Concerts and Events

Join us for a beautiful afternoon of song with programs curated and performed by LYNX artists Veena Akama-Makia (mezzo-soprano), Pauline Tan (mezzo-soprano), and Samuel James Dewse (baritone). Selections range from works by local composers of the past and present, including Florence Price and Shawn Okpebholo, to the more traditional repertoire of the song canon by ... Read more

Join Pianist Daniel Baer in a concert centering around themes of death, grief, and memorials. This program, features Robert Savage’s AIDS Ward Scherzo (composed while being treated for AIDS at Lenox Hill Hospital in 1992), Leoš Janáček’s Piano Sonata, and Franz Schubert’s last piano sonata in B-flat Major. After the last three years of a ... Read more

Program: Mozart Violin Sonata in A major K. 526 I. Molto Allegro II. Andante III. Presto   Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op.30 No.1 I. Allegro II. Adagio molto espressivo III. Allegretto con Variazioni   Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Un poco ... Read more

시음 /si-üm/ Jeeyoon Kim, piano La plus que lente by Claude Debussy Sonata in E major, K.380 by Dominico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor, K.1 (L. 366) by Dominico Scarlatti Chaconne in G major, HWV 435 by George Frideric Handel Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninoff Etude in E-flat minor, Op. 39, No. 5 by Sergei Rachmaninoff ... Read more

To conclude its 30th anniversary season, The Orion Ensemble expands its instrumental lineup and welcomes five exceptional guest musicians for a “Schubertiad,” celebrating the work of Franz Schubert (1797–1828). Performances take place at three venues: New England Congregational Church in Aurora (May 14), PianoForte Studios in Chicago (May 17) and Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston (May 21). ... Read more

Visiting from Paris, bandoneon artist Sebastien Innocenti, will present an evening of tangos arranged for string quartet. The program will include works by Astor Piazzolla and Gustavo Beytelman written for string quartet and bandoneon. Innocenti's virtuosic and passionate bandoneon playing will transport you to Argentina this May as he and the Innocenti String Quartet, Pascal ... Read more

Presenting works from Debussy, Liszt, Albeniz, and Zhao Zhang   Program: Préludes, Book II Claude Debussy (1862-1918) 1. Brouillards: Modéré (Mists) 2. Feuilles mortes: Lent et mélancolique (Dead Leaves) 3. La puerta del Vino: Mouvement de Habanera (Wine Gate) 4. «Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses»: Rapide et léger ("Fairies are exquisite dancers") 5. Bruyères: Calme ... Read more

CMA’s Chicago ChamberFest 2023 Join CMA this June for a full afternoon of programming for our Chicago-area constituents. The event will include professional development panels, networking hour, and conclude with a performance. Details below.   Panel 1: Supporting Sound: A Conversation with Funders on Nourishing Creative Economies 1-2:30 PM Doors Open: 12:45 PM What can ... Read more

Una profunda transformación a través del lenguaje de la música. Una gran experiencia hacia el camino de la Iluminación. Carlos Arco compartiendo contigo una experiencia maravillosa, única y vibrante. Vibrations of Enlightenment is a deeply transformative experience through the language of music. Carlos Arco shares with you a marvelous, unique, and vibrant event that takes ... Read more

"In Memory of Feodor Chaliapin" 150 years since the birth of the great Russian bass 1873 - 2023 The repertoire will feature Chaliapin's most favorite song cycles and arias: "Don Quichotte a Dulcinee" by Maurice Ravel "Chansons de Don Quichotte" by Jacques Ibert Aria Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito La Calunnia from Il Barbiere di Siviglia ... Read more