Concerts and Events
Ensemble Vitelotte presents music by Viardot-Garcia, Farrenc, and Mayer
PianoForte Studios 1335 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesViolin and piano duo Ensemble Vitelotte has been committed to sharing the music of historical women composers since 2019. In this free recital, they will perform selections from Pauline Viardot-Garcia's Six Morceaux, Louise Farrenc's Violin Sonata no. 2, and Emilie Mayer's Sonata op. 29. This project is partially supported by an Individual Artists Program grant ... Read more
Virtuosic Music for the Left Hand Alone / Nicholas Ross
PianoForte Studios 1335 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesProgram Chaconne from Partita no. 2 in D minor J.S. Bach (1685-1750), for solo violin, BWV 1016 (arr. 1877) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Third Suite Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942) I. Preludio II. Air III. Zingara IV. Improvazione V. Finale Prélude op. 232,1 (“Asturias”) Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) Arr. Nicholas Ross Piano Sonata No. 6 (Black Elk) Kent Holliday ... Read more
Jolynn Kuo Piano Concert
PianoForte Studios 1335 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesProgram: S. Rachmaninoff Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op.3 No.2 C. Debussy Suite Bergamasque, L.75 I. Prelude III. Clair de Lune F. Chopin Ballade No.1 in G Minor, Op.23 G. Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue for Piano 4 hands with Wenlin Cheng, piano
Sonatas for Cello & Piano by Debussy and Shostakovich
PianoForte Studios 1335 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesCellist Christopher Ferrer and Pianist Cacie Miller perform sonatas by Claude Debussy and Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Cello and Piano by Claude Debussy (1915). Prologue Sérénade Finale Cello Sonata in D minor by Dmitri Shostakovich (1934). Allegro non troppo Allegro Largo Allegro
MOSAIC: An Evening with Violinist Eric Gratz
PianoForte Studios 1335 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe American Chamber Music Society presents: MOSAIC | An Evening with Violinist Eric Gratz “Spellbinding” ~ San Antonio Express-News MOSAIC is an eclectic and soulful evening of music for violin and piano inside a cozy 75 seat concert hall, performed by international prizewinning soloist Eric Gratz with Eliot Goldmund. Explore a love triangle between composers ... Read more
Violin and Piano Duo
PianoForte Studios 1335 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesPlease join this compelling duo as they embark on a musical journey across the years presenting some of classical music’s most stunning and radical compositions. Program to include works by Schubert, Bartok, and Gershwin. Program: 3 Preludes George Gershwin, Transc. by Jascha Heifetz (1898-1937) I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso II. Andante con moto e ... Read more
WDCB Live Broadcast | “Women in Jazz” with Affinity Trio
PianoForte Studios 1335 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us for a live studio broadcast of WDCB's program "Women in Jazz" hosted by Leslie Keros. The program will feature Affinity Trio. Affinity Trio consists of Eric Jacobson on trumpet, Clay Schaub on bass, and Pamela York on piano. Individually, they have worked with some of the biggest names in the jazz world: Benny ... Read more
The Orion Ensemble: “To Life!”
PianoForte Studios 1335 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesProgram Johannes Brahms TRIO in B Major for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 8 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart TRIO in B-Flat Major for Violin, Cello and Piano, K. 502 Alexander Goldstein TRIO ON THE ROOF for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (2013) Recognized as one of Chicago’s finest chamber music groups, The Orion Ensemble has been ... Read more
American Chamber Music Society: STRING THEORY
PianoForte Studios 1335 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe American Chamber Music Society Presents: STRING THEORY "Electric . . . performance extracted all the tensions, fun, and charm that can be found"~THIRD COAST REVIEW Experience the virtuosity of an all-string concert featuring three brilliant soloists. STRING THEORY is a fiery program featuring Zoltan Kodaly's Duo for Violin and Cello, Cassado's Suite for Solo ... Read more
Americas | Avalon String Quartet
PianoForte Studios 1335 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesExplore the Americas through the music of Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov, Jamaican composer Eleanor Alberga, American composer John Adams, and Austrian-American composer Erich Korngold who gave rise to the sound of Hollywood movie scores. Program: Osvaldo Golijov: Tenebrae Eleanor Alberga: String Quartet No. 2 John Adams: Fellow Traveler Erich Korngold: String Quartet No. 2 ... Read more