WFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's Choice
Summary: WFMT's "Critic-at-Large" Andrew Patner presents Critical Thinking, an hour-long weekly program of conversation about the arts, and Critic's Choice, a weekly feature in which Patner shares his observations on arts and culture.
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Podcasts:
Just what is criticism, anyway? Andrew answers that question in this week’s Critic’s Choice. Here’s the link to additional reading on the topic of criticism via Andrew’s “The View from Here.”
Andrew presents a collection of new music which was recently sitting on his kitchen counter.
In a new program, Andrew’s guest is singer-songwriter and guitarist Raul Midón.
Andrew reviews Timeline Theatre Company’s production of The Normal Heart.
Tonight on Critical Thinking, we present the third of three programs on the new and revised edition of the classic Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography. Andrew talks with authors Franz Schulze and Edward Windhorst about the legendary architect.
Andrew reviews Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Parsifal on this week’s Critic’s Choice.
Tonight on Critical Thinking, we present the second of three programs on the new and revised edition of the classic Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography. Andrew talks with authors Franz Schulze and Edward Windhorst about the legendary architect.
Tonight on Critical Thinking, we present the first of three programs on the new and revised edition of the classic Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography. Andrew talks with authors Franz Schulze and Edward Windhorst about the legendary architect.
A special edition in cooperation with the Chicago Humanities Festival — George Crumb’s “Voice of the Whale” with members of ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble) playing the seminal 1971 chamber work and discussing it with Andrew. Recorded before an audience on October 20 at the Logan Center for the Arts at The University of Chicago as a more...
Andrew discusses Chicago’s arts philanthropy this week’s Critic’s Choice.
Andrew shares a new program of conversation and music with Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki. Ms. Mälkki completes her highly-praised concert week with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. with a program of Sibelius, Thomas Adès, Stravinsky, and Debussy.
Andrew talks with University of Chicago professor David Nirenberg, on his new book, “Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition.”
Andrew explains Verdi’s toughness in this week’s Critic’s Choice.
Andrew talks with longtime Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg about his most recent book, “You Were Never in Chicago.”
Andrew, in a new conversation recorded last week, presents an exclusive hour on Verdi with Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti. Mr. Muti leads three more Chicago Symphony Orchestra performances of “Macbeth” through October 6 and the sold-out 200th birthday Requiem with live free simulcast in Millennium Park and around the world on a more...
