Join us on May 1, 6-8 pm, for CMC's 2023 Spring Fundraiser, benefiting the organization’s free concert access tradition. Taking place at the beautiful Union League Club of Chicago, the evening offers a special opportunity to celebrate CMC’s historically free-to-the-public music programs in a breathtaking venue filled with arresting works of art while experiencing a one-of-a-kind performance from today’s generation of not-to-be-missed musicians. Tickets: $125.

The music is playing on,
watch it here

Never miss a performance, or watch your favorites again by exploring our performance archive.

Watch performances from our archive

Hess Concerts | Cellist Michael Katz and pianist Victor Santiago Asunción play music by Rebecca Clarke, Edvard Grieg and Manuel de Falla, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Program: Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) - Passacaglia on an Old English Tune (1941) (5') Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor Op. 36 (1882-83) (28') I. Allegro agitato II. Andante molto tranquillo III. Allegro molto e marcato Manuel de Falla (1876-1946); arr. G. Piatigorsky - Danza ritual del fuego (1915) (4') For more information, please visit www.classicalmusicchicago.org

HESS CONCERTS | Michael Katz & Victor Santiago Asunción

0 0

YouTube Video VVVfUE5qZ3ZhR0lobk9TZ1IzcmtIUDZRLmhiN1NSLTVSNFEw

HESS CONCERTS | Michael Katz, cello & Victor Santiago Asunción, piano

Hess Concerts | 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. Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) - Concertino for flute and piano (1902) (9’) Valerie Coleman (b. 1970) - Requiem Milonga (2018) (6’) Mel Bonis (1858-1937) - Sonate pour flûte et piano (1904) (17’) I. Andante con moto II. Vivace III. Adagio IV. Moderato Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) - D’un matin de printemps (1917-1918) (5’) For more information, please visit https://classicalmusicchicago.org

Hess Concerts | 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.

For more information, visit https://to.wfmt.com/42sAfg6

2 0

YouTube Video VVVfUE5qZ3ZhR0lobk9TZ1IzcmtIUDZRLm1HWUVuYmZCSTZJ

Hess Concerts | Meghan Bennett, flute & Maria Lyapkova, piano

Hess Concerts Live | Pianist Sara Davis Buechner and the Kontras Quartet play music by Joaquín Turina and Reynaldo Hahn. Program: Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) - La Oración del torero, Op. 34 (1925) (8’) Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) - Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor (1920-21) (29’) I. Molto agitato e con fuoco II. Andante (non troppo lento) III. Allegretto grazioso For more information, go to https://classicalmusicchicago.org

Hess Concerts Live | Pianist Sara Davis Buechner and the Kontras Quartet play music by Joaquín Turina and Reynaldo Hahn.

Program:
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) - La Oración del torero, Op. 34 (1925) (8’)

Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) - Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor (1920-21) (29’)
I. Molto agitato e con fuoco
II. Andante (non troppo lento)
III. Allegretto grazioso

For more information, go to https://classicalmusicchicago.org

2 0

YouTube Video VVVfUE5qZ3ZhR0lobk9TZ1IzcmtIUDZRLk12bnZnYUNXSERV

Hess Concerts | Sara Davis Buechner, piano & Kontras Quartet

Hess Concerts | Pianist Ariel Lanyi plays music by Haydn and Franck live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Program: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) - Sonata in C Major, Hob XVI: 48 (1789) (13’) I. Andante con espressione II. Rondo. Presto César Franck (1822-1890) - Prelude, Aria et final (1887) (22’) I. Prelude II. Aria III. Final For more information, please visit https://classicalmusicchicago.org

Hess Concerts | Pianist Ariel Lanyi plays music by Haydn and Franck live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

For more information, visit https://to.wfmt.com/3yh8PMu

0 0

YouTube Video VVVfUE5qZ3ZhR0lobk9TZ1IzcmtIUDZRLmZNQzEweWpfc1Vr

Hess Concerts | Ariel Lanyi, piano

Hess Concerts | Pianist Chelsea Wang plays music by JS Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Earl Wild, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. J.S. Bach (1685-1750) - French Suite no. 5 in G Major, BWV 816 (c. 1722) (11’) I. Allemande II. Courante III. Sarabande IV. Gavotte V. Bourrêe VI. Loure VII. Gigue W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) - Sonata in F major, K. 533/494 (1786-88) (2) I. Allegro II. Andante III. Rondo: Allegretto Earl Wild (1915-2010) - Virtuosic Etude after Gershwin’s “Embraceable You” (1975) (3’) For more information, please visit https://classicalmusicchicago.org

Hess Concerts | Pianist Chelsea Wang plays music by JS Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Earl Wild, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

5 0

YouTube Video VVVfUE5qZ3ZhR0lobk9TZ1IzcmtIUDZRLk1DU19haVFmUUhv

Hess Concerts Live | Chelsea Wang, piano

LIVE | Violinist Caitlin Edwards and pianist Daniel Schlosberg play music by Ethel Smyth, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Ahmed Alabaca on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts series. Ethel Smyth (1858-1924) - Sonata for Violin and Piano (1887) (20’) I. Allegro Moderato II. Scherzo III. Romanze IV. Allegro Vivace Samuel Coleridge Taylor (1875-1912)- Ballade in C minor (1907) (13’) Ahmed Alabaca (b. 1984)- Mere Mortals (2021) (4’)" For more information, visit https://classicalmusicchicago.org

LIVE | Violinist Caitlin Edwards and pianist Daniel Schlosberg play music by Ethel Smyth, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Ahmed Alabaca on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts series.

For more information, visit https://to.wfmt.com/3KlN850

0 0

YouTube Video VVVfUE5qZ3ZhR0lobk9TZ1IzcmtIUDZRLmNNd25FRy1ZNmJ3

Hess Concerts | Caitlin Edwards, violin & Daniel Schlosberg, piano

Hess Concerts | Trio Gaia — made up of violinist Grant Houston, cellist Yi-Mei Templeman, and pianist Andrew Barnwell — plays music by Jennifer Higdon and Ludwig van Beethoven live. Program: Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962) – Pale Yellow (2003) (7.5’) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Piano Trio Op. 1 no. 1 (1795) (29’) I. Allegro II. Adagio cantabile III. Scherzo: Allegro assai IV. Finale: Presto For more information, please visit www.classicalmusicchicago.org

Hess Concerts | Trio Gaia — made up of violinist Grant Houston, cellist Yi-Mei Templeman, and pianist Andrew Barnwell — plays music by Jennifer Higdon and Ludwig van Beethoven live.

4 0

YouTube Video VVVfUE5qZ3ZhR0lobk9TZ1IzcmtIUDZRLmdJWnNCVHYxQTdZ

Hess Concerts | Trio Gaia

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Cellist Anita Graef and pianist Louise Chan play music by Pärt, Debussy, Beach, Beethoven, and more live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Program: Nikolai Kapustin (b. 1937) - Nearly Waltz, Op. 98 (1999) (3’) Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) - Fratres for Cello and Piano (1977) (11’) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Beau Soir, L. 6 (1880, rev. 1890-91) (3’) Amy Beach (1867-1944) - Dreaming,” Op. 15, No. 3 (6’) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) - Song Without Words, Op. 109 (1845) (4’) L.V. Beethoven (1770-1827) - 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen," WoO 46 (1801) (10’) For more information, visit https://www.classicalmusicchicago.org

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Cellist Anita Graef and pianist Louise Chan play music by Pärt, Debussy, Beach, Beethoven, and more live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

For more information, visit https://to.wfmt.com/3JthSAT

6 0

YouTube Video VVVfUE5qZ3ZhR0lobk9TZ1IzcmtIUDZRLi1xSExRVUxUWnNR

Hess Concerts | Anita Graef and Louise Chan

Hess Concerts LIVE | The Borisevich Duo, made up of pianist Margarita Loukachkina and violinist Nikita Borisevich, plays music by Edvard Grieg and Maurice Ravel. Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3 in C minor, Op.45 (1887) (26’) I. Allegro molto ed appassionato II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza III. Allegro animato-Prestissimo Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - “Tzigane” (1924)(10’) For more information, please visit www.classicalmusicchicago.org

Hess Concerts LIVE | The Borisevich Duo, made up of pianist Margarita Loukachkina and violinist Nikita Borisevich, plays music by Edvard Grieg and Maurice Ravel.

6 0

YouTube Video VVVfUE5qZ3ZhR0lobk9TZ1IzcmtIUDZRLlJpU3lKSjVheUFn

Hess Concerts | Borisevich Duo

Load More...
Stay connected with us on social
Join our mailing list and stay up to date.