Live from WFMT

Brant Taylor, cello & Kuang-Hao Huang, piano

For this edition of Live From WFMT, Kerry Frumkin’s guests are cellist Brant Taylor [https://cso.org/about/performers/cso-musicians/strings/cello/brant-taylor/] and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang [https://www.khpiano.net/]. The two Chicago based virtuosos and long-time collaborators will perform a varied program including works by Bach [/tag/bach], Debussy [/tag/debussy], Piazzolla [/tag/astor-piazzolla], and more. The post Brant Taylor, cello & Kuang-Hao Huang, piano [https://www.wfmt.com/2026/04/20/brant-taylor-cello-kuang-hao-huang-piano/] appeared first on WFMT [https://www.wfmt.com].

Hyung-ki Joo, piano

British-Korean pianist Hyung-ki Joo [https://hyungkijoo.com/] is a multi-faceted creative artist whose expansive career includes performing, composing, mentorship, and a longtime, “funtastic” comedic collaboration with violinist Alexey Igudesman [https://igudesmanandjoo.com/]. On this edition of Live From WFMT, Hyung-ki Joo returns to the Levin Studio for a rare solo recital. The post Hyung-ki Joo, piano [https://www.wfmt.com/2026/04/06/hyung-ki-joo-piano/] appeared first on WFMT [https://www.wfmt.com].

Ani Aznavoorian, cello and Marta Aznavoorian, piano

The Aznavoorian Sisters [https://martaaznavoorian.com/aznavoorian-sisters/] launched their musical careers with a debut performance at ages four and eight at their Armenian church in Evanston, Illinois. Today, pianist Marta [https://martaaznavoorian.com/] and cellist Ani [https://www.aniaznavoorian.com/] are both award-winning, internationally acclaimed instrumentalists and recording artists. Ani is the longtime principal cellist of Camerata Pacifica and proudly performs on a cello made by their father, the luthier Peter Aznavoorian. Marta is a founding member of the GRAMMY-nominated Lincoln Trio, and is a Steinway Artist. Happily, they still perform as a duo, and they will be Kerry Frumkin’s guests on this edition of Live From WFMT. The post Ani Aznavoorian, cello and Marta Aznavoorian, piano [https://www.wfmt.com/2026/03/02/ani-aznavoorian-cello-and-marta-aznavoorian-piano/] appeared first on WFMT [https://www.wfmt.com].

Matt Hagle, piano

The exquisite pianist, Matthew Hagle [https://matthagle.com/], returns to Live From WFMT with an all Chopin program. The post Matt Hagle, piano [https://www.wfmt.com/2026/02/02/matt-hagle-piano-3/] appeared first on WFMT [https://www.wfmt.com].

Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, piano duo

On this edition of Live From WFMT, host Kerry Frumkin welcomes the Chicago-based piano duo Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem. The program holds music by Tchaikovsky [/tag/tchaikovsky], Respighi, Liszt [/tag/liszt], Eric Ewazen, Ravel [/tag/ravel] and Gershwin [/tag/gershwin]. The post Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, piano duo [https://www.wfmt.com/2025/12/15/claire-aebersold-and-ralph-neiweem-piano-duo-4/] appeared first on WFMT [https://www.wfmt.com].