Monday, December 28 — Joseph Ehrenpreis
Joseph Ehrenpreis is a multi-instrumental guitar performer. His specialization includes the 8-string “Brahms Guitar,” an instrument that was invented by David Rubio and Paul Galbraith in 1994. Ehrenpreis is gaining an international reputation for creating new repertoire for the instrument through premiering new music, as well through his own transcriptions.
Music
Velvet Ripple by Max Vinetz
(Photo: Todd Rosenberg; Artwork by Dina Cimarusti)
Tuesday, December 29 — KAIA String Quartet
Chicago’s own KAIA String Quartet plays an original medley to wish you “Happy Holidays.” The ensemble recorded the performance — especially for WFMT — at the Fulton Street Collective.
Music
Various: Medley (Vida Mia, Deus Xango, Let It Snow)
Wednesday, December 30 — Chicago Sinfonietta
Conductor Mei-Ann Chen and the Chicago Sinfonietta give world-premiere recordings of newly commissioned American works on Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers. The Sinfonietta also presents the first-ever recording of William Grant Still’s orchestral arrangement of Florence Price’s Dances in the Canebrakes.
Music
Thursday, December 31 — Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem
The Chicago-based piano duo Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem present a selection of original and transcribed works for piano four hands. The album features the world-premiere recording of the Great Movements Sonata by Patrick Byers, along with composer transcriptions of works by Mozart, Ravel, Liszt, and Respighi.
Music
Rapsodie espagnole by Maurice Ravel
Friday, January 1 – Impromptu Encore: Vadim Gluzman and Angela Yoffe
The married duo of violinist Vadim Gluzman and pianist Angela Yoffe visited WFMT’s Fay and Daniel Levin studio in 2009 with a program of 19th and 20th century works.
Music
Music of Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
