South Korean born pianist Soojung Hong joins us with a program featuring works by Franz Liszt,  Nikolai Meitner, and Nikolai Kapustin for this live Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Broadcast live from the Chicago Cultural Center. Soojung Hong was born in South Korea and graduated from Deokwon Arts High School in Seoul. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in piano performance ...

The dynamic Chicago Harp Quartet performs works arranged for as well as written for this unique combination. Works include pieces by Luigi Boccherini, Enrique Granados, Alfredo Rolando Ortiz, and Bernard Andrès, with arrangements by Carlos Salzedo and quartet member Marguerite Lynn Williams.

For today’s Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Broadcast, we are joined by cellist Riana Anthony and pianist Jonathan Fournel. Their program includes works by Beethoven and Franck performed under the striking Tiffany glass dome of the Chicago Cultural Center. Visit the WFMT Facebook page to see a live video broadcast of the performance. Riana Anthony began playing the cello at the ...

Clarinetist Amy Gloverand and pianist Milena Zhivotovskaya make up the New York based Duo Ephelia. On this program, they present works of Claude Debussy, Milena Zhivotovskaya, and Francis Poulenc. Duo Ephelia, a New York based clarinet and piano team, is dedicated to performing topic-centered recitals that are artful, entertaining, and informative. This approach led to a debut recital at the Klavierhaus, NYC ...

Under the Tiffany glass dome of Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Symphony Orchestra cellist Katinka Kleijn and pianist Sebastian Huydts present a live performance of works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Manuel de Falla for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial concert. Chicago Symphony Orchestra member Katinka Kleijn performs across the fields of classical, experimental, contemporary, and ...

Pianist Dynasty Battles presents a program of Beethoven and Scriabin on this live Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert broadcast. Hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dynasty Battles is a visionary concert pianist with a unique approach to his blend of music. Battles, a favorite performer of the W. Russell Johnson Music Guild, has won a variety of accolades on regional and national ...

Soloist, chamber musician, and the CCM-CSO Diversity Fellow for University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the Cincinnati Orchestra, cellist Anita Graef appears with pianist and artistic director of the International Chamber Artists, Patrick Godon. Their program includes  works of Robert Schumann and Richard Strauss performed live from the Chicago Cultural Center for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert. A ...

Romanian born violinist and conductor Florin Parvulescu along with pianist Samantha Cho to present a recital with works of Beethoven and Debussy live from Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert on WFMT.   Florin Parvulescu was born in 1971 in Bucharest, Romania. He started playing the violin at the age of ...

The Neave Trio, Anna Williams, Violin; Mikhail Veselov, Cello; and Eri Nakamura, Piano; returns to perform pieces by Debussy and Piazzolla live from the Chicago Cultural Center.   Since forming in 2010, Neave Trio – violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and pianist Eri Nakamura – has earned enormous praise for its engaging, cutting-edge performances. WQXR explains, “‘Neave’ is actually a Gaelic name meaning ...

New Zealand born violinist Geneva Lewis is joined by collaborative pianist Renana Gutman to perform works of Mozart and Wieniawski live under the Tiffany glass dome at the Chicago Cultural Center.   Originally from Auckland, New Zealand, 20-year-old Geneva Lewis has performed as a chamber musician and soloist throughout the United States and Europe. She has been a member of many prize-winning ensembles, ...