Concerts and Events

April is Jazz Appreciation Month—come catch a vibe with Markus Rutz & Third Coast Sounds! Free entry (yes, really)—thanks to the Chicago Federation of Musicians and Music Performance Trust Fund. Step into a spring night filled with smooth grooves, bluesy riffs, and swing that moves you. We’re bringing brand-new original tunes, jazz classics, and the ... Read more

Sharing Notes is proud to present a piano recital by internationally acclaimed pianist Claire Huangci Concert will begin at 7:30 pm with doors opening at 7:00 pm. Claire's program will have an American focus featuring works by Amy Beach, Florence Price, and George Gershwin combined with some European classics. All ticket sales will directly support Sharing Notes, a Chicago-based non-profit that ... Read more

Program: Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K.576 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Waltz Op. 69, No. 1 in A-flat Major by Frédéric Chopin Waltz Op. 64, No. 1 in D-flat Major by Frédéric Chopin Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53 by Frédéric Chopin Hungarian Rhapsody No.14 in F minor, S.244/14 by Franz Liszt Rondo Toccata by Revaz Lagidze ... Read more

Program: All by Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in A major, D.664 “Lebensstürme”, Allegro in A minor, D. 947 Piano Sonata in A major, D. 959   Pianist Matthew Hagle is a musician of great versatility and depth, whose performances are a rare mixture of  musical understanding, imaginative programming, pianistic command and beauty of sound. In solo performance  ... Read more

Robert Irving III, an interdisciplinary artist, completes a distinguished lineage of post-bop pianists/composers who collaborated with the legendary Miles Davis. At age 26, Irving's composition "Space" initiated the 1981 comeback of Davis and their prolific nine-year collaboration. Irving produced two award winning Columbia Record albums for Davis, "Decoy" and "You're Under Arrest," while adding to ... Read more

Join us for an evening with a little bit of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, the British Invasion, soul and Broadway. The 1960’ were both swinging and turbulent. It witnessed a revolution of new sounds introduced to our country. We will celebrate them with some of Chicago’s top cabaret artists. They will be performing along ... Read more

Experience a matinee fundraiser concert featuring international opera stars Andrea Silvestrelli and Viktoria Vizin, joined by other exceptional artists of Opera Aeterna. Enjoy beloved arias and duets in support of our upcoming productions of Puccini’s La Bohème, presented by Opera Aeterna on May 11–16.   Andrea Silvestrelli is an internationally acclaimed basso profondo, celebrated for his powerful portrayals on the world’s ... Read more

The Avalon Quartet closes its 30th season with works that have made a mark on our journey as an ensemble. The compact intensity of Bartók’s Fourth Quartet sets the stage for Schubert’s Quartet in G: cosmic in scope but vulnerably intimate in detail.   Described by the Chicago Tribune as "an ensemble that invites you ... Read more

Following her critically successful Khachaturian recital last year, the virtuoso pianist Kariné Poghosyan returns to Pianoforte Chicago with a triumphant celebration of Mozart’s 270th anniversary and the composer’s beloved city of Vienna. This unique program, titled Vienna: Mozart270, will include Mozart’s own F Major Sonata, Beethoven’s iconic Symphony no.5 written and premiered in Vienna, transcribed for piano ... Read more

Francis Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, FP 184 (1962) Johann Sebastian Bach Selected Solo Movements Robert Schumann Quintet for Piano and Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 44 -with guests Stephen Boe (viola) and Mathias Tacke (violin)   Recognized as one of Chicago’s finest chamber music groups, The Orion Ensemble has been performing since 1992. ... Read more