Mon, 11/18 — Gail Williams
Gail Williams is an internationally recognized hornist and brass pedagogue. She played with Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1978 to 1998. She has been a member of the Lyric Opera Orchestra and is currently principal horn of the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra.
Music
Horn Sonata by Paul Hindemith
Tues, 11/19 — Chicago Symphony Orchestra
An expert interpreter of Mahler’s symphonies, Bernard Haitink led the CSO in 2008 in the First Symphony — the work that introduced Mahler’s staggering talent to the public. The Chicago Sun-Times noted, “Haitink and the CSO demonstrated confidence, vigor, and ease . . . and brought the capacity crowd to its feet for a five-minute series of ovations.”
Music
Symphony No. 1 in D, II. Kräftig bewegt by Gustav Mahler
Wed, 11/20 — Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series: Sonic Quartet
Formed in 2023 as a flagship ensemble of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, the Sonic Quartet comprises prize-winning musicians Max Novojilov, Julia Antolec, Shane Quinn, and Doireann Ní Aodáin. They debuted as a quartet in a masterclass as part of the Wigmore Hall Festival.
Music of Giacomo Puccini, Philip Glass, and Sergei Prokofiev
Thurs, 11/21 — David Schrader
Equally at home in front of a harpsichord, organ, piano, or fortepiano, David Schrader performs regularly with Music of the Baroque, the Newberry Consort, and many other Chicago ensembles.
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Fri, 11/22 — Sebastian Huydts
Pianist-composer Sebastian Huydts is a professor at Columbia College in Chicago, where he conducts the New Music Ensemble and teaches composition, music appreciation, and skills classes.
Music
Sketches by Bedřich Smetana
