Playlist for Friday, January 2, 2026

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

6:00 am

Morning Program

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 Piano Concertos

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed numerous concertos, many of which are lively and pleasing to the ear, even when performed by an eight-year-old. The young Mozart was heavily influenced by the music of Johann Christian Bach. In addition to their mutual love for music, JC Bach and Mozart shared a passion for intricate keyboard games. This week features five episodes of exceptional piano performances, with Murray Perahia conducting while soloing Mozart’s early concertos. It also includes performances by Alfred Brendel, Maria João Pires, Rudolf Serkin, and Mitsuko Uchida.

8:00 pm

Evening Music

11:00 pm

Best of Studs Terkel

Born To Live (7/6/1962)

A long-time New Year's broadcast tradition on WFMT, Studs produced this program of interviews, spoken word, and musical responses to the nuclear age with colleague Jim Unrath in 1961. "Born to Live" won the Prix Italia, an award Studs described as "the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for radio and TV documentaries and features."