Pianist Ester-Shin Chuang joins us under the Tiffany glass dome at the Chicago Cultural Center with a program of music by Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and Bolcom.   Esther Shin Chuang, an award-winning pianist, has performed on four continents: North America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. She has shared music and given concerts in the United States, Canada, Uganda, Kenya, Korea, Taiwan, ...

Canadian violinist Timothy Chooi and pianist Nattalia Kazaryan perform works by Vitali, Prokofiev, and William Kroll. Hailed by Montreal’s La Presse as “The Miracle,” Canadian violinist Timothy Chooi was named both the First Prize and Audience Choice Winner at the 2018 Schadt String Competition. A winner of Astral’s 2016 National Auditions, he was also awarded the Bronze Medal at New ...

Today we are joined by the Stasevskij & Sawada Duo with Lukas Stasevskij, cello and Miki Sawada, Piano with works of Dvořák and Brahms. Cellist Lukas Stasevskij has studied at the Sibelius Academy in Finland, which is world renowned for the cello program, with professors Arto Noras and Martti Rousi, as well as at Basel Musikakademie in Switzerland with professor ...

Pianist Renana Gutman hailed by the New York Times for her “passionate and insightful” playing returns once again to the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series with a program of live music from Preston Bradley Hall with music of Bach, Chopin, Ligeti, and Schulhoff. Praised by the New York Times for her “passionate and insightful” playing, Renana Gutman has performed ...

French-Romanian pianist joins us with a program of live music from the Chicago Cultural Center including Haydn, Liszt, and Schumann.   “Elegant (…) refreshingly temperamental”- (The New York Times) French-Romanian pianist Alexandra Joan is an active soloist and sought-after chamber player who performs extensively in Europe and in the United States. She has appeared at major venues and festivals in ...

Spanish born cellist applauded by the New York Times for having “traversed the palette of emotions” with “gorgeous tone and an edge of-seat intensity” joins us with pianist Ronaldo Rolim live from Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center. They present works of Vaughan Williams, Schumann, and de Falla.   Winners of numerous competitions around the world, Spanish cellist Andrea ...

Swedish pianist Peter Friis Johnsson known for his nuances and his ability to reveal “unexpected cultural contexts” in the music, joins us live from Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center with two works by Franz Liszt.   Peter Friis Johansson is different. His fiery performances, intuition for subtle variation, and ability to create musical ideas in unexpected cultural ...

First prize winner at the 2015 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Israeli pianist Tomer Gewirtzman, exhibits style, sensitivity, and virtuosity at the keyboard. Today he joins us live in recital from Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center. Hailed by The Washington Post as an artist of “formidable virtuosity and stylistic sensitivity,” Israeli pianist Tomer Gewirtzman has impressed audiences around the world. He ...

A top prize winner at the Stradivarius International Violin Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2016, violinist Joshua Brown demonstrates a virtuosity well beyond his years. He has performed on WFMT’s Introductions and NPR’s From the Top. Today he joins us along with pianist Milana Pavchinskaya for a performance under the Tiffany glass dome at the Chicago Cultural Center. Joshua ...

Known for her mastery and maturity at the piano, Russian born, Spanish pianist Marianna Prjevalskaya has received praise for her intensity at the keyboard as well as her beautiful tone. She will present a concert recital live from Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center. Praised by critics as “a grand pianist” (Il Cittadino, Italy), Marianna Prjevalskaya has appeared ...