Mon, 5/20 — Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet
Established in 2011, Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet is committed to the performance of high quality chamber music – unbounded by style or instrumentation – that showcases the unique capabilities and versatility of the clarinet family.
Music
Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Felix Mendelssohn
Tues, 5/21 — Aznavoorian Duo
Cellist Ani Aznavoorian and pianist Marta Aznavoorian, each a renowned soloist and chamber musician in her own right, together celebrate the sounds of their ancestral homeland on Gems from Armenia.
Music
Aria and Dance by Arno Babajanian
Wed, 5/22 — Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series: Mackenzie Melemed
Recipient of the 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant, American pianist Mackenzie Melemed’s international career continues to flourish. Melemed is consistently lauded as a consummate solo artist, a remarkably sensitive chamber musician, and first-class soloist with orchestra.
Music
Music of Amy Beach, Robert Schumann, and Igor Stravinsky
Thurs, 5/23 — Camerata Chicago
Founded in 2003, Camerata Chicago is a chamber orchestra equally at home in intimate settings as well as in larger chamber music venues, performing the rich tapestry of diverse chamber orchestral repertoire that includes newly commissioned works.
Music
Finale from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World by Antonín Dvořák
Fri, 5/24 — Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra’s mission is to inspire and cultivate personal excellence through music. After more than 75 years of music-making, CYSO continues to shape generations of young leaders and musicians.
Music
Of Paradise and Light by Augusta Read Thomas
