Playlist for Friday, February 27, 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

Johannes Brahms, Part II

This is the second of two weeks exploring the music and life of the great German master. Brahms’s love of Hungarian Roma music and folksongs allowed him to create music that speaks to our inner souls. Scholars believe Brahms discarded more works than he published, so let us treasure the music we have from him.

8:00 pm

Evening Music

11:00 pm

Best of Studs Terkel

Dmitri Hvorostovsky (2/29/1996)

Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962 – 2017), one of the great operatic voices of the late 20th and early 21st century, was Studs Terkel’s guest on WFMT in 1996.