Flutist Kathryn Flum along with collaborative pianist Beilin Han present a program with music by Georges Hüe, Eugène Bozza, Gabriel Fauré, Joseph Schwantner, and Aaron Copland live on this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert from the Chicago Cultural Center. Flutist Kathryn Flum “wins the heart of her audience” (VisionTimes, China) with appearances hailed as “breathtaking” (PBS), “performed with just the ...

Cellist Sophia Bacelar and pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera join us under the Tiffany glass dome with music of Saint-Saëns and Rachmaninoff. Cuban-Chinese-American cellist Sophia Bacelar is quickly gaining recognition as one of classical music’s young rising stars. Recent seasons saw her debuts as soloist at renowned venues such as The Berliner Philharmonie and The Tonhalle Zürich, a series of six concerts broadcast by ...

Violinist Hannah White and pianist Matthew Hagle join us in live performance on this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert broadcast. Violinist Hannah White has performed extensively throughout the United States including Carnegie Hall.  Hannah has been described by The New York Times as, “terrific… expressive… enthusiastic ”  by NY Concert Review as, “phenomenal…blaze… commanded … perfect”, an d Cleveland.com as “clinched…razor-sharp… bright”. ...

Pianist Dominic Cheli performs live on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert broadcast from Preston Bradley Hall. Applauded by MusicWeb International for his “splendid playing…great skill and technical prowess,” pianist Dominic Cheli is First Prize winner of the 2017 Concert Artists Guild Competition. Earlier in 2017, Naxos released his debut CD, and he won the Music Academy of the West ...

Pianist Tzu-Yin Huang joins us in live performance under the Tiffany glass dome of the Chicago Cultural Center for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert broadcast. Tzu-Yin Huang began playing the piano at the age four in Taiwan. After many years of study, including an undergraduate degree from National Taiwan Normal University, she won the school concerto competition and the YAMAHA ...

2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition grand prize winners the Callisto Quartet join us with a program of Schubert and Mozart. Grand prize winners of the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the Callisto Quartet was formed in 2016 at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) and brings together four dedicated and passionate musicians who share a love for chamber ...

Saxophonist Jonathan Wintringham and pianist Anthony Padilla perform works by Giulio Caching, Takashi Yoshimatsu, Jules Demersseman, Maurice Ravel, Robert Bariller, and Astor Piazzolla live on this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert broadcast live from the Chicago Cultural Center. “A major force in the saxophone world,” (American Record Guide) internationally acclaimed saxophonist and recording artist Jonathan Wintringham has been described as “absolutely stunning…nothing short of a virtuoso” (‘The Sax’ Magazine, Japan), and “a saxophonist of ...

Belgian violinist Jolente De Maeyer and pianist Nikolaas Kende make up the De Maeyer – Kende Duo. On this program, they perform works Lera Auerbach and Ludwig van Beethoven live from Preston Bradley Hall of the Chicago Cultural Center. One of the leading Belgian violinists, Jolente De Maeyer, has brought her virtuosity and passionate interpretations to diverse global audiences. She is recognized ...

South Korean born violinist YuEun Kim is joined by collaborative pianist EunAe Lee, also from South Korea, present a program of Beethoven and Ravel on this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Broadcast from the Chicago Cultural Center. Having earned her Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in violin performance from the Seoul National University, YuEun Kim graduated from her Artist Diploma, as a ...

2018 Fischoff Competition Gold Medal recipients, the Donald Sinta Quartet, appear once again on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Broadcasts. The bring with them a variety of music including an arrangement of a Ludwig van Beethoven string quartet by Dan Graser as well as works written for saxophone quartet by Chris Hass, David Biedenbender, and Marc Mellits for this performance. The Donald Sinta Quartet, ...