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.
Miki Aoki, piano
Pianist Miki Aoki performs works by Georg Friedrich Handel, Francis Poulenc, Johann Sebastian Bach and Cécile Chaminade, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Praised for “genuinely memorable performance” by BBC Music Magazine, pianist Miki Aoki is widely recognized for her diverse abilities as a pianist and collaborative artist. Equally celebrated as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative ...
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, ...
