This week on Music in Chicago, we preview upcoming concerts by Staatskapelle Berlin and pianist Orion Weiss. We’ll also hear recordings by the Chicago Chorale and Chicago Brass Quintet and a live recital by pianist Leah Kang from the Dame Myra Hess series.
November 27 – December 1, 2023
November 20 – November 24, 2023
This week on Music in Chicago, hear recordings by artists such as Sebastian Huydts, Clarice Assad, and the Pacifica Quartet with clarinetist Anthony McGill. We’ll also profile visiting performers, including tenor Lawrence Brownlee and the Vienna Boys Choir.
November 13 – November 17, 2023
This week we highlight performances by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti, violinist Leonidas Kavakos, Duo Sona, the St. Charles Singers, and Duo Sequenza.
November 6 – November 10, 2023
This week on Music on Chicago, we highlight the following artists: clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, the William Ferris Chorale, violinist Nathan Meltzer and pianist Umi Garrett, soprano Lise Davidsen, and violinist Caitlin Edwards with pianist Daniel Schlosberg.
Something Like This – Emily Granger, Sally Walker
American-Australian harpist Emily Granger made an indelible impression with her solo debut recording, In Transit. She follows up with Something Like This, a beautiful collaboration with flutist Sally Walker, featuring original music for flute and harp alongside adaptations and arrangements for the instrumental combination. Woven among classics by J. S. Bach and Mozart are works by living composers including Australians …
October 16 – October 20, 2023
Give a listen this week to performances by pianist Conrad Tao, the Black Oak Ensemble, pianist Clayton Stephenson, the Orion Ensemble, and Axiom Brass.
Rachmaninoff: A Reflection – Yekwon Sunwoo
Pianist Yekwon Sunwoo, the winner of the Van Cliburn Competition in 2017, is returning to the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff with the release of a new album. The recording features repertoire by a composer whose works played a pivotal role in his Van Cliburn victory. Yekwon curated the album to include pieces that best represent the composer’s brilliance. He chose …
Napoli! – Ophélie Gaillard, Pulcinella Orchestra
Continuing her exploration of the cello repertoire, Ophélie Gaillard takes us on a fascinating tour of Baroque Naples. With Napoli!, we dive into the atmosphere of the Mediterranean city, as it takes us in search of some of its emblematic figures. We meet virtuoso cellists Fiorenza, Lanzetti, and Francischello, the composers Durante, Leo, the Spaniard Ortiz, and Corselli, and even, …
Mozart: Piano Sonatas – Angela Hewitt
Mozart Piano Sonatas K. 310-311 and 330-333 make up the second installment of Angela Hewitt’s chronological survey. These works date from Mozart’s twenties and include his first masterpieces in the genre (K. 331, with its famous Alla turca finale, for example). This is repertoire which calls for—and here receives—unfailingly immaculate pianism, and the perfectly judged performances in this set are …
Handel: Israel in Egypt – Apollo’s Fire
Apollo’s Fire’s founder and director Jeannette Sorrell’s new adaptation of Handel’s Israel in Egypt “gives the work a compelling dramatic arc” (Seen and Heard International), that is “presented with a sense of theatre as Handel intended…scintillating and superb” (Cleveland Classical). Sorrell and her acclaimed Baroque orchestra add to their distinguished Avie discography – which includes Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Messiah …