Wednesdays at 12:15 pm
Live weekly concerts from some of the world’s most exciting emerging artists
Each week, WFMT shares live concerts from emerging artists from around the world. Produced by Classical Music Chicago, the series is named for pianist Myra Hess, who organized over 1500 free concerts for Londoners during World War II. Enjoy solo recitals and ensemble performances from some of classical music’s brightest rising talent, presenting thrilling repertoire across eras and instruments.
Ariel Lanyi, piano
Pianist Ariel Lanyi performs works by Joseph Haydn, Frédéric Chopin and Johannes Brahms, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. In 2023, Ariel Lanyi was honored to receive the Prix Serdang, a prize awarded by the distinguished Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. The prize is endowed with CHF 50,000, recognising a young pianist’s achievements and acting as an investment ...
Trio Caspar
Trio Caspar is Andrea Caputo, clarinet, Jason Moon, violin and Bogang Hwang, piano. They perform works by Darius Milhaud, Igor Stravinsky and Libby Larsen, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Founded in 2024 by clarinetist Andrea Caputo, violinist and violist Jason Moon, and pianist Bogang Hwang, Trio Caspar is an innovative union of three individual voices that ...
Jonathan Mamora, piano
Pianist Jonathan Mamora performs works by Frédéric Chopin, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Maurice Ravel and Alexander Scriabin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
David Shifrin, clarinet and Marina Iwao, piano
Clarinetist David Shifrin and pianist Marina Iwao perform works by Leonard Bernstein, Francis Poulenc, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin arranged by Michele Mangani, and a piece by Duke Ellington arranged by David Shifrin himself. The performance is live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Winner of both the Avery Fisher Career Grant (1987) and the Avery Fisher Prize (2000) ...
Mateusz Mikolajczak, piano
Pianist Mateusz Mikolajczak performs works by Grażyna Bacewicz, Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist, Chicago. Mateusz Mikolajczak began music studies at the age of six with Joanna Samelczak. A native of Poland, Mateusz has been awarded top prizes in international competitions, including the Mieczysław Munz Juilliard Piano Competition, Franz Liszt International Piano Competition, ...
Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet and Matteo Generani, piano
Clarinetist Jonathan Leibovitz and pianist Matteo Generani perform works by Clara Schumann, Paul Ben-Haim and Carl Maria von Weber, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist, Chicago. Jonathan Leibovitz is a multi award winning clarinetist. In 2022, he was a prize-winner at the Young Classical Artists Trust and Concert Artists Guild joint International Auditions and was named as Classic ...
