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Each week WFMT goes live to the Chicago Cultural Center for concerts with emerging artists from around the world, produced by the International Music Foundation. Some shows offer solo recitals while others feature ensembles. The concerts take place beneath the world’s largest Tiffany-domed ceiling, part of a landmark building that originally housed the Chicago Public Library. The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts are named for British pianist Myra Hess who organized some 1,700 free lunchtime concerts for Londoners during World War II, in the years of nightly air raids.

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Chicago, IL

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Each week WFMT goes live to the Chicago Cultural Center for concerts with emerging artists from around the world, produced by the International Music Foundation. Some shows offer solo recitals while others feature ensembles. The concerts take place beneath the world’s largest Tiffany-domed ceiling, part of a landmark building that originally housed the Chicago Public Library. The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts are named for British pianist Myra Hess who organized some 1,700 free lunchtime concerts for Londoners during World War II, in the years of nightly air raids.

Language:

English

Contact:

International Music Foundation 30 East Adams, Suite 1206 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 670-6888

Episodes

Amir Ron, piano

7/12/2023
Pianist Amir Ron performs music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Germaine Tailleferre, and Frédéric Chopin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Amir Ron, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:41:03

Zachary Good, clarinet, and Daniel Schlosberg, piano

6/28/2023
Clarinetist Zachary Good and pianist Daniel Schlosberg perform music by Henri Rabaud, Germaine Tailleferre, Camille Saint-Saëns, Eric Dolphy, and a suite of Baroque preludes arranged by Good, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Zachary Good, clarinet, and Daniel Schlosberg, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:30:20

Olivia Boen, soprano and Shannon McGinnis, piano

6/21/2023
Music by Josephine Lang, Benjamin Britten, Ottorino Respighi, and Giacomo Puccini. The post Olivia Boen, soprano and Shannon McGinnis, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:31:06

Chelsea Guo, soprano and piano

6/7/2023
Soprano and Pianist Chelsea Guo performs music by Clara and Robert Schumann, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Chelsea Guo, soprano and piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:49:01

Xiting Yang, piano

5/17/2023
Pianist Xiting Yang plays music by Chopin, Beethoven, and Debussy, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Xiting Yang, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:41:12

Eleni Katz, bassoon and Maxwell Foster, piano

5/10/2023
Bassoonist Eleni Katz and pianist Maxwell Foster play music by Carl Maria von Weber, Cindi Hsu, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Jeff Scott, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Eleni Katz, bassoon and Maxwell Foster, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:27:47

Sirena Huang, violin and Chih-Yi Chen, piano

5/3/2023
Violinist Sirena Huang and Pianist Chih-Yi Chen plays music by Eddie South, Sergei Prokofiev, and Henri Vieuxtemps. The post Sirena Huang, violin and Chih-Yi Chen, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:37:36

Jiao Sun, piano

4/26/2023
Pianist Jiao Sun plays music by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Franz Liszt, Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Frédéric Chopin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Jiao Sun, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:47:04

Ria Honda, violin, and Umi Garrett, piano

4/5/2023
Violinist Ria Honda and pianist Umi Garrett play music by Robert Schumann and George Gershwin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Ria Honda, violin, and Umi Garrett, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:30:21

Michael Katz, cello & Victor Santiago Asunción, piano

3/29/2023
Cellist Michael Katz and pianist Victor Santiago Asunción play music by Rebecca Clarke, Edvard Grieg and Manuel de Falla. The post Michael Katz, cello & Victor Santiago Asunción, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:33:09

Meghan Bennett, flute and Maria Lyapkova, piano

3/22/2023
Flutist Meghan Bennett and Pianist Maria Lyapkova plays music by Cécile Chaminade, Valerie Coleman, Mel Bonis, and Lili Boulanger, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Meghan Bennett, flute and Maria Lyapkova, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:35:22

Christine Wu, piano

3/15/2023
Pianist Christine Wu plays music by Schubert and Liszt, along with a Tōru Takemitsu arrangement of a Lennon/McCartney piece, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Christine Wu, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:37:14

Chelsea Wang, piano

3/1/2023
Pianist Chelsea Wang plays music by JS Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Earl Wild, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Chelsea Wang, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:34:28

Caitlin Edwards, violin and Daniel Schlosberg, piano

2/22/2023
Violinist Caitlin Edwards and pianist Daniel Schlosberg play music by Ethel Smyth, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Ahmed Alabaca, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Caitlin Edwards, violin and Daniel Schlosberg, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:46:06

Sara Davis Buechner, piano, and Kontras Quartet

2/15/2023
Pianist Sara Davis Buechner and Kontras Quartet play music by Joaquín Turina and Reynaldo Hahn, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Sara Davis Buechner, piano, and Kontras Quartet appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:43:20

Anita Graef and Louise Chan

2/1/2023
Cellist Anita Graef and pianist Louise Chan play music by Nikolai Kapustin, Arvo Pärt, Claude Debussy, Amy Beach, Felix Mendelssohn, and L.V. Beethoven, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Anita Graef and Louise Chan appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:37:07

Chris Reynolds, piano

1/18/2023
Pianist Chris Reynolds plays music by K-Pop sensations Aespa and Red Velvet, arrangements for piano by himself, and Mussorgsky, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Chris Reynolds, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:35:44

Claire Huangci, piano

1/11/2023
Pianist Claire Huangci plays music by Schubert, Chopin and Gershwin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Claire Huangci, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:36:43

Susan Kang, flute, and Beilin Han, piano

1/4/2023
Susan Kang, flute, and Beilin Han, piano, play music by William Grant Still, Clara Schumann, and Guillaume Connesson, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Susan Kang, flute, and Beilin Han, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:13:06

Reed Tetzloff, piano

12/14/2022
Pianist Reed Tetzloff plays music by Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Reed Tetzloff, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Duration:00:38:55

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