On today’s encore broadcast from 2010, we feature 16 year old cellist Allan Steele and 18 year old cellist Ben Friend in two very different performances. Steele was an Overall Open Division Winner of the Walgreens National Concerto Competition and won the opportunity to perform with the Midwest Young Artists Symphony Orchestra. Ben Fried, a more...

Two Outstanding Young Chicago Cellists

Introductions is WFMT’s weekly Saturday morning program that features talented pre-college classical musicians in the Chicago area. Soloists and chamber ensembles perform live in WFMT’s Levin Performance Studio. Large ensembles, including orchestras, choirs, and bands, are recorded at their home venues and broadcast at later dates. The program also features youth music competition winners. While many students who appear on Introductions pursue other careers, some have gone on to study music at some of the most prestigious music schools around the world and pursue careers as professional musicians.

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Two Outstanding Young Chicago Cellists

Two Outstanding Young Chicago Cellists