Recorded live and in concert on March 28, 2018. Music Academy of the West 2017 Marilyn Horne Song Competition Winners Soprano Hannah Rose Kidwell and pianist Christina Giuca present an exciting and varied program of vocal works including Jake Heggie’s These Strangers based on texts by Emily Dickinson, Frederick Douglass, Martin Niemöller and Walt Whitman commissioned specifically for the Music Academy ...

Korean born cellist Hee-Young Lim is joined by pianist George Lapauw in a concert of live music presented under the Tiffany glass dome of the Chicago Cultural Center. Praised by the Washington Post as having an “exceptional sense of lyricism, an artist to keep an eye on,” cellist Hee-Young Lim has established herself as one of the most charismatic cellists of her generation. ...

Violinist Rachel Lee Priday along with pianist David Kaplan perform under the Tiffany Glass Dome of Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center for the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert. Violinist Rachel Lee Priday, acclaimed for her beauty of tone, riveting stage presence, and “irresistible panache” (Chicago Tribune), has appeared as soloist with major international orchestras, including the Chicago, St. ...

Cellist Patrycja Likos and pianist Yana Reznik perform a program of live music for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert. Patrycja Likos performs each season as a soloist and with ensembles in the United States and abroad.  She has performed in master classes led by outstanding cellists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Giovanni Gnocchi, Jonathan Pegis, Anadrzej Bauer, Michael Flaksman, Jeroen Reuling, ...

Avalon String Quartet joins us for a live performance from Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center. Blaise Magnière, Violin Marie Wang, Violin Anthony Devroye, Viola Cheng-Hou Lee, Cello Described by the Chicago Tribune as “an ensemble that invites you — ears, mind, and spirit — into its music,” the Avalon String Quartet has established itself as one of ...

20 year old pianist Zhu Wang performers live under the Tiffany Glass dome of the the Chicago Cultural Center for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Broadcast. About the artist: Zhu Wang Praised for his “technical mastery and deep sense of lyricism,” (The Durango Herald) pianist Zhu Wang is the first prize winner of the Second Zhuhai International Mozart Competition ...

Award winning Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan is joined by pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert broadcast. About the artists: Narkek Hakhnazaryn Since winning the Cello First Prize and Gold Medal at the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011 at the age of 22, Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan has performed with major orchestras across the globe and has established ...

Pianist Jasmin Arakawa has performed as both a recital and orchestral soloist with performances across North, Central, and South America, as well as Europe, China, and her native Japan. As a student of Alicia de Larroccha, Dr. Arakawa, gained an affinity for Spanish repertoire, she has been sponsored by the Spanish Embassy in performing and recording works from Spain and Latin ...

The Akropolis Reed Quintet took the 2014 Fischoff Gold Medal and the Grand Prizes at the Plowman and MTNA competitions. Their music has been described as “pure gold’ by the San Fransisco Chronicle and “sheer joy” by Fanfare Magazine. Today, they join us with a live performance from Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center for the Dame Myra ...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concert Master Robert Chen and pianist Benjamin Loeb present a live performance of violin and piano music on this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert broadcast. Biographies Courtesy of the International Music Foundation Robert Chen has been Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1999. Since then he has been featured as a soloist with conductors including Riccardo Muti, ...