chimney Crown
11:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Barbecue Health Food
11:30 America the Bountiful: Olives in California
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country: Unexpected Beef and Potatoes
12:30 Cook’s Country: Italian Comfort Food Classics
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen: Make Traditions
1:30 Essential Pépin: Eggs-Quisite
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen: Tacos, Guacamole, and Margaritas
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Easy Chicken Dinners
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: The Weekend Baker
3:30 The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets –A Taste of Home
4:00 Mary Berry Makes it Easy: Starting from Scratch
4:30 Check, Please! Libanais, S.K.Y., Federales
5:00 Great Chicago Quiz with Geoffrey Baer (Part 1 of 6)
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Never Too Deadly to Die Sister Boniface and team try to discover who planted the deadly scorpion during the filming of a crime drama.
7:00 My Life is Murder: Sleep No More A frosty reception awaits Alexa when she investigates how the chef at a resort died in his own walk-in freezer.
8:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries Shortly after Jean and Dom attend a lecture on sacred relics at Sainte Victoire’s Catholic church, the priest is stabbed with a crucifix.
9:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: Playing the Lie A morning round of golf is interrupted when one of the club’s organization committees is found dead in a sand bunker.
10:30 A Capitol Fourth 2025 [R]
Sunday 6
EARLY MORNING
12:00 10 Modern Marvels That Changed America See Thurs. July 3 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – Get Action (1858-1901) (Part 1 of 7) See Thurs. July 3 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 10 Monuments That Changed America Examine the battles over how to remember our past.
4:00 Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein – The Statue of Liberty [R]
5:00 Ken Burns: America’s Storyteller Enjoy a star-studded tribute to the acclaimed filmmaker and an exclusive look at The Vietnam War.
MORNING
6:30 Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: Crisp Day in the Valley Join host Nicholas Hankins as he demonstrates the joy of painting with a classic Bob Ross-style mountain landscape.
7:00 This Old House: Nashville Sustainable Siding [R]
7:30 Ask This Old House: Medicine Cabinet, Chimney Crown [R]
8:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: Honeycomb Blooms
8:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: A Coastal Feast
9:00 A Chef’s Life: Gone Clamming, Part II
9:30 A Chef’s Life: What’s Your Beef?
10:00 Travel Detective: Cruise Industry Charts Sustainable Future
10:30 Wild Travels Host Will Clinger attends the parody of Chi-Ditarod, where the sled is a shopping cart pulled by people instead of dogs, and much more.
11:00 Love Eat Travel with Michelle Valentine: Happy Valley, Pennsylvania
AFTERNOON
12:00 10 Modern Marvels That Changed America [R]
1:00 10 Homes that Changed America Geoffrey Baer visits homes that transformed residential living.
2:00 10 Towns that Changed America Visit influential towns across the country.
3:00 10 Streets that Changed America A whirlwind tour of 10 significant streets that changed the way we get around.
4:00 10 Parks that Changed America Explore the serene spaces that offer city dwellers a respite from the hustle and bustle of urban life.
Join host and tour guide Geoffrey Baer to discover America’s built environment – its engineering marvels, towns, homes, streets, and parks. Along the way, meet historians, architects, planners, curators, and guides who share the fascinating backstories behind these innovations that shaped the way we live.
Sunday, July 6
12:00 pm
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Florentine Renaissance After its medieval struggles, Europe rediscovered the art of the ancients, led by booming Florence.
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Professor T: A Little Drop of Poison Out of prison, the Professor is desperate to get back to his work at the university and with the police.
7:00 Patience: The Locked Room A bestselling crime writer, Harry Franklin, is found dead behind locked doors. Patience is intrigued by his death and his reclusive life.
8:00 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8) Alphy and Geordie investigate witchcraft at a home for orphaned and disadvantaged children run by Alphy’s old friend.
9:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece: Fires Spread (Part 4 of 8) Martha is pressured to exploit her friendship with the president, who defies isolationists to push the Lend-Lease Act.
10:00 The Paris Murders: Predators (Season 2, Part 7 of 12) After
Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie (New Miniseries)
Alan Carr uncovers the clues behind the greatest crime writer of all time, Agatha Christie. Along the way, he meets fellow and visits locations that helped influence some of her most successful novels.
Mondays, July 7-21 9:00 pm
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty (New Miniseries)
In this new three-part series, rivals Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael struggle to find work and navigate the whims of patrons in Renaissance Florence, which at the end of the 15th century was famed for banking, trade, and the skill of its legendary artists. They compete to create timeless masterpieces, crafting beauty from chaos.
Tuesdays, July 8-22 8:00 pm
a woman files a rape charge, dozens of similar charges are found in her name.
11:00 Austin City Limits: Margo Price/Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway Country iconoclast Margo Price to perform tracks from Strays, while bluegrass stars Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway dazzle with gems from their City of Gold
Monday 7
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Never Too Deadly to Die See Sat. July 5 at 6:00 pm. [R]
1:00 My Life is Murder: Sleep No More See Sat. July 5 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries See Sat. July 5 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: Playing the Lie See Sat. July 5 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: New York City (Part 1 of 3) [R]
2:00 Patience: The Locked Room See Sun. July 6 at 7:00 pm. [R]
3:00 10 Homes That Changed America See Sun. July 6 at 1:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Elegant Dinner Party
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: New York City (Part 3 of 3) Highlights include a Tiffany presentation watch; a 1943 Irving Berlin manuscript; and a collection of rare 1903 American Beauty-backed tobacco baseball cards.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth (Part 1 of 3) Finds include a rock ‘n’ roll poster collection from around 1968, a Delaware Tribe beaded baldric and an Auguste Rodin “Eternal Spring” bronze.
9:00 Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie: Agatha
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 8
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Patience: The Locked Room [R]
6:00 Arthur
6:30 Nature Cat
7:00 Wild Kratts
7:30 Wild Kratts
8:00 Lyla in the Loop
1:00 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8) See Sun. July 6 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece: Fires Spread (Part 4 of 8) See Sun. July 6 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Paris Murders: Predators (Season 2, Part 7 of 12) See Sun. July 6 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Spokane (Part 1 of 3)
2:00 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8) [R]
3:00 10 Towns That Changed America See Sun. July 6 at 2:00 pm. [R]
4:03 Ask This Old House
4:30 Cook’s Country: Motor City Favorites
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Buried Secrets Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps singer Sammy Hagar and actor Ed O’Neill uncover their roots, revealing secrets
8:30 Carl the Collector
9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
9:30 Rosie’s Rules
10:00 Sesame Street
10:30 Work it Out Wombats!
11:00 Donkey Hodie
11:30 Elinor Wonders Why 12:00 Alma’s Way 12:30 Molly of Denali
Nature Cat • 6:30 am
their ancestors concealed.
8:00 Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty – Rise (Part 1 of 3) Michelangelo and Leonardo clash and compete in the fierce world of Renaissance Italy, as they navigate a deadly world of powerful patrons, violent warfare, and artistic rivalry.
9:00 Secrets of the Dead: Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science Leonardo da Vinci is well known for his inventions as well as his art. But new evidence shows that many of his ideas were realized long before he sketched them out.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 9
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Antiques Roadshow: New York City (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. July 7 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. July 7 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie: Agatha See Mon. July 7 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Professor T: A Little Drop of Poison See Sun. July 6 at 6:00 pm. [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Spokane (Part 2 of 3)
2:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Murder in the Dark [R]
3:00 10 Parks That Changed America See Sun. July 6 at 4:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Sous Vide for Everybody
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: Band of Brothers (Part 3 of 6) Follow a gang of armored dinosaurs battle to reach adulthood, pursued by ferocious raptors.
8:00 Human Footprint: Dressed to Kill (Season 2, Part 3 of 6) Shane unravels how the trends we chase to fit in and stand out leave a lasting mark on our planet.
9:00 NOVA: Dino Birds Rare fossil discoveries are revealing the
secrets of bird evolution.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 10
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Buried Secrets See Tues. July 8 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty – Rise (Part 1 of 3) See Tues. July 8 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Secrets of the Dead: Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science See Tues. July 8 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Antiques Roadshow: Spokane (Part 1 of 3) [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Spokane (Part 3 of 3)
2:00 Finding Your Roots: Buried Secrets [R]
3:00 10 Streets That Changed America See Sun. July 6 at 3:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 Cook’s Country: Never
Enough Chocolate
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Peter Falk Versus Columbo For millions of viewers, Peter Falk was the iconic TV detective Columbo. But as an actor, Falk remains an enigma.
8:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – In the Arena (1901-1910) (Part 2 of 7) Murder brings Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency, but he becomes perhaps the best-loved of all the men who ever lived in the White House.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Friday 11
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: Band of Brothers (Part 3 of 6) See Wed. July 9 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Human Footprint: Dressed to Kill (Season 2, Part 3 of 6) See Wed. July 9 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 NOVA: Dino Birds See Wed. July 9 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Antiques Roadshow: Spokane (Part 2 of 3) [R]
Judges Tim Hollingsworth, Tiffany Derry, and Francis Lam
The Great American Recipe (New Season)
Home cooks gather for season 4 to share their most treasured recipes –dishes that reflects their perfect meal, followed by a regional dish that represents the place they call home.
Fridays beginning July 11 8:00 pm
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth (Part 1 of 3)
2:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: Band of Brothers (Part 3 of 6) [R]
3:00 Human Footprint: Dressed to Kill (Season 2, Part 3 of 6) [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Chicken and Biscuits
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
7:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
8:00 The Great American Recipe: First Impressions (Season 4, Part 1 of 6)
9:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: King Memses’ Curse In investigating the murder of antique dealer Albert Monkton, Phryne discovers Murdoch Foyle’s involvement in a bizarre reincarnation cult, inspired by ancient Egypt.
10:00 Great Chicago Quiz with Geoffrey Baer (Part 1 of 6) See Sat. July 5 at 5:00 pm. [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Peter Falk Versus Columbo See Thurs. July 10 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 10 Homes That Changed America [R]
2:00 10 Streets That Changed America [R]
3:00 10 Parks That Changed America [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic [R]
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
6:00 Great Lakes Now
6:30 Table for All with Buki Elegbede: Canine and Teacher Appreciation
7:00 No Passport Required: Detroit
8:00 The Great American Recipe: First Impressions (Season 4, Part 1 of 6) See Fri. July 11 at 8:00 pm. [R]
9:00 To Dine For with Kate Sullivan: J. R. Martinez
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
10:00 This Old House: Nashville –Vince Gill’s Nashville
10:30 Ask This Old House: Gutter Runoff, Replace Ceiling Fan
11:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Planet Steak
11:30 America the Bountiful: Beef in Texas
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country: Mexican American Comfort Food
12:30 Cook’s Country: Tacos Two Ways
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen: Growing Up Lidia
1:30 Essential Pépin: Sweet Endings
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen: Butter-Basted Fish and Succotash
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Savory Pies
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Thai Takeout
3:30 The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets –Tide to Table
4:00 Mary Berry Makes it Easy: Simple Time-Savers
4:30 Check, Please!
5:00 Great Chicago Quiz with Geoffrey Baer (Part 2 of 6)
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: House of Misfit Dolls The team try and uncover the death behind the stabbing of the owner of Salem’s Dolls.
7:00 My Life is Murder: All the Better to See You All the world’s a stage when Alexa investigates the murder of an actor in the middle of a live performance.
8:00 Madame Blanc Mysteries Just as it seems Jean and Dom’s relationship may be moving towards romance, his estranged wife reappears in town.
9:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: Hunting the Stag A stag party in two senses of the word as three friends, one of whom is about to be married, go deer hunting in the bush, but only two return.
10:32 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: King Memses’ Curse See Fri. July 11 at 9:00 pm. [R]
11:30 POV: Igualada – Refusing to Know Your Place In Colombia’s most consequential election, Black activist Francia Marquez rises from rural organizer to presidential candidate.
Sunday 13
EARLY MORNING
1:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – In the Arena
(1901-1910) (Part 2 of 7) See Thurs. July 10 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 10 Modern Marvels That Changed America [R]
4:00 10 Towns That Changed America [R]
5:00 Ken Burns: The National Parks Filmmakers Burns and Dayton Duncan vividly reveal fascinating behindthe-scenes stories about the making of the series.
MORNING
6:30 Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: Nolichucky Summertime
7:00 This Old House: Nashville –Vince Gill’s Nashville [R]
7:30 Ask This Old House: Gutter Runoff, Replace Ceiling Fan [R]
8:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: Flower Ingenuity
8:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: A Flavor of History
9:00 A Chef’s Life: One Potato, New Potato
9:30 A Chef’s Life: Onions and Avetts
10:00 Travel Detective: Hidden Gems of Napa Valley
10:30 Wild Travels Host Will Clinger visits McMinnville, Oregon’s UFO Fest to witness the extraterrestrial parade & alien pet contest, and much more.
11:00 Love Eat Travel with Michelle Valentine: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
11:30 Jay’s Chicago: Teamwork
AFTERNOON
12:00 Wisdom Keepers
1:00 Peter Falk Versus Columbo [R]
2:00 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: New York (Part 1 of 4) Paul combines food, film and fast bikes as he embarks on a 3,000-mile road trip from New York to Los Angeles.
2:45 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Savannah (Part 2 of 4) Paul enjoys shrimp and grits in Savannah and an unforgettable gumbo in New Orleans.
3:30 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Santa Fe (Part 3 of 4) Paul arrives in New Mexico to explore dishes celebrating beef, beans, and bread: the staple diet of cowboys.
4:15 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Los Angeles (Part 4 of 4) Paul’s epic 3,000-mile road trip culminates in the city that celebrates his name. He meets a notable “friend” and enjoys the best tacos north of the Mexican border.
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Renaissance Beyond Florence
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Professor T: The Conference The Professor is under suspicion after the murder at a Criminology Conference of his biggest rival, the man who replaced him at the university.
7:00 Patience: My Brother’s Keeper A body disappears from the morgue. Is it body snatchers or did the corpse “walk” away? The victim is the brother of Patience’s friend Billy.
8:00 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 8) Leonard’s drinking lands him in a prison cell overnight. When he wakes up, the consequences only escalate.
9:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece: Empty Promises (Part 5 of 8) Martha uses dinner-table tactics to help Norway. The first lady gives Martha unusual lessons in public speaking.
10:00 The Paris Murders: Between Two (Season 2, Part 8 of 12) When the lifeless body of a sports teacher is found castrated, the prime suspect is a woman who seems to have a personal vendetta against men.
11:00 Austin City Limits: Robert Glasper/DOMi & JD BECK Joined by special guests, Robert Glasper performs songs from his album Black Radio ; DOMi & JD BECK perform tunes from their debut recording, Not Tight
Monday 14
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: House of Misfit Dolls See Sat. July 12 at 6:00 pm. [R]
1:00 My Life is Murder: All the Better to See You See Sat. July 12 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 The Madame Blanc Mysteries See Sat. July 12 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: Hunting the Stag See Sat. July 12 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:32 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Cedar Rapids, Iowa [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: New York City (Part 3 of 3) [R]
2:00 Patience: My Brother’s Keeper See Sun. July 13 at 7:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Professor T: The Conference See Sun. July 13 at 6:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Cooking at Home with Bridget and Julia
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth (Part 2 of 3) Highlights include a Felipe Orlando abstract oil circa 1980, a German baroque lockbox from around 1625, and a Green Bay Packers championship group circa 1965.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth (Part 3 of 3) Finds include an 1864 Civil War statue hilt presentation sword, a 1936 Joe Fortenberry Olympic gold medal, and James Madison’s personal seal circa 1828.
9:00 Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie: Miss Marple Alan Carr is on the trail of one of Christie’s best-loved characters: Miss Marple. Visiting locations across London and Devon, he’ll find out what inspired the author to create her.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 15
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Patience: My Brother’s Keeper [R]
1:00 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 8) See Sun. July 13 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece: Empty Promises (Part 5 of 8) See Sun. July 13 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Paris Murders: Between Two (Season 2, Part 8 of 12) See Sun. July 13 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Little Rock (Part 1 of 3)
2:00 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 8) [R]
3:00 Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie: Miss Marple See Mon. July 14 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 Cook’s Country: Spring Feast
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Hold the Laughter Henry Louis
Gates, Jr. uncovers the roots of comedians Bob Odenkirk and Iliza Shlesinger.
8:00 Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty – Rivalry (Part 2 of 3) Amid the political upheaval in Florence, Michelangelo and Leonardo vie for artistic supremacy. The arrival of a young prodigy, Raphael, ignites the flames of their fierce and growing rivalry.
9:00 Frontline
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 16
EARLY
MORNING
12:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the High Middle Ages
12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Florentine Renaissance [R]
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. July 14 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. July 14 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie: Miss Marple [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Little Rock (Part 2 of 3)
2:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: King Memses’ Curse [R]
3:00 Peter Falk Versus Columbo [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Mexican Fare
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: The Pack (Part 4 of 6) 71 million years ago, a young Albertosaurus, a relative of T. rex, must prove herself in a deadly hunting pack or face starvation.
8:00 Human Footprint: The Honey Trap (Season 2, Part 4 of 6) Humans have depended on bees, both wild and managed, for millennia. But as bee populations collapse around the world, can we save them before it’s too late?
9:00 NOVA: When Whales Could Talk A spectacular fossil graveyard reveals a 43-millionyear-old whale that had four
legs and could walk. Scientists search for new clues.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 17
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Hold the Laughter See Tues. July 15 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty – Rivalry (Part 2 of 3) See Tues. July 15 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Frontline See Tues. July 15 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Travel Detective: Hidden Gems of Napa Valley [R]
3:30 Wild Travels See Sun. July 13 at 10:30 am. [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Little Rock (Part 3 of 3)
2:00 Finding Your Roots: Hold the Laughter [R]
3:00 The Great American Recipe: First Impressions (Season 4, Part 1 of 6) [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 Cook’s Country: Cast Iron Everything
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor – Love and Duty (Part 1 of 5) Members of the Royal Family wrestle with whether to choose love over duty to The Crown.
8:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – The Fire of Life (1910-1919) (Part 3 of 7) Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, undertakes a deadly expedition into the South American jungle, campaigns for American entry into World War I.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Friday 18
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: The Pack (Part 4 of 6) See Wed. July 16 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Human Footprint: The Honey Trap (Season 2, Part 4 of 6) See Wed. July 16 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 NOVA: When Whales Could Talk See Wed. July 16 at 9:00 pm. [R]
The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor
Full of unexpected bombshells, this series tells the story of a family who has lived under intense public scrutiny their entire lives, and across seven decades, Queen Elizabeth II steered them through it all. Explore the greatest remaining dynasty in Europe.
Thursdays, July 17 and 31, 7:00 pm
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (New Season)
Witty detective Phryne Fisher and her pearl-handled pistol are back to fight more injustice in Melbourne during the 1920s. The glamorous sleuth makes her way through the city’s alleyways and jazz clubs while she fights for justice for people who can’t help themselves, including exploited workers and missing girls.
Fridays beginning July 18, 9:00 pm
This wickedly offbeat mystery series follows a young female detective, DS Matilda “Mattie” Stone, and her three mystery-writing aunts who believe their knowledge of crime fiction makes them perfectly qualified to help her solve murders in their home of Wildermarsh.
Saturdays beginning July 19, 8:00 pm
Enjoy all five episodes of this NOVA miniseries that explores the majestic beauty of the planets in our solar system, including Saturn’s 175,000-mile-wide rings; Mars’ ancient waterfalls four times the size of any on Earth; and Neptune’s winds, 12 times stronger than any hurricane. Discover how each of them has affected our own planet.
Sunday, July 20 12:00 pm
3:00 Professor T: The Conference [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth (Part 3 of 3)
2:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: The Pack (Part 4 of 6) [R]
3:00 Human Footprint: The Honey Trap (Season 2, Part 4 of 6) [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Weeknight Italian
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
7:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
8:00 The Great American Recipe: Passing the Dish (Season 4, Part 2 of 6) The eight home cooks prepare a dish that shows support for someone in need, and create their favorite holiday recipes for the judges.
9:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Murder Most Scandalous When Jack’s ex father-in-law is implicated in the murder of a prostitute, Jack is determined to clear his name.
10:00 Great Chicago Quiz with Geoffrey Baer (Part 2 of 6) [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 19
EARLY
MORNING
12:00 The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor - Love and Duty (Part 1 of 5) See Thurs. July 17 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Marcella: American Masters See Sun. July 13 at 11:30 am. [R]
2:30 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Santa Fe (Part 3 of 4) See Sun. July 13 at 3:30 pm. [R]
3:15 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Los Angeles (Part 4 of 4) See Sun. July 13 at 4:15 pm. [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic [R]
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
6:00 Great Lakes Now
6:30 Table for All with Buki Elegbede: Expats
6:30 Table for All
7:00 No Passport Required
8:00 Great American Recipe 8:30 Curious Traveler
9:00 To Dine For with Kate Sullivan 9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets
10:00 This Old House
10:30 Ask This Old House 11:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
11:30 America the Bountiful 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Cook’s Country 1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 1:30 Essential Pépin
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
3:30 The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets 4:00 Mary Berry Makes it Easy
4:30 Check, Please!
with Impact
7:00 No Passport Required: New Orleans
8:00 The Great American Recipe: First Impressions (Season 4, Part 1 of 6) See Fri. July 11 at 8:00 pm. [R]
9:00 To Dine For with Kate Sullivan: Tim Ferriss
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Frankenmuth, Michigan
10:00 This Old House: Nashville –Shelter from the Storm
10:30 Ask This Old House: Wallpaper Installation, Sump Pump
11:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Best Ribs Ever
11:30 America the Bountiful: Taro in Hawaii
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country: Southwestern Vegetarian
12:30 Cook’s Country: Beef, Dressed Up
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen
1:30 Essential Pépin
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen: Cook it in Cast Iron
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen: A Show-Stopping ChocolateRaspberry Trifle
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Milk Street Holiday
3:30 The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets –Culinary Cornerstones
4:00 Mary Berry Makes it Easy: Stress-Free Cooking
4:30 Check, Please! Roister, Midori, Sapori Napoletani
5:00 Great Chicago Quiz with Geoffrey Baer (Part 3 of 6) 5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Professor Y A fan convention for a classic sci-fi series sees the writer being taken hostage by one of the creations.
7:00 My Life is Murder: Hidden Gems Alexa must sort fact from fiction when a compulsive liar confesses to a murder at a high-end jeweler.
8:00 Queens of Mystery: Murder in the Dark (Season 1, Part 1 of 6) DS Matilda “Mattie” Stone uncovers several publishing-related suspects while trying to clear her Aunt Beth in a murder case.
9:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: Leather and Lace The Brokenwood rugby club’s coach is found dead – naked and tied to the goalposts. A second body is soon discovered.
10:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder
Mysteries: Murder Most Scandalous See Fri. July 18 at 9:00 pm. [R]
11:30 POV: Made in Ethiopia As Ethiopia’s largest Chinese-run industrial park attempts an ambitious expansion, three women find themselves at the heart of a changing nation.
Sunday 20
EARLY MORNING
1:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – The Fire of Life (1910-1919) (Part 3 of 7) See Thurs. July 17 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Santa Fe (Part 3 of 4) [R]
3:45 Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Los Angeles (Part 4 of 4) [R]
4:30 To Dine For with Kate Sullivan: J.R. Martinez [R]
5:00 Rick Steves Special: The Story of Fascism in Europe
MORNING
6:30 Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: Winter Among the Pines
7:00 This Old House: Nashville –Shelter from the Storm [R]
7:30 Ask This Old House: Wallpaper Installation, Sump Pump [R]
8:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: Listen to Nature
8:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: A World of Flavors
9:00 A Chef’s Life: My Watermelon Baby
9:30 A Chef’s Life: Peas, Please
10:00 Travel Detective: Galapagos Cruise Expedition
10:30 Wild Travels Host Will Clinger journeys hundreds of feet underground to tour the historic Queen Copper Mine in Bisbee, Arizona, and much more.
11:00 Love Eat Travel with Michelle Valentine: Southshore, Florida
11:30 Jay’s Chicago: Wildlife Photographers
AFTERNOON
12:00 NOVA: The Planets – Inner Worlds The rocky planetsMercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars - were born of similar material around the same time, yet only one supports life. Were Earth’s neighbors always so extreme? Is there somewhere else in the solar system where life might flourish?
1:00 NOVA: The Planets – Mars Mars was once a blue water world studded with active volcanoes. But when its magnetic field and protective atmosphere faded, it became the frozen desert planet we know today.
2:00 NOVA: The Planets – Jupiter
Jupiter’s massive gravitational force made it a wrecking ball when it barreled through the early solar system. But it also shaped life on Earth.
3:00 NOVA: The Planets – Saturn NASA’s Cassini explores Saturn for 13 years, looping through its icy rings and flying by its moons. When the probe finds the ingredients for life, a bittersweet decision is made.
4:00 NOVA: The Planets – Ice Worlds In the far reaches of the solar system, Uranus and Neptune dazzle with unexpected rings, supersonic winds, and dozens of moons. And NASA’s New Horizons gets a stunning up-close view of Pluto.
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Baroque Art
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Professor T: Attachment Issues A woman is found dead at the scene of a car crash, but the accident didn’t kill her.
7:00 Patience: Pandora’s Box
A man dies on a bus after a violent coughing fit. The dead man turns out to have multiple identities and a history of eco-terrorism.
8:00 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 8) Alphy and Geordie investigate when a member of a rock band is murdered. Alphy struggles with some family history.
9:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece: The Giant Awakes (Part 6 of 8) America enters the war, and Olav arrives from England. Missy grows suspicious of ties between Martha and the president, as does Olav.
10:00 The Paris Murders: In My Son’s Name (Season 2, Part 9 of 12) A serial killer dies in a car crash while carrying an abducted woman in the trunk. But as the investigation unfolds, public opinion turns on her.
11:00 Austin City Limits: Jenny Lewis/MUNA
Monday 21
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Professor Y See Sat. July 19 at 6:00 pm. [R]
1:00 My Life is Murder: Hidden Gems See Sat. July 19 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Queens of Mystery (Season 1, Part 1 of 6) See Sat. July 19 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: Leather and Lace See Sat. July 19 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:30 John McGivern’s Main
Streets: Frankenmuth, Michigan [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth (Part 2 of 3) [R]
2:00 Patience: Pandora’s Box See Sun. July 20 at 7:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Professor T: Attachment Issues See Sun. July 20 at 6:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Brunch Favorites
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis (Part 1 of 3) Highlights include a Norman Rockwell charcoal selfportrait circa 1976, a 1958 signed Indy 500 racing flag, and an 1883 Victorian wedding ensemble.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis (Part 2 of 3) Finds include a 1952 Joe Louis-signed whiskey bottle, a Sheraton sideboard circa 1820, and a 1928 New York Yankees team-signed baseball.
9:00 Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie: Poirot Alan Carr investigates his favorite Agatha Christie character, the inimitable detective Hercule Poirot.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 22
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Patience: Pandora’s Box [R] 1:00 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 8) See Sun. July 20 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece: The Giant Awakes (Part 6 of 8) See Sun. July 20 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Paris Murders: In My Son’s Name (Season 2, Part 9 of 12) See Sun. July 20 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Charleston (Part 1 of 3)
2:00 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 8) [R]
3:00 Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie: Poirot See Mon. July 21 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 Cook’s Country: New England for Everyone
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Far and Away Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of journalist Sunny Hostin and actor Jesse Williams.
8:00 Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty – Redemption (Part 3 of 3) Michelangelo’s rivalry with Raphael reaches new heights as they battle for Papal favor while a violent religious schism engulfs Europe.
9:00 Marcella: American Masters Discover how celebrated writer Marcella Hazan shaped Italian cuisine in America.
10:30 Chicago Tonight [R] 11:00 BBC News
11:30 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 23
EARLY MORNING
12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. July 21 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Antiques Roadshow:
Do
6:30 Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins 7:00 This Old House
7:30 Ask This Old House
8:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
8:30 New Scandinavian Cooking
9:00 A Chef’s Life 9:30 A Chef’s Life
10:00 Travel Detective
See page 6 for highlights and to learn more about how
POV: The Ride Ahead
Samuel, a young man with a disability who is turning 21, wants his independence. Yet every rite of passage is fraught with challenges and social barriers. Can a community of disability activists help him follow his dreams?
Saturday, July 26
11:30 pm
Indianapolis (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. July 21 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie: Poirot [R]
3:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Baroque Art [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Charleston (Part 2 of 3)
2:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Murder Most Scandalous [R]
3:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: Professor Y [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Spring Dinner for Company
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: The Journey North (Part 5 of 6) Travel back in time to the dangerous journey of the Pachyrhinosaurus, where their survival is at stake.
8:00 Human Footprint: Damned If You Do (Season 2, Part 5 of 6) Shane travels from
ancient aqueducts to modern mega-dams, following our age-old quest to tame water.
9:00 NOVA: Rise of the Mammals A new trove of fossils reveals how mammals evolved into species that rule Earth today.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 24
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Far and Away See Tues. July 22 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty – Redemption (Part 3 of 3) See Tues. July 22 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Marcella: American Masters See Tues. July 22 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:30 To Dine For with Kate Sullivan: Tim Ferriss [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Charleston (Part 3 of 3)
2:00 Finding Your Roots: Far and Away [R]
3:00 The Great American Recipe: Passing the Dish (Season 4, Part 2 of 6) [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 Cook’s Country: Low Country Party
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Eastland: Chicago’s Deadliest Day
8:30 Chicago Stories
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Friday 25
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Deconstructing The Beatles
1:30 Best of the ’60s
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis (Part 2 of 3) [R]
2:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: The Journey North (Part 5 of 6) [R]
3:00 Human Footprint: Damned If You Do (Season 2,
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Part 5 of 6) [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: How to Braise Everything
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
7:30 Washington Week with the Atlantic
8:00 The Great American Recipe: The Bakes Are High (Season 4, Part 3 of 6) Freshly made bread, followed by a dozen of their tastiest fruity treats for the annual bake sale.
9:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Death Comes Knocking A message from beyond the grave leads to the death of a war veteran.
10:00 Great Chicago Quiz with Geoffrey Baer (Part 3 of 6) [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 26
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Eastland: Chicago’s Deadliest Day See Thurs. July 24 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: The Journey North (Part 5 of 6) [R]
2:00 Human Footprint: Damned If You Do (Season 2, Part 5 of 6) [R]
3:00 NOVA: Rise of the Mammals See Wed. July 23 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic [R]
5:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R]
MORNING
6:00 Great Lakes Now
6:30 Table for All with Buki Elegbede: Taking Pride in Who You Are
7:00 No Passport Required: Chicago
8:00 The Great American Recipe: The Bakes Are High (Season 4, Part 3 of 6) See Fri. July 25 at 8:00 pm. [R]
9:00 To Dine For with Kate Sullivan: Cesar Millan
9:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Kokomo, Indiana
10:00 This Old House: Nashville –Southern Hospitality
10:30 Ask This Old House: Humidifier System, End Table
11:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Killer Barbecue –Hold the Meat
11:30 America the Bountiful: Crawford in Louisiana
AFTERNOON
12:00 Cook’s Country: Spiced Chicken Dinners
12:30 Cook’s Country: Regional Italian American Favorites
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen: Serving Up Pasta
1:30 Essential Pépin: Fowl Play
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen: Summer Dinner for Two
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Fish the French Way
3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: The Sichuan Kitchen
3:30 The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets –Abu Dhabi’s Vibrant Flavors
4:00 Mary Berry Makes it Easy: Adventurous Cooking
4:30 Check, Please! BYOB
5:00 Great Chicago Quiz with Geoffrey Baer (Part 4 of 6)
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: A Fragrant Scandal The owner of a perfume company ends up dead, impaled on a poker.
7:00 My Life is Murder: Wild Life Harry asks Alexa to look into the case of his friend, who is accused of murdering a survival expert.
8:00 Queens of Mystery: Murder in the Dark (Season 1, Part 2 of 6) Mattie’s list of murder suspects includes a publisher, literary agent, and author.
9:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: To Die or Not to Die A cast member in The Brokenwood Theatre Society’s production of Hamlet collapses and dies after a performance.
10:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Death Comes Knocking See Fri. July 25 at 9:00 pm. [R]
11:30 POV: The Ride Ahead
Sunday 27
EARLY MORNING
1:00 Professor T: Attachment Issues [R]
2:00 NOVA: The Planets –Mars See Sun. July 20 at 1:00 pm. [R]
3:00 NOVA: The Planets –Jupiter See Sun. July 20 at 2:00 pm. [R]
4:00 NOVA: The Planets –Saturn See Sun. July 20 at 3:00 pm. [R]
5:00 Classical Rewind
MORNING
6:30 Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: New Smyrna Sunrise
7:00 This Old House:
Voces: Slumlord Millionaire
This film paints an intimate portrait of those deeply impacted by New York City’s rapid gentrification and skyrocketing rent costs. Meet the determined individuals and dedicated attorneys fighting corrupt landlords for the fundamental human right to a home.
Monday, July 28 9:00 pm
Nashville – Southern Hospitality [R]
7:30 Ask This Old House: Humidifier System, End Table [R]
8:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: Life in Gloom
8:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Plenty of Salmon
9:00 A Chef’s Life: Stand By Your Cabbage
9:30 A Chef’s Life: Cabbage’s Last Stand
10:00 Travel Detective: Hidden Gems of Texas Hill Country
10:30 Wild Travels Host Will Clinger delves into the paranormal legends surrounding Edgar Allan Poe, and much more.
11:00 Jay’s Chicago: On the Water
11:30 Fox River Valley and Chain O’ Lakes
AFTERNOON
1:25 Chicago’s Western Suburbs: From Prairie Soil to Prairie Style
3:10 Chicago on Vacation with Geoffrey Baer
5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Neoclassical and Romantic Ages
5:30 PBS News Hour Weekend
EVENING
6:00 The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago 2
7:00 Lucy Worsley Investigates: Jack the Ripper
8:00 Grantchester Season 10 on
Masterpiece (Part 7 of 8) Cathy and Mrs. Chapman’s new business venture hit a serious obstacle.
9:00 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece: The Gift (Part 7 of 8) A Nazi agent slips through the cracks, putting the children at risk. Martha gets a shock.
10:00 The Paris Murders: Until the Break of Dawn (Season 2, Part 10 of 12)
11:00 Austin City Limits: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Monday 28
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries: A Fragrant Scandal See Sat. July 26 at 6:00 pm. [R]
1:00 My Life is Murder: Wild Life See Sat. July 26 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Queens of Mystery: Murder in the Dark (Season 1, Part 2 of 6) See Sat. July 26 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: To Die or Not to Die See Sat. July 26 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:30 John McGivern’s Main Streets: Kokomo, Indiana [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis (Part 1 of 3) [R]
2:00 Lucy Worsley Investigates: Jack the Ripper See Sun. July 27 at 7:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Eastland: Chicago’s Deadliest Day [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: A Taste of Brazil
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis (Part 3 of 3)
8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Palm Springs (Part 1 of 3)
9:00 Voces: Slumlord Millionaire
10:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
11:00 BBC News
11:30 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 29
EARLY MORNING
12:30 Lucy Worsley Investigates: Jack the Ripper [R]
1:30 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 8) See Sun. July 27 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece: The Gift (Part 7 of 8) See Sun. July 27 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Wild Travels See Sun. July 27 at 10:30 am. [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Tucson (Part 1 of 3)
2:00 Grantchester Season 10 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 8) [R]
3:00 The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago 2 See Sun. July 27 at 6:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 Cook’s Country: Midwestern Favorites
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Finding Your Roots: Mean Streets Two New York City natives: comedian Tracy Morgan and actor Anthony Ramos.
8:00 Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History –American Experience
9:00 Frontline
10:30 Chicago Tonight [R] 11:00 BBC News
11:30 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 30
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Neoclassical and Romantic Ages [R]
12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. July 28 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Palm Springs (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. July 28 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Voces: Slumlord Millionaire See Mon. July 28 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Tucson (Part 2 of 3)
2:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Death Comes Knocking [R]
3:00 Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History – American Experience See Tues. July 29 at 8:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 America’s Test Kitchen: Classic Chinese at Home
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 Walking with Dinosaurs: Island of Giants (Part 6 of 6) Follow Lusotitan, a colossal, long-necked dinosaur – one of the largest ever to walk the Earth.
8:00 Human Footprint: Vanishing Act (Season 2, Part 6 of 6) From fossils entombed in tar to cells frozen in hope, Shane traces the arc of extinction from prehistory to the present.
9:00 NOVA: Ancient Maya Metropolis Follow archaeologists exploring new clues into the mystery of why, after hundreds of years, the Mayan cities were abandoned.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
EARLY MORNING
12:00 Finding Your Roots: Mean Streets See Tues. July 29 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History – American Experience See Tues. July 29 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Frontline See Tues. July 29 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Travel Detective: Hidden Gems of Texas Hill Country [R]
3:30 To Dine For with Kate Sullivan: Cesar Millan
4:00 PBS News Hour [R]
5:00 BBC News
5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING
6:00-1:00 WTTW Kids
AFTERNOON
1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Tucson (Part 3 of 3)
2:00 Finding Your Roots: Mean Streets [R]
3:00 The Great American Recipe: The Bakes are High (Season 4, Part 3 of 6) [R]
4:00 Ask This Old House
4:30 Cook’s Country: Fried Chicken and Biscuits
5:00 BBC News America
5:30 Chicago Tonight
EVENING
6:00 PBS News Hour
7:00 The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor – Threats (Part 2 of 5) The Royal Family comes face to face with danger while Prince Charles searches for a bride.
8:00 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – The Storm (1920-1933) (Part 4 of 7) Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates.
10:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
10:30 BBC News
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Arts • Performance
A Capitol Fourth
Friday, 7:00 pm, 8:30 pm (7/4)
Saturday, 10:30 pm (7/5)
Austin City Limits
Sundays, 11:00 pm
Best of the ’60s
Friday, 1:30 am (7/25)
Classical Rewind Sunday, 5:00 am (7/27)
Drama • Mystery
Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece
Sundays, 9:00 pm
Tuesdays, 2:00 am (7/8, 7/15, 7/22)
Tuesday, 2:30 am (7/29)
Brokenwood Mysteries
Saturdays, 9:00 pm
Mondays, 3:00 am Doc Martin
Tuesday, 3:00 pm (7/1)
Grantchester on Masterpiece
Tuesday, 2:00 pm (7/1)
Sundays, 8:00 pm
Tuesdays, 1:00 am, 2:00 pm (7/8, 7/15, 7/22)
Tuesday, 1:30 am, 2:00 pm (7/29) Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries
Wednesdays, 2:00 pm (7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30)
Fridays, 9:00 pm (7/11, 7/18, 7/25)
Saturdays, 10:30 pm (7/12, 7/19, 7/26)
My Life Is Murder
Saturdays, 7:00 pm
Mondays, 1:00 pm
Paris Murders
Sundays, 10:00 pm
Tuesdays, 3:00 am (7/8, 7/15, 7/22) Patience
Sundays, 7:00 pm (7/6, 7/13, 7/20)
Mondays, 2:00 pm (7/7, 7/14, 7/21)
Tuesdays, 12:00 am (7/8, 7/15, 7/22) Professor T
Wednesdays, 3:00 am (7/2, 7/9)
Sundays, 6:00 pm (7/6, 7/13, 7/20)
Mondays, 3:00 pm (7/14, 7/21)
Friday, 3:00 am (7/18)
Sunday 1:00 am (7/27)
Queens of Mystery
Saturdays, 8:00 pm (7/19, 7/26)
Mondays, 2:00 am (7/21, 7/28) Sister Boniface Mysteries
Saturdays, 6:00 pm
Mondays, 12:00 am
Wednesday, 3:00 pm (7/23) Madame Blanc Mysteries
Saturdays, 8:00 pm (7/5, 7/12)
Mondays, 2:00 am (7/7, 7/14)
Food • Travel • How to Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie
Mondays, 7:00 pm (7/7, 7/14, 7/21)
Wednesday, 2:00 am (7/9)
Tuesdays, 3:00 pm (7/15, 7/22)
Wednesday, 3:00 am (7/16)
Wednesday, 2:30 am (7/23)
America the Bountiful
Saturdays, 11:30 am
America’s Test Kitchen
Saturdays, 2:00, 2:30 pm
Wednesdays, 4:30 pm
Fridays, 4:30 pm
Mondays, 4:30 pm
Antiques Roadshow
Mondays-Fridays, 1:00 pm
Mondays, 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm
Wednesdays, 1:00 am, 2:00 am (7/2, 7/16)
Wednesdays, 12:00 am, 1:00 am (7/9)
Thursday, 3:00 am (7/10)
Friday, 3:00 am (7/11)
Wednesdays, 12:30 am, 1:30 am (7/23, 7/30)
Ask This Old House Saturdays, 10:30 am Sundays, 7:30 am
Check, Please! Saturdays, 4:30 pm
A Chef’s Life Sundays, 9:00 am, 9:30 am
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street
Television
Saturdays, 3:00 pm
Cook’s Country Saturdays, 12:00 pm, 12:30 pm Tuesdays, 4:30 pm
Thursdays, 4:30 pm
Essential Pepin
Saturdays, 1:30 pm
The Great American Recipe Fridays, 8:00 pm (7/11, 7/18, 7/25)
Thursdays, 3:00 pm (7/24, 7/31)
J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
Sundays, 8:00 am
John McGivern’s Main Streets
Saturdays, 9:30 am
Mondays, 4:30 am
Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins
Sundays, 6:30 am
Lidia’s Kitchen
Saturdays, 1:00 pm
Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
Saturdays, 3:30 pm
Love Eat Travel with Michelle Valentine
Sundays, 11:00 am (7/6, 7/13, 7/20)
Mary Berry Makes It Easy
Saturdays, 4:00 pm
New Scandinavian Cooking
Sundays, 8:30 am
Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood
Sunday, 2:00 pm, 2:45 pm, 3:30 pm, 4:15 pm (7/13)
Saturday, 2:30 pm, 3:15 pm (7/19)
Sunday, 3:00 am, 3:45 am (7/20)
Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
Saturdays, 11:00 am
Table for All with Buki Elegbede
Saturdays, 6:30 am
This Old House
Tuesday, 4:00 pm (7/1)
Wednesday, 4:00 pm (7/2)
Thursday, 4:00 pm (7/3)
Friday, 4:00 pm (7/4)
Saturdays, 10:00 am
Sundays, 7:00 am
Travel Detective
Thursdays, 3:00 am (7/3, 7/17, 7/31)
Sundays, 10:00 am
Wild Travels
Thursdays, 3:30 am (7/3, 7/17) Sundays, 10:30 am Tuesday, 3:30 am (7/29)
History • Documentary
10 Homes That Changed America
Sunday, 1:00 pm (7/6)
Monday, 3:00 pm (7/7)
Saturday, 1:00 am (7/12)
10 Modern Marvels That Changed America
Thursday, 7:00 pm (7/3)
Sunday, 12:00 am, 12:00 pm (7/6)
Sunday, 3:00 am (7/13)
10 Monuments That Changed America Sunday, 3:00 am (7/6)
10 Parks That Changed America
Sunday, 4:00 pm (7/6)
Wednesday, 3:00 pm (7/9)
Saturday, 3:00 am (7/12)
10 Streets That Changed America Sunday, 3:00 pm (7/6)
Thursday, 3:00 pm (7/10)
Saturday, 2:00 am (7/12)
10 Towns That Changed America Sunday, 2:00 pm (7/6) Tuesday, 3:00 pm (7/8) Sunday, 4:00 am (7/13)
American Experience Tuesday, 8:00 pm (7/29)
Wednesday, 3:00 pm (7/30) Thursday, 1:00 am (7/31)
American Masters: Marcella Tuesday, 9:00 pm (7/22) Thursday, 2:00 am (7/23) Chicago on Vacation Wednesday, 2:00 pm (7/2) Sunday, 3:10 pm (7/27)
Chicago’s Western Suburbs: From Prairie Soil to Prairie Style Sunday, 1:30 pm (7/27)
Deconstructing the Beatles Friday, 12:00 am (7/25)
Eastland: Chicago’s Deadliest Day Thursday, 7:00 pm (7/24) Saturday, 12:00 am (7/26) Monday, 3:00 pm (7/28)
Finding Your Roots Tuesdays, 7:00 pm
Thursdays, 12:00 am, 2:00 pm Saturday, 7:00 am (7/5)
Fox River Valley and Chain O’ Lakes Sunday, 11:30 am (7/27) Frontline Tuesdays, 9:00 pm (7/1, 7/15, 7/29) Wednesdays, 2:00 am (7/2, 7/16, 7/30)
The Great Chicago Quiz with Geoffrey Baer Saturdays, 5:00 pm Fridays, 10:00 pm (7/11, 7/18, 7/25)
Human Footprint Wednesdays, 8:00 pm Fridays, 3:00 pm
Saturday, 1:00 am (7/5) Fridays, 1:00 am (7/11, 7/18) Saturday, 2:00 am (7/26)
Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein Tuesday, 8:00 pm (7/1)
Thursday, 1:00 am, 3:00 pm (7/3) Sunday, 4:00 am (7/6)
Jay’s Chicago Saturday, 5:30 am (7/5) Sunday, 11:30 am (7/13, 7/20) Sunday, 11:00 am (7/27)
Ken Burns: America’s Storyteller Sunday, 5:00 am (7/6)
Ken Burns: The National Parks Sunday, 5:00 am (7/5)
Lucy Worsley Investigates Sunday, 7:00 pm (7/27) Monday, 2:00 pm (7/28)
Tuesday, 12:30 am (7/29)
The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago
Sunday, 6:00 pm (7/27)
Tuesday, 3:00 pm (7/29)
Peter Falk Versus Columbo
Thursday, 7:00 pm (7/10)
Saturday, 12:00 am (7/12)
Sunday, 1:00 pm (7/13)
Wednesday, 3:00 pm (7/16) POV
Wednesday, 12:00 am (7/2) Saturday, 11:30 pm (7/12, 7/19, 7/26)
Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor
Thursdays, 7:00 pm (7/17, 7/31)
Saturday, 12:00 am (7/19)
Renaissance: The Blood and Beauty Tuesdays, 8:00 pm (7/8, 7/15, 7/22) Thursdays, 1:00 am (7/10, 7/17, 7/24)
Rick Steves Fascism in Europe
Sunday, 5:00 am (7/20)
Roosevelts: An Intimate History Thursdays, 8:00 pm (7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/31)
Sundays, 1:00 am (7/6, 7/13, 7/20) Secrets of the Dead
Tuesday, 9:00 pm (7/8) Thursday, 2:00 am (7/10) Statue of Liberty Saturday, 3:00 am (7/5)
Thomas Jefferson
Friday, 12:00 am, 2:00 am (7/4)
To Dine For with Kate Sullivan
Saturdays, 9:00 am Sunday, 4:30 am (7/20) Thursdays, 3:30 am (7/24, 7/31) Voces
Monday, 9:00 pm (7/28)
Wednesday, 2:30 am (7/30)
Wisdom Keepers: Healing a Divided People
Sunday, 12:00 pm (7/13)
News • Public Affairs
Amanpour and Company
Mondays-Fridays, 11:00 pm
BBC News
Mondays-Fridays, 10:30 pm, 5:00 am
BBC News America
Mondays-Fridays, 5:00 pm
BBC News The Context Friday, 5:30 pm (7/4)
Chicago Tonight
Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30 pm, 10:00 pm
Tuesdays-Fridays, 5:30 am
Chicago Tonight: Week in Review Fridays, 5:30 pm, 7:00 pm (7/11, 7/18, 7/25)
Saturdays, 5:30 am (7/12, 17/19, 7/26) Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Mondays, 5:30 am
PBS News Hour
Mondays-Fridays, 6:00 pm
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 4:00 am
PBS News Weekend
Saturdays-Sundays, 5:30 pm
Washington Week with The Atlantic Friday, 10:00 pm (7/4)
Saturdays, 5:00 am Fridays, 7:30 pm (7/11, 7/18, 7/25)
Science • Nature
NOVA
Wednesdays, 9:00 pm
Saturday, 2:00 am (7/5) Fridays, 2:00 am (7/11, 7/18)
Sunday, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm (7/20)
Sunday, 2:00 am, 3:00 am, 4:00 am
Saturday, 3:00 am (7/26)
Walking with Dinosaurs
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm
Fridays, 2:00 pm
Saturday, 12:00 am (7/5)
Fridays, 12:00 am (7/11, 7/18)
Saturday, 1:00 am (7/26)
WFMT Orchestra Series
Beginning July 14, the international series visits world-class orchestras in Beijing, Antwerp, Leipzig, Paris, Dresden, Munich, London, and Frankfurt.
Mondays, 10:00 pm
Mornings at 6:00 am
With news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.
Midday with Lisa Flynn at 10:00 am
With Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm ( Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert on Wednesdays at 12:15 pm).
Afternoon Music with Candice Agree at 3:00 pm
With The Unrush Hour at 5:00 pm and Friday Afternoon at the Movies on Fridays at 4:30 pm.
Tuesday 1
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including John Philip Sousa The Liberty Bell – Eastman Wind Ensemble/Donald Hunsberger. Phoenix PHCD-132. [3:26]
7:00 Bach Clavier Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: VI. Finale, Capriccio –Francesco Tristano, p. Naïve V-8619. [3:15]
8:00 Beethoven Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61: II. Larghetto –Nicola Benedetti, v; Aurora
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Opening night of the CSO’s summer residency at Ravinia features Marin Alsop conducting music by Carlos Simon, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky.
Friday, July 11, 7:30 pm
Orchestra/Nicholas Collon. Decca 4871016. [9:07]
9:00 Brahms Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 120, No. 2: III. Finale, Andante con moto – James Ehnes, vi; Andrew Armstrong, p. Onyx 4256. [7:08]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Haydn Piano Sonata No. 13 in G, H XVI:6 – MarcAndré Hamelin, p. Hyperion CDA-67882 (2). [15:58]
11:00 Glinka Jota aragonesa (Spanish Overture No. 1) –Dresden Staatskapelle/ Neville Marriner. Philips 410047-2. [8:43]
12:00 Guastavino Jeromita Linares – Pablo Cohen, g; Camerata Bariloche. Dorian DOR-90202. [11:44]
1:00 Bizet Symphony in C – Cincinnati Sym Orch/ Jesús López-Cobos. Telarc CD-80224. [30:54]
2:00 Grieg Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 22: Suite, Op. 56 –Swedish Radio Sym Orch/ Esa-Pekka Salonen. Sony SK-46668. [15:54]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Debussy La Mer – Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez. DG 439896-2. [23:32]
4:00 Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Introduction; Juliet, the Young Girl; Dance of the Knights – Sidney Lee, vi; Milana Pavchinskaya, p. WFMT . [10:56]
5:00 Mauro Giuliani Rossiniana No. 2, Op. 120 – Goran Krivokapic, g. Naxos 8.574272. [14:20]
6:00 Vítezslava Kaprálová Legenda – Dawn Wohn, v; Esther Park, p. Delos DE-3547. [6:16]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill
All prerecorded music on WFMT is provided by the Richard and Mary L. Gray Music Library.
Most live performances on WFMT are broadcast from the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio.
Highlights from Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras’ spring concert at Symphony Center include works by Tchaikovsky and Margaret Bonds.
Saturday, July 19, 11:00 am
McGlaughlin: Sounds of the City of Light Music in Paris from Hector Berlioz to Claude Debussy, spanning from 1830 to the early 1900s. Discover what made luminaries such as Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, and Charles-Valentin Alkan shine.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Nikolai Medtner Piano Sonata in e minor, Op. 25, No. 2, Night Wind – Marc-André Hamelin, p. Hyperion CDA-67221/4 (4). [33:21]
9:00 Walton Symphony No. 2 – BBC Sym Orch/ Edward Gardner. Chandos CHSA-5153. [28:10]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Golijov The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind; Todd Palmer, clarinet; YIDDISHBBUK: Inscriptions for Strings Quartet; St. Lawrence String Quartet.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat, Op. 60 – Chicago Sym Orch/ Sir Georg Solti. Decca 4759090 (6). [35:21]
Wednesday 2
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Copland Prairie Journal (Music for Radio) – Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.559240. [10:49]
7:00 Ponce Estrellita – Anne Akiko Meyers, v; Fabio Bidini, p. Avie AV-2455. [3:28]
8:00 Handel Concerto grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 2 – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 447733-2 (3). [10:59]
9:00 Mozart String Quartet No. 14 in G, K. 387, Spring: IV. Finale, Molto allegro – Emerson String Quartet. DG 439861-2. [5:31]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Fauré Masques et Bergamasques, Op. 112 –Seattle Sym/Ludovic Morlot. Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1004. [13:40]
11:00 Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian
Sketches Suite No. 1, Op. 10 – Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman. Telarc CD-80378. [20:13]
12:30 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Cellist Danielle Atka and pianist Lindsay Garritson perform music
Grant Park Music Festival
World-renowned cellist and composer Inbal Segev is Grant Park Music Festival’s 2025 Artist-in-Residence. As part of her residency, Segev will be featured on July 9 (Debussy’s La Mer) performing Mark Adamo’s Last Year with conductor Nicole Paiement; and on July 16 (Elgar’s Enigma Variations) in Anna Clyne’s Dance with conductor Courtney Lewis. Additionally, Segev will perform chamber music programs with members of the Grant Park Orchestra on July 13 as part of the Festival’s CenterStage series and on the July 14 Night Out in the Parks concert at Columbus Park Refectory. The program will feature works by Beethoven, Debussy, Tansman, and two works written by Segev herself. The busy week for Segev includes leading a public masterclass for local-area cellists on July 15 in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion’s Choral Rehearsal Room.
Wednesdays 6:30 pm
by Max Bruch, Joachim Stutschewsky, and Paul Ben-Haim, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81 – London Phil Orch/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.557428. [14:02]
2:00 Stravinsky Suite italienne – Matt Haimovitz, vc; Christopher O’Riley, p. Oxingale OX-2019. [17:32]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including William Dawson Negro Folk Symphony: I. The Bond of Africa – Vienna Radio Sym/Arthur Fagen. Naxos 8.559870. [12:06]
4:00 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: V. Finale, Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath –Rachel Barton Pine, v; Patrick Sinozich, p. Cedille CDR-90000041. [10:51]
5:00 Debussy Suite bergamasque –Rudolf Firkušný, p. EMI CDM5-66067-2. [15:18]
6:00 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat, K. 238 – Chamber Orch of Europe/PierreLaurent Aimard, p. Warner Classics 62259-2. [20:01]
6:30 Grant Park Music Festival 2025: Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Live from the Pritzker Pavilion, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä. Henry Dorn Transitions; Bruch Scottish Fantasy; Paul Huang, violin; Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Pastoral. Hosted by Dave Schwan.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Dvořák Legends, Op. 59 – Bournemouth Sym Orch/José Serebrier. Warner 0825646287871. [39:47]
9:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Sounds of the City of Light See Tuesday’s listing.
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree: Julian Bream English lutenist and guitarist Julian Bream’s contributions to music are innumerable. This program focuses on his interpretations of works of the Renaissance and Baroque.
Thursday 3
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Nicola Matteis Diverse bizzarie sopra la vecchia sarabanda o pur ciaccona –Palladian Ensemble. Honest Entertainment CD-5010. [4:42]
7:00 Rimsky-Korsakov The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers – St. Louis
Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 68511-2. [3:36]
8:00 Chopin Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2 –Hélène Grimaud, p. DG B0029051-02. [5:26]
9:00 Haydn Symphony No. 6 in D, Le matin – Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Ádám Fischer. Nimbus NI-5240. [22:29]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Schubert Notturno in E-Flat, D. 897 – Christian Tetzlaff, v; Tanya Tetzlaff, vc; Lars Vogt, p. Ondine ODE-1394-2D. [8:39]
11:00 Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26 – YL Male Voice Choir, Minnesota Orch/Osmo Vänskä. BIS SACD-9048 (2). [7:56]
12:00 Sophia Dussek Harp Sonata – Judy Loman, h. Naxos 8.554347. [7:08]
1:00 Granados Goyescas (opera): Intermezzo – London Sym Orch/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. MCA Classics MCAD-25887. [5:17]
2:00 Ravel Piano Concerto in G –Alicia de Larrocha, p; London Phil Orch/Lawrence Foster. Decca 417583-2. [22:55]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Christian Sinding Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 45 –Lea Birringer, v; Hof Sym Orch/Hermann Ba¨umers. Rubicon RCD-1081. [22:20]
4:00 Coleridge-Taylor Petite Suite de Concert, Op. 77 – Chineke! Orch/Anthony Parnther. Decca 4853322. [15:40]
5:00 Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2 – London Sym & Cho/Kent Nagano. Erato 91712-2. [17:15]
6:00 Poulenc Flute Sonata – Emily Beynon, f; BBC National Orch of Wales/Bramwell Tovey. Chandos CHAN-10718. [13:05]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Sounds of the City of Light See Tuesday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Hindemith Viola Concerto, Der Schwanendreher – Geraldine Walther, vi; San Francisco Sym/Herbert Blomstedt. Decca 433809-2. [27:09]
9:00 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2 – Pinchas Zukerman, v; Marc Neikrug, p. RCA 60991-2 (4). [27:34]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Copland Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp, & Piano; Stanley Drucker, clarinet; Fanfare for the Common Man; Mozart The Magic Flute Overture; NY Phil Four Improvisations for Orchestra; Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No. 5; Barber
Second Essay for Orchestra; Shchedrin Mischievous Folk Ditties; Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Alan Gilbert, conductor; Beethoven Gloria from Missa solemnis; Eileen Farrell, soprano; Shirley Verrett, mezzo; Jon Vickers, tenor; Donald Bell, baritone; Schola Cantorum.
Friday 4
Independence Day
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Barber Nocturne (Homage to John Field), Op. 33 – Ruth Slenczynska, p. Decca B0035175-02. [4:54]
7:00 Bernstein Mass: A Simple Song – Empire Brass. Telarc CD-80159. [4:18]
8:00 Copland Billy the Kid: Waltz; Prairie Night; Celebration Dance – St. Paul Chamber Orch/Hugh Wolff. Teldec 77310-2. [10:48]
9:00 Sousa The Belle of Chicago –Her Majesty’s Royal Marines/ Lt Col GAC Hoskins. EMI CDM7-64671-2. [2:11]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine – San Francisco Sym/Edo de Waart.
Nonesuch 79144-2. [4:16]
11:00 Virgil Thomson Louisiana Story: Acadian Songs and Dances – New London Orchestra/Ronald Corp. Hyperion CDA-66576. [15:00]
12:00 Foss Three American Pieces –Itzhak Perlman, v; Boston Sym Orch/Seiji Ozawa. EMI CDC5-55360-2. [12:20]
1:00 Price Fantasy No. 2 – Randall Goosby, v; Zhu Wang, p. Decca B0033878-02. [5:28]
2:00 Barber Souvenirs, Op. 28 – London Sym Orch/José Serebrier. ASV CDDCA-737. [18:29]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World – Seattle Sym/Ludovic Morlot. Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1006. [43:50]
4:00 Rayburn Wright Westward Ho – Canadian Brass/ Lukas Foss. Philips 434276-2. [12:03]
5:00 Gershwin An American in Paris – Seattle Sym/Ludovic Morlot. Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1003. [18:45]
6:00 Sousa A Salute to John Philip Sousa – Canadian Brass, Boston Sym Orch Brass, New York Phil Brass. RCA 68076-2. [10:48]
Last fall, Turin’s Teatro Regio invited audiences to experience three brand new productions: Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, Massenet’s Manon, and Auber’s Manon Lescaut at almost the same time - all three inspired by the novel Histoire du Chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by AntoineFrançois Prévost. Beginning July 12, the WFMT Opera series presents Turin’s “triple Manon” in successive weeks. On July 5, hear Rameau’s ebullient and charming Les fêtes d’Hébé from a recent performance by Les Arts Florissants at L’Opéra Comique in Paris. This celebratory production marked the 80th birthday of William Christie, the founder and artistic director (an American!) of Les Arts Florissants, the pioneering ensemble which has been a leader in the revival of the French Baroque.
Saturdays 12:00 pm
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Sounds of the City of Light See Tuesday’s listing.
8:00 Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn including Herbert Clarke Valse Brillante, Sounds from the Hudson –Wynton Marsalis, cornet; Eastman Wind Ensemble/ Donald Hunsberger. CBS MK-42137. [8:07]
9:00 Jessie Montgomery
Coincident Dances –Chicago Sinfonietta/ Mei-Ann Chen. Cedille CDR-90000185. [11:40]
10:00 Price Symphony No. 4 in D minor – Philadelphia Orch/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin. DG 4865137. [33:44]
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Georgia Sea Island Singers (7/1/1965) Originating on the U.S. coastal island of St.
Simons, Georgia, the Georgia Sea Island Singers are an African American ensemble that travels the world to share the songs, stories, dances, games, and language of their Gullah heritage.
Saturday 5
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
7:00 Weekend Mornings with news at 7:00 am. Michael Torke Bliss – University of Kansas Wind Ensemble/ Paul W. Popiel. Ecstatic Records ER-092261. [11:30]
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
10:00 Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 – Leontyne Price, s; New Philharmonia Orch/Thomas Schippers. RCA 61983-2. [16:18]
11:00 Introductions: American Composer Highlights for Independence Day Weekend
12:00 From the Opéra Comique, Paris: Rameau’s Les Fêtes d’Hébé Emmanuelle de Negri (Hébé /The Naiad); Lea Desandre (Sapho/ Iphise/Eglé);Ana Vieira Leite (Cupid/Spartan Woman/The Stream); Antonin Rondepierre (Thélème); Cyril Auvity (The stream /Lycurgue); Marc Mauillon (Momus/Mercure); Lisandro Abadie (Eurilas/ Alcée); Renato Dolcini (Hymas/Tirtée); Les Arts Florissants; William Christie, conductor. Sung in French.
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho: Great Americans, Volume 2 Part two in a survey of important American artists including Phyllis Curtin, Jerome Hines, Cornell MacNeil, Roberta Peters, Elinor Ross, and George Shirley.
5:00 Afternoon Music including Wynton Marsalis Blues Symphony: I. Born in Hope – Detroit Sym Orch/ Jader Bignamini. Pentatone PTC-5187232. [7:35]
6:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Prokofiev Sonata in D Major, Op. 94; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Ran Dank, piano; Tchaikovsky String Quartet in D Major, Op. 11; Dover Quartet.
7:00 Sounds Classical: The World of Video Game Music Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael explore the emotional depth and innovation found in the wide world of video game music, including scores and sounds from Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Ghost Giant, and Godfall.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn
Rea Beyer From the archives: The expansive, imaginative, pyrotechnic songs of Kenny White filled the Acoustic Renaissance Concerts space in Hinsdale on November 20, 2021. Take “The Road Less Traveled” all the way to Kenny’s signature “In My Recurring Dream.”
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer Take to the highways and byways of our nation - cross country or across town. Music celebrating America and Americans is en route to you this week.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice Let the Celebrations Begin! July encompasses national celebrations for the US, Canada, and France, so on this edition of host Peter DuBois will explore sacred choral and organ music from all three nations.
7:00 Weekend Mornings
12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including Bologne Symphony No. 1 in G, Op. 11, No. 1 – Czech Chamber Phil Orch/Michael Halász. Naxos 8.574306. [12:21]
1:00 Barber Cello Concerto, Op. 22: II. Andante sostenuto – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman. CBS MK-44900. [7:22]
2:00 Nielsen Violin Concerto, Op. 33 – Maxim Vengerov, v; Chicago Sym Orch/ Daniel Barenboim. Teldec 13161-2. [36:17]
3:00 Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43 – Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi. BIS CD-622/24 (4). [41:52]
4:00 Bach Clavier Concerto No. 3 in D, BWV 1054 – Angela Hewitt, p; Australian Chamber Orch/Richard Tognetti. Hyperion CDA-67308. [16:13]
5:00 Ryan Opera Center Recital Series Tenor Travon D. Walker and pianist Michael Banwarth perform Britten’s Canticle 1: My Beloved Is Mine, selections from Robert Schumann’s Liederkreis, Op. 39, and songs by Barber, Richard Stauss, Hoagy Carmichael, and Undine Smith Moore.
6:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Stravinsky Four Studies for Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor; Aivars Kalejs Toccata on the Chorale “Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr;” Salonen Sinfonia Concertante for Organ and Orchestra; Iveta Apkalna, organ; Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra; EsaPekka Salonen, conductor.
8:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: The Music of José Pablo Moncayo Fiesta pays tribute to this giant of 20th century music.
9:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The Art of Jorge Federico Osorio –Program 3. Carlos Chávez Piano Concerto; Debussy Preludes, Book 1, No. 2, 5, 7, 10; Liszt Vallée d’Obermann; Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C; Ponce Canciones Mexicanas; Etudes (for Arthur Rubinstein).
11:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
Monday 7
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Joseph Joachim Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 11, Hungarian: Finale, Alla zingara – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Chicago Sym Orch/ Carlos Kalmar. Cedille CDR-90000068 (2). [11:00]
7:00 Milhaud Suite d’après Corrette, Op. 161b – Chicago Chamber Musicians. Cedille CDR-90000040. [8:50]
8:00 George Walker Lyric for Strings – Chicago Sinfonietta/ Paul Freeman. Cedille CDR-90000061. [5:17]
9:00 Gounod Petite Symphonie in B-Flat: IV. Finale, Allegretto – Sinfonia Orch of Chicago/Barry Faldner. Koch 3-7067-2. [5:06]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Dag Wirén Serenade for Strings, Op. 11 – Stockholm Sinfonietta/Esa-Pekka Salonen. BIS CD-285. [14:03] 11:00 Bartók Hungarian Sketches –Chicago Sym Orch/Pierre Boulez. DG 445825-2. [10:51]
12:00 Robert Schumann Three Romances, Op. 94 –Emmanuel Pahud, f; Eric Le Sage, p. Warner 5419756355. [11:20]
1:00 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24, Spring – Gidon Kremer, v; Martha Argerich, p. DG 419787-2. [23:36]
2:00 Fela Sowande African Suite – London Sym Orch Strings/Paul Freeman. Sony 19075862152 (10). [14:46]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Arno Babajanian Piano Trio in F-sharp minor – Kristin Lee, v; Dmitri Atapine, vc; Hyeyeon Park, p. Music@ Menlo 2021. [22:40]
4:00 Bernstein Divertimento for Orchestra – Bournemouth Sym Orch/Marin Alsop.
Naxos 8.559245. [14:50]
5:00 Handel Concerto grosso in d minor, Op. 6, No. 10 –Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze. Harmonia Mundi HMU907228.29 (2). [14:48]
6:00 Falla Seven Popular Spanish Songs – I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky, vc. Analekta AN2-9897. [15:21]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Invitation to the Dance II Experience five hours of beautiful music composed for dramatic performances, including stage plays, opera, and ballet.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Mahler Symphony No. 6 in A minor, Tragic – Vienna Phil/ Leonard Bernstein. DG 427697-2 (2). [87:05]
10:00 The WFMT Orchestra Series: San Francisco Symphony: Robert Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54; Yefim Bronfman, p; Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, Romantic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor.
Tuesday 8
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Juventino Rosas Sobre las olas (Over the Waves) – Phil Orch of the Americas/ Alondra de la Parra. Sony 88697755552. [4:39]
7:00 Giuseppe Clemente Dall’Abaco Cello Sonata in D, ABV 21 – Elinor Frey, vc; Accademia de’ Dissonanti. Passacaille PAS-1141. [11:41]
8:00 Antonio Lotti Trio Sonata in G – Eroica Trio. EMI CDC5-56873-2. [8:51]
9:00 Sulkhan Tsintsadze Miniatures: Six Miniatures –Georgian Chamber Orch/ Lisa Batiashvili, v. Sony 88697334002. [12:46]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Verdi La forza del destino: Overture – Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. DG 459555-2. [7:40]
11:00 Ginastera Impresiones de la Puna – Jessica Warren, f; Avalon String Quartet. Filarmonika FILA-0103. [7:42]
12:00 Adam Giselle: Suite – Vienna Phil/Herbert von Karajan. Decca 473171-2 (2). [12:33]
1:00 Handel Water Music Suite No. 2 in D – Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AVSA-9860. [19:56]
2:00 Chopin Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 – Emanuel Ax, p. CBS MK-44544. [10:20]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree
including Charles Loeffler Two Rhapsodies – Alex Klein, ob; Richard Young, vi; Ricardo Castro, p. Cedille CDR-90000102. [21:23]
4:00 Falla Four Spanish Pieces – Jorge Federico Osorio, p. Cedille CDR90000075. [16:30]
5:00 Jean Françaix L’Horloge de Flore (The Flower Clock) –John de Lancie, ob; London Sym Orch/André Previn. RCA 7989-2. [16:01]
6:00 Milhaud Suite provençale, Op. 152b – Concert Arts Orch/Darius Milhaud. EMI CDC7-54604-2. [15:13]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Invitation to the Dance II See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 – Juilliard String Quartet; Leon Fleisher, p. Sony 57340. [38:07]
9:00 Franz Clement Violin Concerto in D – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Royal Phil Orch/José Serebrier. Cedille CDR-90000106. [40:49]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Beethoven Sonata in A major, Op. 69; Alessio Bax, piano; Mendelssohn Sonata in D major, Op. 58; Paul Watkins, cello; Huw Watkins, piano.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Stravinsky Petrushka – Boston Sym Orch/Pierre Monteux. RCA 67897-2. [34:48]
Wednesday 9
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Handel Harpsichord Suite in B-Flat, HWV 434: IV. Minuet – Seong-Jin Cho, p. DG 4863018. [4:15]
7:00 Henri Herz Variations on Rossini’s Non più mesta – Earl Wild, p. Philips 456991-2 (2). [10:21]
8:00 Rossini String Sonata No. 2 in A – I Solisti Veneti/ Claudio Scimone. Erato ECD-75467. [11:12]
9:00 Biber Mystery Sonatas (Rosary): Sonata VIII, The Crowning with Thorns –Alan Choo, v; Apollo’s Fire/Jeannette Sorrell. Avie AV-2656. [7:24]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Ravel Menuet antique – Lyon National Orch/Leonard Slatkin. Naxos 8.572887. [6:35]
11:00 Vaughan Williams Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 – London Phil Orch/Bernard Haitink. EMI CDC5-55487-2. [11:36]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts. Galvin Cello Quartet (cellists James Baik, Haddon Kay, Sydney Lee, and Luiz Venturelli) performs music by Vivaldi, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Carlos Gardel, and André Mehmari, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Respighi The Pines of Rome – Buffalo Phil Orch/ JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.574013. [22:01]
2:00 Arvo Pärt Festina Lente – I Fiamminghi/Rudolf Werthen. Telarc CD-80387. [6:37]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43 –Yuja Wang, p; Mahler Chamber Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG B0015338-02. [22:59]
4:00 Still Violin and Piano Suite – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Matthew Hagle, p. Cedille CDR-90000182. [12:51]
5:00 Bach Oboe d’amore Concerto in A (after BWV 1055) – Anthony Robson, obda; Age of Enlightenment Orch/E Wallfisch. Virgin 45095-2. [14:05]
6:00 Bartók Romanian Folk Dances – Janoska Ensemble. DG 4540390. [14:04]
6:30 Grant Park Music Festival 2025: Debussy La Mer Live from the Pritzker Pavilion, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Nicole Paiement. Mark Adamo Last Year; Inbal Segev, cello; Smetana The Moldau; Debussy La Mer. Hosted by Dave Schwan.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Beethoven String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat, Op. 127 – Guarneri Quartet. Philips 420926-2. [37:41]
9:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Invitation to the Dance II See Monday’s listing.
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree: Savall, Ortiz & Cererols Jordi Savall and La Capella Reial bring to life works by two composers from Spain with a Neapolitan connection: Toledo-born composer and music theorist Diego Ortiz, and Catalan musician and Benedictine monk Joan Cererols.
Thursday 10
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry (Londonderry Air) – Monteverdi Cho/ John Eliot Gardiner. Philips 446657-2. [3:50]
7:00 Saint-Saëns Coronation March, Op. 117 – Royal Scottish National Orch/ Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHSA-5104. [6:22]
8:00 Britten An American Overture, Op. 27a – City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Simon Rattle. EMI CDC7-47343-2. [10:21]
9:00 Beethoven Piano Trio in E-Flat, Hess 47 – Beethoven Project Trio. Cedille CDR-90000118. [12:12]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Salieri Sinfonia Veneziana in D, La scuola de’ gelosi – London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN-9877. [9:57]
11:00 Yukihiro Yoko Variations on Sakura – Timothy Walker, g. Helios CDH-88027. [5:05]
12:00 Schubert Rosamunde, D 797: Overture, The Magic Harp, D 644 – Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado. DG 431655-2. [10:09]
1:00 Purcell Abdelazer: Suite – Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 433523-2 (5). [12:41]
2:00 Debussy Images, Set 2 – Simon Trpceski, p. EMI 00272-2. [13:28]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Bernstein West Side Story: Symphonic Dances – Utah Sym/Keith Lockhart. Reference RR-105. [22:09]
4:00 Price Ethiopia’s Shadow in America – Vienna Radio Sym Orch/John Jeter. Naxos 8.559897. [12:42]
5:00 Hanson Merry Mount, Op. 31 –Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz. Delos DE-3105. [16:02]
6:00 Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto – Stewart Goodyear, p; Czech National Sym Orch/Heiko Mathias Förster. Steinway & Sons 30047. [17:05]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Invitation to the Dance II See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Brahms Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 – Gil Shaham, v; Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. DG 469529-2. [37:04]
9:00 Mozart String Quartet No. 18 in A, K. 464 –Guarneri Quartet. Philips 432076-2. [33:46]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week Visit wfmt.com for more information.
Friday 11
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17: I. Allegro moderato – Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Pablo Ferrández, vc; Lambert Orkis, p. Sony 19658741102. [9:36]
7:00 Michael Haydn Symphony in A, P 6 – London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN-9352. [14:17]
8:00 Stravinsky The Firebird: Three Dances – Jenny Lin, p. Steinway & Sons 30028. [12:08]
9:00 Handel Suite from the operas Florindo and Daphne – Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman. Hyperion CDA-67053. [15:50]
Born in Paris to Chinese parents and raised in Montréal, Bruce Liu is First Prize winner of the 2021 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Liu’s “playing of breathtaking beauty” (BBC Music Magazine) has secured his reputation as one of the most exciting talents of his generation. Following his recital debut at Symphony Center in June 2024, the Canadian pianist will debut as soloist in Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini on opening night of CSO’s summer residency at Ravinia. Of his performance of the same concerto with the New York Philharmonic, The New York Times said “[Liu] played with feline agility and lightness of touch. But, as a cat can be lethally powerful when necessary, he can also take on a muscularity that turns sensitive phrasing into tintinnabular resonance.”
Friday, July 11
7:30 pm
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D: III. Nocturne – Brodsky Quartet. Teldec 46319-2. [8:39]
11:00 Evencio Castellanos El Río de las Siete Estrellas – Venezuela Sym Orch/Jan Wagner. Naxos 8.572681. [14:55]
12:00 Vivaldi Two-Trumpet Concerto in C, R. 537 –Benjamin Raymond & Marianne Boies, tr’s; Les Violons du Roy/ Mathieu Lussier. Atma ACD2-2602. [6:30]
1:00 Haydn String Quartet in D, Op. 64, No. 5, Lark –Danish String Quartet. Avi Music 8553264. [17:31]
2:00 Dvořák The Noon Witch, Op. 108 – Berlin Phil/ Simon Rattle. EMI CDC558019-2 (2). [13:32]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 – English Concert/Trevor Pinnock. Archiv 431679-2. [21:12]
4:00 Milhaud Le boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58 – Fernand Iaciu, v; Lille National Orch/Jean-Claude Casadesus. Harmonia Mundi HMC-901473. [15:31]
5:00 Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 –Christian Tetzlaff, v; Danish National Sym Orch/ Thomas Dausgaard. Virgin 45534-2. [32:30]
6:00 Coleridge-Taylor Romance, Op. 39 – Samuel Nebyu, v; Bethany Brooks, p. BCM+D Records 888295594394. [10:29]
7:30 Ravinia Festival 2025: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Live from Ravinia – opening night of the CSO’s annual summer residency, conducted by Marin Alsop. Carlos Simon Amen; Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Bruce Liu, piano; Stravinsky The Rite of Spring.
10:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Invitation to the Dance II See Monday’s listing.
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Alfred Brendel (4/28/1994) A vital presence on the most prominent international stages for over half a century, Alfred Brendel (b. 1931) was Studs Terkel’s guest in 1963. This program is a rebroadcast from 1994.
Saturday 12
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
7:00 Weekend Mornings with news at 7:00 am. Elliott Carter Elegy – Metamorphosen/Scott
Yoo. Albany TROY-194. [4:29]
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
10:00 Margaret Bonds Three Dream Portraits – Malcolm J. Merriweather, br; Ashley Jackson, h. Avie AV-2413. [7:00]
11:00 Introductions Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Class of 2025. Clarke Passacaglia on an Old English Tune; Hindemith Solo Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1; Glière Nocturne, Op. 35, No. 10; Schumann Adagio & Allegro, Op. 70; Hindemith Tuba Sonata; Frantzen Morning Hours; Ravel Tzigane. Chloe Cohen, viola; Elyse Schlesinger, horn; Kevin Harte, tuba; Clara Frantzen, violin; Katherine Petersen, piano.
12:00 From Teatro Regio in Turin: Auber’s Manon Lescaut Rocío Pérez (Manon Lescaut); Sébastien Guèze (Des Grieux); Armando Noguera (Le Marquis d’Hérigny); Francesco Salvadori (Lescaut); Manuela Custer (Madame Bancelin); Guillaume Andrieux (Monsieur Renaud); Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Regio, Turin; Guillaume Tourniaire, conductor. Sung in French.
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho. The King’s Singers and VOCES8 unite on stage for the first time in this 2024 BBC Proms concert mingling classical choral works with popular songs. The 2025 Proms begin later this month.
5:00 Afternoon Music including Vivaldi Recorder Concerto in D, R. 90, Il Gardellino (Goldfinch) – Giuliano Carmignola, v; Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca. Erato 80225-2. [10:26]
6:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Bach Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053; Gilles Vonsattel, piano; L.P. How, Alejandro Valdepeñas, violins; Margaret Dyer Harris, viola; Alastair Eng, cello; Mark Tatum, double bass; Osvaldo Golijov The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind; Todd Palmer, clarinet; Verona Quartet.
7:00 Sounds Classical Hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn are joined by composer Shawn E. Okpebholo who shares his favorite pieces and inspirations and talks about his recent album Songs in Flight
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer From the archives: Sisters from Nova Scotia, Cassie and Maggie
Shawn E. Okpebholo’s first selfproduced album Steal Away came to the attention of WFMT hosts for the composer’s collaboration with Ryan Opera Center alumni J’Nai Bridges and Will Liverman. His first commercially produced album Lord, How Come Me Here? featuring the same artists was released on the heels of Will Liverman’s acclaimed album of art songs by Black composers, Dreams of a New Day Okpebholo’s contribution to that album, the powerful “Two Black Churches,” immediately became a WFMT favorite and has become one of his most performed works. Named a 2024 Chicagoan of the Year in Classical Music by the Chicago Tribune, among Okpebholo’s credits are having had his works presented by Chicago Opera Theater and Chicago Symphony Orchestra MusicNOW. Shawn E. Okpebholo joins hosts Kristian Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael to share his favorite music and inspirations, and to talk about his recent album Songs in Flight
Saturday, July 12
7:00 pm
MacDonald put on a dazzling show of traditional music, contemporary folk songs, and their originals in 2016. Their new album is out now. 9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer Folk acquires a French accent ahead of Bastille Day and samplings of musicians born on this day such as Oscar Hammerstein II, Jimmy LaFave, and Butch Hancock.
Sunday 13
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice Host Peter DuBois shares
a wonderful selection of sacred choral and organ music centered on hymns and psalms of faith and assurance in these uncertain times.
7:00 Weekend Mornings
12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including John Stanley Trumpet Voluntary; Jeremiah Clarke Prince of Denmark’s March (Trumpet Voluntary) – Wynton Marsalis, tr; English Chamber Orch/ Anthony Newman. Sony SK-66244. [6:26]
1:00 Dobrinka Tabakova Insight –Black Oak Ensemble. Cedille CDR-90000237. [10:10]
2:00 Mason Bates Piano Concerto – Daniil Trifonov, p; Philadelphia Orch/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin. DG 4865756. [27:04]
3:00 Mily Balakirev Overture on the Theme of a Spanish March – USSR Sym Orch/ Yevgeny Svetlanov. Melodiya SUCD-1000153. [13:23]
4:00 Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 – Jeremy Denk, p. Nonesuch 563316-2. [11:55]
5:00 Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36 – Vienna Phil/ Sir Georg Solti. Decca 452853-2. [29:04]
6:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11; Dale Clevenger, horn; Wagner Overture to Rienzi; Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1; Byron Janis, piano; Fritz Reiner, conductor; Stravinsky Fireworks, Op. 4; Pierre Boulez, conductor; Mendelssohn Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21; Jean Martinon, conductor; Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
8:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Diaspora Elbio shares orchestral works highlighting the plight of immigrants from Latin America. With music by Cuban, Puerto Rican and Uruguayan composers who now reside in the USA: Roberto Sierra, Paquito D’ Rivera, and Elbio’s own work titled Immigrant Music.
9:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Music by Ernest Bloch – Program 1 Israel Symphony; Three Jewish Poems; String Quartet No. 2; Two Last Poem (Maybe…).
11:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
Monday 14
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23: Overture –Lyon National Orch/ Leonard Slatkin. Naxos 8.573297. [10:42]
7:00 Poulenc Concert champêtre : III. Finale, Presto (très gai) – George Malcolm, hc; St Martin’s Academy/Iona Brown. Decca 425627-2. [8:11]
8:00 Lully Armide : Overture; Passacaille – Indianapolis Baroque Orch/Barthold Kuijken. Indy Baroque Music INDB-1401. [8:30]
9:00 Ravel Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose): Suite – Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire, p’s; Peter Sadlo & Edgar Guggeis, per. DG 4778847 (6). [15:33]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Corelli Concerto grosso in B-Flat, Op. 6, No. 5 –Philharmonia Baroque Orch/ Nicholas McGegan. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907014. [9:27]
11:00 Still Africa (1928): Land of Superstition – Denver Oldham, p. Koch 3-7084-2. [7:50]
12:00 Johann Neruda Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat – Lucienne Renaudin Vary, tr; Lucerne Sym Orch/Michael Sanderling. Warner 9029633426. [15:05]
1:00 Dvořák Carnival Overture, Op. 92 – Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Mariss Jansons. BR Klassik 900145. [9:35]
2:00 Mel Bonis Suite en forme de valses – Roberto Prosseda & Alessandra Ammara, p. Bru Zane BZ-2006. [12:51]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Sibelius Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 105 – Kansas City Sym/Michael Stern. Reference RR-149. [22:38]
4:00 Strayhorn Take the ‘A’ Train – Buffalo Phil Orch/ JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.559737. [6:18]
5:00 Debussy Estampes – Judith Jáuregui, p. BerliMusic BM-002. [14:23]
6:00 Bach Clavier Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 –Hanover Band/Andrew Arthur, hc. Signum SIGCD-710. [14:27]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Songs of Parting Bill explores musical farewells including Purcell’s Sonata for Trumpet, Bach’s Capriccio, and the Northumbrian folk song, “Blow the Wind Southerly.”
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Ravel Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) –Berlin Phil/Pierre Boulez. DG 439859-2. [28:03]
9:00 Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 29 – Aldo Ciccolini, p; Orch de Paris/ Serge Baudo. EMI CMS769443-2 (2). [30:06]
10:00 The WFMT Orchestra Series: National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra: Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez; Rafael Aguirre; Zhou Tian Broken Ink; Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Op. 68, Pastorale; Dvořák Serenade, Op. 22; Shanghai Quartet; Lai Jiajing, conductor.
Tuesday 15
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Leopold Mozart Two-Horn Concerto in E-Flat – Jacek Muzyk & Daniel Kerdelewicz, hn’s; Buffalo Phil Orch/Falletta. Naxos 8.574646. [12:25]
7:00 Michael Haydn Violin Concerto in B-Flat: II. Adagio – Baiba Skride, v; CPE Bach Chamber Orch/Hartmut Haenchen. Sony SK-97749. [7:43]
8:00 Francesco Manfredini Concerto grosso in C, Op. 3, No. 12, Christmas Concerto – Cis Collegium Mozarteum Salzburg. Arte Nova 30505-2. [8:18]
9:00 Márquez Danzón No. 2 – Phil Orch of the Americas/ Alondra de la Parra. Sony 88697755552. [9:27]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Saint-Saëns Samson and Delilah, Op. 47: Bacchanale – Orchestre de Paris/Daniel Barenboim. DG 469250-2 (2). [7:10]
11:00 Albéniz Cantos de España, Op. 232: No. 4, Córdoba – Margaret Fingerhut, p. WFMT . [6:12]
12:00 Vaughan Williams The Wasps: Overture – Kansas City Sym/Michael Stern. Reference RR-129. [8:48]
1:00 Korngold Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 – Philippe Quint, v; Minería Sym Orch/ Carlos Miguel Prieto. Naxos 8.570791. [23:43]
2:00 Wolf Italian Serenade in G – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 431680-2. [7:22]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Britten Peter Grimes, Op. 33: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia – London Sym Orch/André Previn. EMI CDFB5-72658-2 (2). [23:50]
4:00 Emilie Mayer Symphony No. 3 in C, Military: IV. Finale militair – Bremerhaven Phil Orch/Marc Niemann. Hännsler Classic HC-22016. [7:57]
5:00 Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat, K. 495 – Anthony Halstead, hn; Hanover Band/Roy Goodman. Nimbus NI-5104. [15:50]
6:00 Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Sonata in G minor – Joanne Polk, p. Bridge 9367. [18:38]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Songs of Parting See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 87 – Isaac Stern, v; Jaime Laredo, vi; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p. Sony SK-62597. [33:29]
9:00 Felix Mendelssohn Violin and Piano Concerto in D minor – K Bezuidenhout, fp; Freiburg Baroque Orch/G von der Goltz, v. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902082. [37:14]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Ruth Crawford Seeger String Quartet (1931); Alan Louis Smith Vignettes: Covered Wagon Woman (from the Daily Journal of Margaret Ann Alsip Frink, 1850); Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano; Warren Jones, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; Priscilla Lee, cello. 11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Sibelius Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52 –Minnesota Orch/Osmo Vänskä. BIS 2006. [29:50]
Wednesday 16
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Mozart Piano Sonata No. 18 in D, K. 576 – Orli Shaham, p. Canary Classics CC-21. [13:42] 7:00 Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14: I. Allegro – Hilary Hahn, v; St. Paul Chamber Orch/Hugh Wolff. Sony SK-89029. [10:30]
8:00 Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (En Aranjuez con mi amor) –Göran Söllscher, g; Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 4794648. [10:50]
9:00 Peter Schickele Serenade for Three – Orion Ensemble. Orion Ensemble 707541717021. [11:39]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Domenico Cimarosa La finta Frascatana: Overture – Czech Chamber Phil Orch/Michael Halász. Naxos 8.573459. [7:08]
11:00 Ernest John Moeran Symphonic Impression, In the Mountain Country – Ulster Orch/Vernon Handley. Chandos CHAN-6525. [7:05] 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial
Concerts Cellist Joan Herget and pianist Joseph Licardo perform music by Janácek, Dvořák , Kodály, and Rodion Shchredin, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Boccherini Cello Concerto No. 3 in D, G 476 – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman. Sony SK-60681. [16:37]
2:00 Louise Farrenc Variations on Rossini’s La Cenerentola, Op. 5 – Maria Stratigou, p. Grand Piano GP-934. [8:32]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 –Derek Han, p; Chicago Sinfonietta/Paul Freeman. Pro Arte CDD-551. [21:25]
4:00 Vivaldi Lute Concerto in D, R. 93 – Julian Bream, l; Monteverdi Orch/John Eliot Gardiner. RCA 61588-2. [9:44]
5:00 Kodály Summer Evening –Helsinki Phil Orch/ János Fürst. Kontrapunkt 32153/54 (2). [17:02]
6:00 Poulenc Piano and Wind Sextet – Nash Ensemble. Hyperion CDA-67255/6 (2). [17:37]
6:30 Grant Park Music Festival 2025: Elgar Enigma Variations Live from the Pritzker Pavilion, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Courtney Lewis. Elgar Enigma Variations; Inbal Segev, cello; Strauss II Overture to Die Fledermaus; Anna Clyne Dance. Hosted by Dave Schwan.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Bach Clavier Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, p. Decca 4782163 (2). [31:03]
9:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Songs of Parting See Monday’s listing.
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree: The Huelgas Codex The female vocal group Psallentes performs a program of medieval works preserved in the Hueglas Codex. Recorded live in Madrid on March 3, 2024.
Thursday 17
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Bach Schübler Chorale, Wachet auf (Sleepers Awake), BWV 645 – Angela Hewitt, p. Hyperion CDA-67309. [4:10]
7:00 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp, Op. 78 –Alfred Brendel, p. Philips 442787-2. [10:33]
8:00 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in
G, Op. 78: III. Finale, Allegro molto moderato – Bella Hristova, v; Michael Houstoun, p. Rattle RAT-D144. [8:09]
9:00 Stanislaw Moniuszko The Haunted Manor: Overture –Warsaw Phil Orch/Antoni Wit. Naxos 8.572716. [4:06]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Sibelius Rakastava (The Lover), Op. 14 – Bergen Phil Orch/Edward Gardner. Chandos CHSA-5217. [11:55]
11:00 Price Village Scenes – Josh Tatsuo Cullen, p. Blue Griffin BGR-615. [9:35]
12:00 Debussy Children’s Corner Suite – André Watts, p. Philips 456985-2 (2). [15:29]
1:00 Strauss II Waltz, Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), Op. 410 – Vienna Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony 19439840152. [7:36]
2:00 Telemann Hamburger Ebb’ und Fluth (Wassermusik) –Musica Antiqua Cologne/ Reinhard Goebel. Archiv 413788-2. [24:04]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 102, No. 2 – Lynn Harrell, vc; Victor Santiago Asuncion, p. WFMT . [21:11]
4:00 Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: Scena e canto gitano; Fandango asturiano – London Sym Orch/Charles Mackerras. Telarc CD-80208. [8:10]
5:00 Bach Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 – Amadeus Guitar Duo. Naxos 8.573440. [14:01]
6:00 Maddalena Sirmen String Quartet No. 5 in F minor –Allegri String Quartet. Cala CACD-1019. [12:30]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Songs of Parting See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Peter Schickele Oboe Concerto – Pamela Pecha, ob; Moscow Phil Orch/Paul Freeman. Carlton Classics 30366-00652. [22:25]
9:00 Robert Schumann Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63 –Christian Tetzlaff, v; Tanja Tetzlaff, vc; Leif Ove Andsnes, p. EMI 94180-2. [31:16]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week Visit wfmt.com for more information.
Friday 18
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Giuseppe Clemente Dall’Abaco Sonata VII in C, ABV 18 – Elinor Frey, vc; Mauro Valli, vc; Federica Bianchi, hc;
Giangiacomo Pinardi, lute. Passacaille 1069. [11:36]
7:00 Lora Kvint Odyssey –Philippe Quint, v; Andrew Litton, p. Pentatone PTC-5187408. [9:36]
8:00 Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires: Primavera Porteña (Spring) – Eroica Trio. EMI CDC5-57033-2. [4:39]
9:00 Tchaikovsky Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42 – Janine Jansen, v; Mahler Chamber Orch/Daniel Harding. Decca 4780651. [17:15]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Finzi Eclogue, Op. 10 – Tom Poster, p; Aurora Orch/Nicholas Collon. Decca 4789357. [10:59]
11:00 Ernesto Lecuona Rapsodia Argentina – Thomas Tirino, p; Polish National Radio Sym Orch/Michael Bartos. BIS CD-774. [10:45]
12:00 Brahms Scherzo for F-A-E Sonata – Christian-Pierre La Marca, vc; JeanFrédéric Neuburger, p. Naïve V-7364. [5:42]
1:00 Handel Concerto grosso in C, Alexander’s Feast – Berlin Academy for Ancient Music. Harmonia Mundi HMX2908288.91 (4). [12:39]
2:00 Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 – Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter. Collegium COLCD-109. [6:41]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Bach Clavier Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 – David Schrader, hc; Bach Week Festival Orch/ Richard Webster. Bach Week 2002. [20:15]
4:00 Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Lyon National Orch/Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider. Bru Zane BZ-2007. [11:25]
5:00 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat, Op. 81a, Les Adieux – Maurizio Pollini, p. DG 427642-2. [16:01]
6:00 Ravel Sonatine – Adam Cicchillitti & Steve Cowan, g’s. Analekta AN2-8793. [11:44]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Songs of Parting See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn including Alexander Goedicke Concert Etude, Op. 49 – Matilda Lloyd, tr; London Sym Orch/ Lee Reynolds. Chandos CHSA-5339. [3:15]
9:00 Hugo Alfvén Three Songs – King’s Singers. Signum SIGCD-887. [7:56]
10:00 Rebecca Clarke Morpheus – Helen Callus, vi; Robert McDonald, p. ASV CDDCA-1130. [7:19]
11:00 Best of Studs Terkel:
Singer-songwriter Joy Clark honed her guitar chops and stage presence in her parents’ church, leading worship services with her siblings in Harvey, Louisiana. Studying at the University of New Orleans, Joy soaked up the city’s traditions – most notably its “do whatcha wanna” attitude, a far cry from her religious home. Her newfound community of queer folks, poets, artists, activists, and people living authentically, combined with her social science studies, brought Joy closer to the self she was still defining. In her debut album Tell it to the Wind, she blends the social consciousness of folk, the rhythms of Southeast Louisiana, and the soul-centered music she grew up with. Joy Clark and Guatemalan singer-songwriter Mercedes Escobar perform live in the Levin Studio in advance of their performance at the 40th Annual Woodstock Folk Festival.
Saturday, July 19
8:00 pm
King’s Singers (7/20/1995)
The King’s Singers have represented the gold standard in a cappella singing on the world’s greatest stages for over fifty years. Members of the King’s Singers visited Studs Terkel at WFMT in 1995.
Saturday 19
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
7:00 Weekend Mornings with news at 7:00 am. Still Symphony No. 1, AfroAmerican – London Sym Orch/Paul Freeman. Sony 19075862152 (10). [24:33]
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
10:00 Price Prelude No. 1, Allegro
moderato – Kirsten Johnson, p. Guild GM2CD-7828. [1:59]
11:00 Introductions Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras’ Spring Concert. Bond Montgomery Variations; Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5; Allen Tinkham, music director.
12:00 From Teatro Regio in Turin: Massenet’s Manon R. Ekaterina Bakanova (Manon Lescaut); Atalla Ayan (Le Chevalier des Grieux); Björn Bürger (Lescaut); Roberto Scandiuzzi (Le Comte des Grieux); Thomas Morris (Guillot de Morfontaine); Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Regio, Turin; Evelino Pidò, conductor. Sung in French.
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho An interview with soprano Ana María Martínez in advance of her recital with pianist Kevin Murphy at Ravinia Festival in the Martin Theatre on July 30.
5:00 Afternoon Music including Lucía Caruso & Pedro Henrique da Silva Folía – P H da Silva, Port.g; L Caruso, p; St Martin’s Academy/B O’Neil. Bright Shiny Things IMGC-0123. [6:20]
6:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival: Zelenka Trio Sonata No. 3 in B-flat Major, ZWV 181/3; Nathan Hughes, oboe, Sue Heineman, bassoon; William Hagen, violin; Alastair Eng, cello; Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord; Dvořák String Sextet in A Major, Op. 48; Toby Appel, viola; Peter Stumpf, cello; Calidore String Quartet.
7:00 Sounds Classical Hosts Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael present a playlist curated for the Earth including music by Howard Shore, Frank Ticheli, and Joseph Curiale.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer Live from the Levin Performance Studio : Mercedes Escobar and Joy Clark. Two outstanding songwriters – one from Guatemala, one from New Orleans – turn up the heat with luminous vocals and boundless energy in our annual Woodstock Folk Festival preview.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer Notorious! Famous and infamous people pop up in ballads galore on this week’s playlist.
Sunday 20
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice What’s New? Host Peter DuBois shares sacred
choral and organ music from new and recent releases from a variety of recording labels in the US and UK.
7:00 Weekend Mornings
12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including Rodgers Oklahoma!: Overture / Main Title – John Wilson Orch/John Wilson. Warner 3193012. [5:56]
1:00 Anna Amalia of Prussia Flute Sonata in F – Jean Brégnac, f; Jennifer Hardy, vc; Yoann Moulin, hc. Harmonia Mundi HMM-905378. [10:45]
2:00 Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 – Nicola Benedetti, v; Bournemouth Sym Orch/Kirill Karabits. Decca 4788758. [20:00]
3:00 Rachmaninoff Two-Piano Suite No. 2, Op. 17 – Vladimir Ashkenazy & André Previn, p’s. Decca 444845-2 (2). [22:54]
4:00 Still Symphony No. 4, Autochthonous – Fort Smith Sym/John Jeter. Naxos 8.559603. [26:15]
5:00 Rimsky-Korsakov Symphony No. 2, Op. 9, Antar – Utah Sym/Maurice Abravanel. Vanguard SVC-8. [29:23]
6:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Liszt A Faust Symphony; Siegfried Jerusalem, tenor; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Margaret Hillis, director; Georg Solti, conductor.
8:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: The Latin Side of the Beatles Cuban guitar player Manuel Barrueco with the London Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, and the Havana String Quartet pay tribute to the influence of the Beatles through Leo Brouwer’s work Beatlerianas
9:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Music by Ernest Bloch – Program 2 Violin Concerto; Concerto Grosso No. 1; Schelomo; Evocations; From Jewish Life.
11:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
Monday 21
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Vivaldi Cello Concerto in B minor, R. 424 – Mischa Maisky, vc; Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 447022-2. [10:13]
7:00 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47, Kreutzer: III. Finale, Presto – Sphinx Virtuosi. DG 4865014. [6:43]
8:00 Debussy Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune – Anne
Akiko Meyers, v; Emmanuel Ceysson, h. eOne EOMCD-7780. [4:30]
9:00 Ravel Miroirs: Une barque sur l’océan – Fazil Say, p. Warner Classics 5419791488. [6:47]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Franz Ignaz Beck Symphony in D, Op. 2, No. 6 – Thirteen Strings Chamber Orch/Kevin Mallon. Naxos 8.573323. [10:27]
11:00 Felix Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Overture, Op. 26 – Bamberg Sym/Claus Peter Flor. RCA 7905-2-RC. [10:12]
12:00 Tielman Susato The Danserye (1551): Six Dances – English Chamber Orch Brass Ensemble/Donald Fraser. RCA 61541-2. [9:58]
1:00 Nadia Boulanger Three Pieces for cello and piano – Antonio Meneses, vc; Celina Szrvinsk, p. Avie AV-2162. [7:18]
2:00 Richard Strauss Don Juan, Op. 20 – San Francisco Sym/Herbert Blomstedt. Decca 421815-2. [17:35]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Kodály Háry János Suite, Op. 35a – London Sym Orch/ Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. Nimbus NI-5194. [23:20]
4:00 Martinu Serenade No. 2 for two violins & viola – St Martin’s Academy Chamber Ensemble. Chandos CHAN-8771. [6:15]
5:00 Bach Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne – Miloš, g. Sony 19658822942. [15:08]
6:00 Jerome Moross CloseUp : Suite – Prague Phil Orch/Paul Bateman. Silva SILKD-6030 (2). [9:11]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Art of the Transcription Bill shares Bach’s transcription of Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins for four harpsichords; transcriptions of Bach’s organ works by Edward Elgar, John Barbirolli, and Otto Klemperer; and Ravel’s orchestral transcription of Mussorgsky’s piano work Pictures at an Exhibition.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Mozart Piano Concerto No. 26 in D, K. 537, Coronation – Alfred Brendel, p; St Martin’s Academy/ Sir Neville Marriner. Philips 446921-2 (5). [30:52]
9:00 Ravel Piano Trio in A minor – Jaime Laredo, v; Sharon Robinson, vc; Joseph Kalichstein, p. Arabesque Z-6736-2 (2). [26:39]
10:00 The WFMT Orchestra Series: National Centre for the Performing Arts
Orchestra. Zhao Jiping Pipa Concerto No. 2; Zhang Hongyang, pipa; Schubert Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821; Chen PeixunSymphony No. 1, My Motherland; Yao Chen Sentiments: Autumn; Mei Diyang, viola; Shen Yang, bass-baritone; Lü Jia, conductor.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat, K. 482: III. Finale, Allegro – Angela Hewitt, p; National Arts Centre Orch/Hannu Lintu. Hyperion CDA-68049. [10:45]
7:00 Malcolm Arnold English Dances, Set 2, Op. 33 –London Phil Orch/ Malcolm Arnold. Lyrita SRCD.201. [9:38]
8:00 Teresa Carreño Waltz, Corbeille de fleurs, Op. 9 – Alan Feinberg, p. Argo 436121-2. [5:06]
9:00 Copland Selections from Old American Songs –Chicago Brass Quintet. Centaur CRC-3159. [6:25]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Rameau Daphnis et Aeglé: Overture, Menuet en Rondeau, Sarabande, 2 Gavottes, 2 Passepieds –La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken. Accent ACC96122-D. [10:40]
11:00 Alexey Shor Seascapes: I. Abandoned Lighthouse – David Aaron Carpenter, vi; London Phil Orch/David Parry. Warner 0190295697693. [5:50]
12:00 Hummel Trumpet Concerto –Wynton Marsalis, tr; National Phil Orch/Raymond Leppard. CBS MK-44726. [17:32]
1:00 Bridge Summer – Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/ Sir Charles Groves. EMI CDM5-66855-2. [9:37]
2:00 John Field Rondo in A-Flat – Míceál O’Rourke, p; London Mozart Players/ Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN-9534. [7:23]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Dvořák The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109 – Czech Phil/ Jirí Belohlávek. Chandos CHAN-9048. [22:41]
4:00 Haydn String Quartet in D, Op. 50, No. 6, Frog –Juilliard String Quartet. Sony SMK-62708. [22:34]
5:00 Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 11 – Martin Owen, hn; BBC Phil/John Wilson. Chandos CHAN-20168. [15:25]
6:00 Bach French Suite No. 1
in D minor, BWV 812 –András Schiff, p. Decca 433313-2 (2). [12:28]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Art of the Transcription See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Haydn String Quartet in B-Flat, Op. 9, No. 5 – London Haydn Quartet. Hyperion CDA-67611 (2). [25:59]
9:00 Berlioz Les nuits d’été, Op. 7 – Régine Crespin, s; Suisse Romande Orch/ Ernest Ansermet. Decca 417813-2. [30:33]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Dvořák Serenade in D minor, B. 77, Op. 44; James Austin Smith, Stephen Taylor, oboe; Tommaso Lonquich, Anthony McGill, clarinet; Marc Goldberg, Peter Kolkay, bassoons; Thomas Sefcovic, contrabassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, Eric Reed, Michelle Baker, horns; Mihai Marica, cello; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Edgar Meyer Quintet; Dover Quartet; Edgar Meyer, double bass.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including John Knowles Paine Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 23 – New York Phil/Zubin Mehta. New World NW-374-2. [37:30]
Wednesday 23
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D, Clock: IV. Finale, Vivace –Music of the Baroque/ Jane Glover. Music of the Baroque CD-2018. [4:44]
7:00 Morten Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium – NU Symphonic Wind Ensemble/ Mallory Thompson. Summit DCD-414. [6:01]
8:00 Ravel String Quartet in F: II. Assez vif, très rythmé –Attacca Quartet. Platoon PLAT-26294. [6:25]
9:00 Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17: II. Scherzo: Tempo di menuetto – AnneSophie Mutter, v; Pablo Ferrández, vc; Lambert Orkis, p. Sony 19658741102. [4:24]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Gabriel Pierné Konzertstück in G-Sharp, Op. 39 – Isabelle Moretti, h; Southwest German Radio Sym Orch/Klaus Arp. Koch 3-1142-2. [13:45]
11:00 Wang Yiping Pixiu Dance (Lion Dance) – Gunma Sym Orch/Lim Kek-Tjiang. Marco Polo 8.225805. [7:06]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Cellist Rainer Crossett and pianist Victor Santiago Asunción perform music by Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Felix Mendelssohn, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – Los Angeles Phil/ Esa-Pekka Salonen. Sony SK-62599. [10:09]
2:00 Beach Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67 –Takács Quartet; Garrick Ohlsson, p. Hyperion CDA-68295. [27:49]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A, K. 201 – Norwegian Chamber Orch/Iona Brown. Omega OCD-1004. [21:42]
4:00 Bridge Dance Rhapsody –London Phil Orch/ Nicholas Braithwaite. Lyrita SRCS.114. [18:12]
5:00 Grainger Lincolnshire Posy – Richard Contiguglia & John Contiguglia, p’s. Helicon HE-1004. [16:36]
6:30 Grant Park Music Festival 2025: Ravel Bolero Live from the Pritzker Pavilion, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Lee Mills. Liszt/Busoni Rhapsody Espagnole; Maxim Lando, piano; Rossini Overture to The Barber of Seville; Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain; Ravel Bolero. Hosted by Dave Schwan.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53, Waldstein – Daniel Barenboim, p. EMI CDZJ572912-2 (10). [29:07]
9:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Art of the Transcription See Monday’s listing.
10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree: Teresa Berganza Revel in the artistic legacy of Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza. While her unique vocal characteristics brought her accolades for her interpretations of Mozart, Rossini, Bizet, and in zarzuela, this program showcases her mastery of baroque and renaissance repertory.
Thursday 24
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Stravinsky Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra –Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 453458-2. [6:05]
7:00 Beethoven Romance No. 2 in F, Op. 50 – James Ehnes, v; Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Andrew Manze. Onyx 4167. [8:03]
8:00 Copland Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker melody – Los Angeles Phil/Leonard Bernstein. DG 445486-2. [3:37]
9:00 Brahms Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102: III. Finale, Vivace non troppo – AnneSophie Mutter, v; Antonio Meneses, vc; Berlin Phil/ Herbert von Karajan. DG 410603-2. [9:06]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Wieniawski Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 15 – Ray Chen, v; Noreen Polera, p. Sony 82967. [12:09]
11:00 Mussorgsky Khovanshchina: Act 1 Prelude, Dawn on the Moskva River – Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. Sony SK-62034. [6:12]
12:00 Chabrier Gwendoline: Overture – Vienna Phil/ John Eliot Gardiner. DG 447751-2. [8:33]
1:00 Tárrega Gran Jota – Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, g. Sony 19439786732. [8:05]
2:00 Stravinsky Pulcinella: Suite – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 445541-2. [22:38]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 – Antony Pay, cl; Age of Enlightenment Orch. Virgin 90720-2. [21:37]
4:00 Janácek Pohádka (Fairy Tale): alternate version – Steven Isserlis, vc; Olli Mustonen, p. RCA 68437-2. [10:24]
5:00 Felix Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses in D minor, Op. 54 – Nathan Laube, o. WFMT . [14:40]
6:00 Schubert Impromptu in A-Flat, D 899, No. 4 – Rudolf Buchbinder, p. Sony 88883717422. [8:02]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Art of the Transcription See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Sibelius Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104 – Finnish Radio Sym Orch/Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Finlandia 99963-2 (3). [28:43]
9:00 Schubert Piano Sonata in B-Flat, D 960 – Paul Lewis, p. Harmonia Mundi HMC-901800. [36:31]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week Visit wfmt.com for more information.
Friday 25
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Wagner Lohengrin: Bridal Procession – Llyr Williams, p. Signum SIGCD-388 (2). [9:07]
7:00 Albinoni Sonata da Chiesa in D – Pierre Cochereau, o; Munich Pro Arte Orch/ Kurt Redel. Philips 442473-2 (2). [8:09]
8:00 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467: II. Andante –Camerata Salzburg/Géza Anda, p. DG 447436-2. [7:15]
9:00 Handel Violin Sonata in G minor, HWV 364 –Quartetto Vanvitelli. Arcana A-578. [6:20]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Johann Stamitz Clarinet Concerto in B-Flat –Sabine Meyer, cl; St Martin’s Academy/Iona Brown. EMI CDC7-54842-2. [15:37]
11:00 Agustín Barrios Mangoré La Catedral – Xuefei Yang, g. Decca 4858195. [8:14]
12:00 Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue – Earl Wild, p; Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler. RCA 68792-2. [16:14]
1:00 Holborne Renaissance Suite –Philadelphia Brass Ensemble. Sony SBK-63061. [11:45]
2:00 Franck Violin Sonata in A – Renaud Capuçon, v; Alexandre Gurning, p. EMI CDC5-57505-2. [27:13]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Respighi Trittico botticelliano – Bonn Beethoven Orch/Stefan Blunier. MD+G 9371677-6. [19:43]
4:00 Schnittke Suite in the Old Style – Ilya Kaler, v; Leonid Blok, p. MCA Classics AED-10527. [15:26]
5:00 Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 – Eduard Brunner, cl; Hagen Quartet. DG 419600-2. [31:06]
6:00 Paulo Bellinati Concerto Caboclo – Brasil Guitar Duo; Delaware Sym Orch/ David Amado. Naxos 8.573603. [19:17]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Art of the Transcription See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn including Karl Jenkins Palladio – London Phil Orch Strings/Karl Jenkins. Sony SK-62276. [16:24]
9:00 Simon Dobson Shift: II. On Solitude and Longing –Peter Moore, tb; Tredegar Town Band/Ian Porthouse. Chandos CHSA-5366. [7:10]
10:00 Dora Bright Variations for Piano and Orchestra –Samantha Ward, p; Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/ Charles Peebles. Somm SOMMCD-273. [16:29] 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel:
Amanda Forsythe is a rare soprano who was recently showcased by Music of the Baroque and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in solo aria performances – arias for their own sake, rather than in the context of a complete work. In both cases, the music was by Handel, the composer with whom Forsythe is most often associated and rightfully celebrated. Of her CSO performance, Chicago Classical Review said, “Forsythe displayed winsome charm, pinpoint accuracy, and coloratura flair.” In addition to her solo album of Handel arias with Apollo’s Fire, The Power of Love, she has also recorded roles in two complete Handel operas: Orlando with Pacific Baroque Orchestra and Almira with Boston Early Music Festival. Amanda Forsythe joins WFMT to share her newest recording Handel: Italian Cantatas & Arias with the ensemble Opera Prima, which was released earlier this month.
Saturday, July 26 4:00 pm
Scottish Music (7/23/1985). In 1985, WFMT received a shipment of recordings from Glasgow, Scotland. This windfall of musical riches provided the material for a memorable Studs Terkel program filled with poetry and folk music, including songs highlighting the verve and spirit of the great ballad singer Jeannie Robertson.
Saturday 26
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
7:00 Weekend Mornings with news at 7:00 am. Hans Huber Serenade No. 1 in E, Op. 86, Summer Nights – Stuttgart Phil/
Jörg-Peter Weigle. Sterling CDS-1027-2. [19:47]
8:00 Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice
9:00 Soundtrack
10:00 Beach Romance, Op. 23 –Rachel Barton Pine, v; Matthew Hagle, p. Cedille CDR-90000097. [7:32]
11:00 Introductions Zoe Strange, 18, flute. Nielsen The Fog is Lifting ; Daiki Kato Tears of Hydrangea ; Arnold Suite Bourgeoise ; Sergei Golovko Charanga Salada ; Reinecke Flute Concerto. With Lucas Vergara, clarinet; Caleb McMillin, marimba; Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio, piano.
12:00 From Teatro Regio in Turin: Puccini’s Manon Lescaut Erika Grimaldi (Manon Lescaut); Roberto Aronica (Des Grieux); Alessandro Luongo (Lescaut); Carlo Lepore (Geronte); Reut Ventorero (A singer); Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Regio, Turin; Renato Palumbo. Sung in Italian
4:00 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho An interview with soprano Amanda Forsythe recorded at the 2025 Boston Early Music Festival.
5:00 Afternoon Music including Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36 – Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti. Decca 417719-2. [28:51]
6:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Wolf Verschwiegene Liebe (Silent Love) from Eichendorff Lieder; Benjamin Appl, baritone; Simon Lepper, piano; Janácek Violin Sonata; John Storgårds, violin; Kirill Gerstein, piano; Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 49; Jon Kimura Parker, piano; Yura Lee, violin; Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello.
7:00 Sounds Classical: Who Got Next Hosts Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael spotlight an emerging generation of composers including Daniel Kidane, Xavier Foley, Jasmine Barnes and Gretchen Yanover.
8:00 Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer Live from the Levin Performance Studio : A member of the Potawatomi and Cherokee nations, Kansas songwriter Elexa Dawson is a voice for the ages. Jacob Furr from Texas brings his wide open, highly personal songs to Chicago from the Lone Star State.
9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer Is it hot enough for you? Each summer The Midnight Special cools you down
with devilishly hot folk songs. Stand in front of the ‘fridge and give a listen.
Sunday 27
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 With Heart and Voice Host Peter DuBois celebrates the July birthdays of several significant composers of sacred choral and organ music from the 20th and 21st centuries including Jonathan Dove, Gerald Finzi, David Hogan, and Flor Peeters.
7:00 Weekend Mornings
12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis including Offenbach Le voyage dans la lune : Overture – Gulbenkian Orch/Michel Swierczewski. Nimbus NI-5303. [7:44]
1:00 Clara Schumann Select songs – Julian Bliss, cl; James Baillieu, p. Signum SIGCD-888. [9:25]
2:00 Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 – Czech Phil/Jirí Belohlávek. Decca 4786757 (6). [37:59]
3:00 Pärt Fratres – Rachel Yonan, vi; Kwan Yi, p. Sono Luminus DSL-92283. [10:38]
4:00 Dohnányi Orchestra Suite in F-sharp minor, Op. 19 –Budapest Sym Orch/ Tamás Vásáry. Hungaroton HCD-31637. [30:30]
5:00 Granados Piano Trio, Op. 50 – Beaux Arts Trio. Philips 446684-2. [25:17]
6:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Donizetti Overture to Don Pasquale; Verdi The Four Seasons from I vespri sicilliani; Chabrier España; Golijov Megalopolis Suite; Falla Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat; Riccardo Muti, conductor; Mozart String Quintet in C Minor, K. 406/516b; Lei Hou, Qing Hou, violins; Catherine Brubaker, viola; Lawrence Neuman, viola; Karen Basrak, cello.
8:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari Elbio presents gorgeous chamber music by Spanish composer Enrique Granados
9:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Music by Mieczyslaw Weinberg Serenade for Orchestra; String Quartet No. 7; Symphony No. 21.
11:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
Monday 28
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto in E minor, R. 484 – Daniel Smith, bn; Zagreb Soloists/ Tonko Ninic. Decca 4787852 (5). [11:25]
7:00 Gershwin Second Rhapsody – Jeffrey Siegel, p; St. Louis Sym Orch/ Leonard Slatkin. MMG MCD-10011. [14:43]
8:00 Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 – Sol Gabetta, vc; Hélène Grimaud, p. DG B0017523-02. [10:11]
9:00 Ibert Concertino da Camera (Saxophone Concertino) –Branford Marsalis, sx; Orpheus Chamber Orch. Sony SK-89251. [14:46]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Dmitri Kabalevsky Colas Breugnon, Op. 24: A popular festivity – Armenian Phil Orch/Loris Tjeknavorian. ASV CDDCA-967. [6:25]
11:00 Hamilton Harty An Irish Symphony : 3rd mvt, In the Antrim Hills – Ulster Orch/ Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN-6525. [7:18]
12:00 Bach Clavier Concerto No. 4 in A, BWV 1055 – St. Martin’s Academy/Murray Perahia, p. Sony SK-89245. [13:24]
1:00 Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Op. 20: Suite – London Sym/André Previn. EMI CDM4-89485-2. [23:08]
2:00 Coleridge-Taylor Ballade in A minor, Op. 33 – Chineke! Orch/Kalena Bovell. Decca 4853322. [11:37]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez – Isabelle Moretti, h; Royal Seville Sym Orch/Edmon Colomer. Valois V-4815. [23:16]
4:00 Janácek Violin Sonata – Vadim Repin, v; Nikolai Lugansky, p. DG 4778794. [16:47]
5:00 Hovhaness Harp Concerto, Op. 267 – Yolanda Kondonassis, h; I Fiamminghi/ Rudolf Werthen. Telarc CD-80530. [17:49]
6:00 Robert Nathaniel Dett In the Bottoms – Rochelle Sennet, p. Albany TROY1869-71 (3). [16:09]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: To the Finland Station, Part 1 Bill follows the lives of some of our favorite Russian musicians, and how the revolution changed them and their music.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Haydn Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, Farewell – English Concert/Trevor Pinnock. Archiv 429757-2. [25:11]
9:00 Fauré Piano Quartet No. 1
in C minor, Op. 15 – Beaux Arts Trio; Kim Kashkashian, vi. Philips 422350-2. [31:15]
10:00 The WFMT Orchestra Series: National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra. Bruckner Symphony No. 8; Chen Peixun Symphonic Poem, Wave of Emotion; Lü Jia, conductor.
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Jenö Hubay Fantaisie brillante on Bizet’s Carmen – Gil Shaham, v; Akira Eguchi, p. DG 447640-2. [8:50]
7:00 Ponce Concierto del Sur: Finale, Allegro moderato e festivo – Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, g; Phil Orch of the Americas/ Alondra de la Parra. Sony 88697755552. [5:57]
8:00 Sibelius Four Legends from the Kalevala, Op. 22: No. 2, The Swan of Tuonela – Anna Mattix, eh; Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta. Beau Fleuve 094975. [10:14]
9:00 Chopin Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C, Op. 3 – Alisa Weilerstein, vc; Inon Barnatan, p. Decca 4788416. [8:34]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Debussy Danses sacrée et profane – Alice Chalifoux, h; Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez. Sony SM2K-68327 (2). [10:07]
11:00 William Schuman New England Triptych – St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 61282-2. [15:20]
12:00 Johann David Heinichen Dresden Concerto in G, S 213 – Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archiv 437549-2 (2). [15:26]
1:00 Dana Suesse Serenade to a Skyscraper – Sara Davis Buechner, p. eOne 7770. [5:08]
2:00 Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D – Chamber Orch of Europe/Mischa Maisky, vc. DG 419786-2. [21:51]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Bologne Violin Concerto in A, Op. 5, No. 2 – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Encore Chamber Orch/Daniel Hege. Cedille CDR-90000035. [23:43]
4:00 Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 in C, Op. 72b – Saito Kinen Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa. Decca 4851110. [14:24]
5:00 Barber Adagio for Strings (from Op. 11) – New York Phil Strings/Leonard Bernstein. Sony SMK-63088. [9:56]
6:00 Anna Bon Flute Sonata in G, Op. 1, No. 6 – Sabine
Dreier, f; Irene Hegen, hc. CPO 999181-2. [14:46]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: To the Finland Station, Part 1 See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Shostakovich String Quartet No. 6 in G, Op. 101 – Pacifica Quartet. Cedille CDR90000127. [25:38]
9:00 Daniel Steibelt Piano Concerto No. 7 in E minor, Grand concerto militaire – Ulster Orch/ Howard Shelley, p. Hyperion CDA-68104. [24:51]
10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Zemlinsky Quartet No. 3, Op. 19; Escher String Quartet; Berg Four Pieces, Op. 5; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Gloria Chien, piano; Schoenberg, arr. Webern Kammersymphonie, Op. 9; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Tommaso Lonquich, clarinet; Kristin Lee, violin; Nicolas Canellakis, celo; Gilbert Kalish, piano.
11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 – Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan. DG 4777159. [32:18]
Wednesday 30
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff
6:00 Morning Music including Massenet Thaïs : Meditation –Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan. EMI 07634-2 (2). [6:43]
7:00 Anderson & Roe Ragtime alla Turca (after Mozart) – Anderson & Roe Piano Duo. Steinway & Sons 30022. [3:21]
8:00 Rossini Il Signor Bruschino : Overture – London Classical Players/Roger Norrington. EMI CDC7-54091-2. [4:57]
9:00 Sibelius Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1 – Lahti Sym Orch Strings/Osmo Vänskä. BIS CD-915. [4:23]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Weber Der Freischütz: Overture – Philharmonia Orch/Wolfgang Sawallisch. EMI CDM7-69572-2. [9:57]
11:00 Smetana Vltava (The Moldau) – Czech Phil/ Jirí Belohlávek. Decca 4833187. [12:08]
12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Flutist Tessa Vermeulen and pianist Michael Tan perform music by Barber, Tchaikovsky, RObert Schumann, and Colby Kleven, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
1:00 Music for the Afternoon including Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 –National Sym Orch of Ireland/Jean-Luc Tingaud. Naxos 8.574619. [16:46]
2:00 Agathe Backer Grøndahl Norwegian Folk Tunes and Folk Dances, Op. 33 –Natalia Strelchenko, p. Arena AR-06007. [10:45]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy –Colorado Sym/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.555714. [19:49]
4:00 Mozart Violin Sonata No. 19 in E-Flat, K. 302 – Isaac Stern, v; Yefim Bronfman, p. Sony SK-64309. [10:52]
5:00 Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042 – Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze, v. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907155. [16:08]
6:00 Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture – Cleveland Orch/George Szell. CBS MYK-38486. [13:18]
6:30 Grant Park Music Festival 2025: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 Live from the Pritzker Pavilion, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Joseph Young. Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4; Steven Osborne, piano; Howard Hansen Symphony No. 2, Romantic. Hosted by Dave Schwan.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Grieg String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27 – Australian Chamber Orch/Richard Tognetti. BIS SACD-1877. [32:04]
9:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: To the Finland Station, Part 1 See Monday’s listing. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree: El Llibre Vermell de Montserrat Jordi Savall leads Capella Reial de Catalunya and Hespèrion XXI in selections from El Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, a 14th-century collection of devotional texts and music for pilgrims making their way to the Catalonian Montserrat Monastery. Recorded in concert November 25, 2013, in Barcelona’s Gothic Santa Maria del Pi Church.
Thursday 31
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Morning Music including Fauré Impromptu No. 3 in A-Flat, Op. 34 – Kathryn Stott, p. Hyperion CDA-67064. [4:31]
7:00 Johann Strauss II Quadrille on Verdi’s Un ballo in Maschera, Op. 272 – Vienna Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony 88985477002. [5:34]
8:00 Victor Babin Hillandale Waltzes (after Hummel) –John Bruce Yeh, cl; DePaul University Wind Ens/Donald DeRoche. Reference RR-55. [11:36]
9:00 Franz Berwald Grand Septet in B-Flat: III. Finale, Allegro con spirito –Midsummer’s Music. Centaur CRC-2206. [6:09]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn including Samuel Scheidt Suite for Brass – London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble. ASV CDQS-6013. [7:32]
11:00 Copland An Outdoor Overture – Cleveland Pops Orch/Louis Lane. Sony SBK-62401. [8:54]
12:00 Gluck Orpheus and Eurydice : Dance of the Blessed Spirits – Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 410553-2. [7:35]
1:00 Glazunov The Seasons, Op. 67: Spring and Summer –Royal Scottish National Orch/José Serebrier. Warner 61434-2. [16:23]
2:00 Schubert Impromptu in B-Flat, D 935, No. 3 –Maria João Pires, p. DG 457550-2 (2). [13:04]
3:00 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree including Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks – Zefiro/ Alfredo Bernardini. Arcana A-386. [21:16]
4:00 Debussy Petite Suite –Pascal Rogé & Ami Rogé, p. Onyx 4047. [11:38]
5:00 Germaine Tailleferre Suite burlesque – Mark Clinton & Nicole Narboni, p. Elan CD-82278. [5:50]
6:00 Erwin Schulhoff Flute Sonata – Jeffrey Khaner, f; Charles Abramovic, p. Avie AV-2219. [11:11]
7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: To the Finland Station, Part 1 See Monday’s listing.
8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin including Nielsen Symphony No. 6, Op. 116, Sinfonia semplice – Finnish Radio Sym Orch/Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Finlandia 29714-2. [31:42]
9:00 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24, Spring –Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Lambert Orkis, p. DG 457619-2 (4). [25:22]
10:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week Visit wfmt.com for more information.
