Impromptu | WFMT

Founded in 2019, Chamber Music Chicago presents performances by some of today’s leading artists. Violinists Janet Sung and David Bowlin, violist Ann Marie Brink, and cellists Peter Stumpf and Michael Mermagen will perform Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major live on Impromptu.

Global cultural ambassador and “soul of the Spanish guitar,” Pablo Sáinz Villegas makes his long-awaited return to Impromptu.

Acclaimed by critics as “top-notch, intense, stylish, and with an abundance of flare and talent” and “one of the foremost young string quartets,” the Solera Quartet has quickly gained a reputation for their fiery musical expression, poetic sensibility, entrepreneurial acumen, and exceptional dedication to social initiatives.

Three exciting soloists cellist Alisa Weilerstein, violinist Sergey Khachatryan, and pianist Inon Barnatan, return to WFMT’s Levin performance studio to perform Beethoven’s Ghost Piano Trio in D Major.

The great Argentine folkloric guitarist and composer Juan Falú makes his Impromptu debut with an instrumental performance. See him in concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music later this evening.

Italian pianist Beatrice Rana is the 2013 Cliburn Competition silver medalist, and a recent winner of Gramophone’s Young Artist of the Year Award. She made her Chicago debut at Symphony Center on Sunday, February 24, 2019.

Music of Turina and Fauré on this Impromptu. Marta Aznavoorian, David Cunliffe, and Desirée Ruhstrat named the Lincoln Trio after the ensemble’s place of origin: the heartland of the United States and the land of Lincoln.

Acclaimed violist Richard O’Neill and elegant cellist Edward Arron join the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet for a live performance.

The Cavatina Duo brings together Spanish flutist Eugenia Moliner and Bosnian guitarist Denis Azabagic.  Hear them play live with the “style, sympathy, and technical aplomb” that captivated Fanfare Magazine as well as fans around the globe.

Hailed as “a first-class ensemble” (Orange County Register), “unfailingly stylish” (The Strad), “technically dazzling” (Long Beach Gazette), “flawless” (New York Concert Review), and “the epitome of what chamber musicians should be” (Palm Beach Daily News), Trio Céleste has firmly established itself as one of the most dynamic chamber music ensembles on the classical music scene today. On this Impromptu, Trio Céleste shares works ...