Playlist for Monday, January 12, 2026

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

6:00 am

Mornings with Jan Weller

Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

10:00 am

Midday with Lisa Flynn

Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

2:00 pm

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

7:00 pm

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

Mozart at His Zenith

Beginning in 1786 at the first hearing of "The Marriage of Figaro," we’ll explore the stream of masterpieces, including operas, symphonies, piano concertos, and chamber works that Mozart wrote in the last five years of his life. He was in his early thirties, navigating the political life of a court composer in Vienna, while partying with the passion of a young man. On December 5, 1791, Mozart died, leaving his Requiem Mass unfinished. From these years alone, Mozart left a body of work that expresses a universe of imagination and emotions.

8:00 pm

Live from WFMT

Cellist Russell Rolen joins pianists Winston Choi and Yebin Kor for an evening inspired by the legendary collaboration of Mstislav Rostropovich and Benjamin Britten. The program features Britten’s Sonata in C with works by Roberrt Schumann, Debussy, and Shostakovich. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin.

10:00 pm

The WFMT Orchestra Series

Berlin Philharmonic

Copland "Old American Songs," Set 1; Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone; Gabriela Ortiz "Kauyumari;" Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 8; Evencio Castellanos "Santa Cruz de Pacairigua;" Roberto Sierra "Alegría;" Duke Ellington "Martin Luther King" from "Three Black Kings;" Bernstein "West Side Story" Symphonic Dances; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor.