Chanticleer shares festival carols spanning over three centuries at the gorgeous Gothic-inspired Fourth Presbyterian Church on the Magnificent Mile!
Video: Chanticleer Sings Christmas Classics in Stunning Fourth Presbyterian Church
Music for the Winter Holidays
“The Film Score: Music for the Winter Holidays,” hosted by Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips, features music from holiday favorites and other wintry classics.
A Concerto of Discovery: Nicola Benedetti on Collaborating With Wynton Marsalis
Classical music, jazz, Celtic folksongs, and funk — these genres make up just a few of the words in Wynton Marsalis’ musical language. Violinist Nicola Benedetti calls Marsalis’ new violin concerto a “path of discovery.”
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LIVE | Noelle Naito, 17, violin
On Saturday’s live broadcast, we feature 17-year-old violinist Noelle Midori Takebe Naito. Noelle lives in Elkridge, Maryland, and she is a Merit Scholarship Fellow at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy, a training center for advanced pre-college musicians. She currently studies violin with Almita Vamos and Davis King.
Playlist
Solo Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001, by Johann Sebastian Bach
III. Siciliana
IV. Presto
Caprice No. 15, by Niccolò Paganini
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op.30 No.3, by Ludwig van Beethoven
I. Allegro assai
Violin Sonata No. 3 (“Ballade”), by Eugène Ysaÿe
Tzigane, by Maurice Ravel
Noelle Naito, violin
Milana Pavchinskaya, piano
Embracing the ‘Sound of Silence’: Guitarist Miloš and His Return to Music
After his period away from music to recover from a hand injury and intense burnout, the guitarist is back with a new album: Sound of Silence.
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Theatre for the People: Celebrating 130 Years of the Auditorium
One of the jewels of Chicago architecture is celebrating a major milestone! Designed by Adler and Sullivan, the Auditorium Theatre, the “Theatre for the People,” opened 130 years ago.
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LIVE | Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative
Note: these performances were rebroadcast on August 29, 2020, with updates from the below performers. On Saturday’s live broadcast, we feature four musicians from Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative (CMPI). Made possible through a $3.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, CMPI strives to build equality in classical music and provides training for diverse, dedicated musicians. The organization, in …
Playlist
Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 181, by Wolgang Amadeus Mozart
I. Allegro
17-year-old bassoonist Abigail Lopez of Aurora
Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482, by Luigi Boccherini
I. Allegro moderato
14-year-old cellist Jonathan Miller of Chicago (South Shore)
Oboe Concerto, S D935, by Alessandro Marcello
II. Adagio
III. Presto
17-year-old oboist Oliver Talukder of Glenview
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 37, by Henri Vieuxtemps
II. Adagio
III. Allegro con fuoco
14-year old violinist Sameer Agrawal of Chicago (Albany Park)
Shed Your Stage Fright With These 3 Warm-up Tips From Violinist Ray Chen
While building a successful career as a musician, (and amassing a mighty social media following), rising violinist Ray Chen has had to stay sharp. And while visiting Chicago for a series of performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chen showed WFMT audiences that being stage-ready is as easy as 1,2,3!
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Myroslav Mykhailenko, 15, piano
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature 15-year-old pianist Myroslav Mykhailenko. Myroslav was born in Kyiv, Ukraine and began playing piano when he was six years old. He studied at Kyiv Secondary Specialized Music Boarding School with Nina Naiditsch. Myroslav performed two solo concerts in the White Hall of the House of Scientists in Kyiv and won the 2017 Concours International de …
Playlist
Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866, by Johann Sebastian Bach
Zhavoronok (“The Lark”), by Mikhail Glinka/Mili Balakirev
Piano Sonata in E-flat minor, Op. 26, by Samuel Barber
IV. Fuga, Allegro con spirito
Variations on a Hungarian Song, No. 2, Op. 21., by Johannes Brahms
Nocturne in F minor No. 1, Op. 55, by Frédéric Chopin
Etude No. 5 in E major, La Chasse (“The Hunt”), by Niccolò Paganini, arr. Franz Liszt
Piano Sonata No. 2, by Grazyna Bacewicz
III. Toccata
Opera Explores the Brink of Humanity: ‘Dog Days’ Gets Chicago-Area Premiere
“It has been said that a society can be judged by the way it treats its animals,” composer David T. Little says in the program notes for his chamber opera, Dog Days. Based on a short story by Judy Budnitz, the opera is set in a war-torn future that’s not too far away from our own time.
