Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts

Wednesdays at 12:15 pm

From the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago, hear weekly live concerts.

Each week, WFMT goes live to the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago for concerts with emerging artists from around the world, produced by the International Music Foundation. Some shows offer solo recitals while others feature ensembles. The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts are named for British pianist Myra Hess who organized some 1,700 free lunchtime concerts for Londoners during World War II, in the years of nightly air raids.

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Yoon-Wha Roh

October 13, 2021

Pianist Yoon-Wha Roh presents a program of Chopin, Ravel, and Rachmaninoff.

Risus Quartet

October 6, 2021

The Risus Quartet presents two works on today’s Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Broadcast. The first is Quartettsatz by Franz Schubert and Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 6, Op. 80.

Clare Longendyke

September 29, 2021

Pianist Clare Longendyke presents a program of Florence Price, Shawn Okpebholo, Claude Debussy, and Irving Berlin/Augusta Read Thomas live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

Aero Quartet

September 22, 2021

The Aero Quartet plays music by Jennifer Higdon, Corey Dundee, Arturo Márquez, Robert Schumann, and Hiromi Uehara live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

Duo FAE

September 15, 2021

Duo FAE — made up of violinist Charlene Kluegel and pianist Katharine Petersen — presents a live performance of Three Spirituals by Florence Price and the Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 by Brahms.

Silvan Negrutiu

September 8, 2021

Pianist Silvan Negrutiu presents a performance of works by Joan Tower, George Enescu, and Beethoven for this live Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert at the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

Jordan Bak and Ji Yung Lee

September 1, 2021

Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is joined by collaborative pianist Ji Yung Lee for the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert live from its new location at the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago with works by Haydn, Leslie Adams, Clara Schumann, and Robert Schumann. “A star in the making,” (Seattle Pi) Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is an outstanding artist of passion, ...

Agustin Muriago

August 25, 2021

Pianist Agustin Muriago plays an all-Argentine performance of music from composers like José Resta and Lilián Saba.

Ben Solomonow and Christopher Goodpasture

August 18, 2021

Bronze medal winner of the 2021 Fischoff National Chamber Competition cellist Ben Solomow is joined by pianist Christopher Goodpasture performing music of Beethoven, Kodály, Strohl, and Debussy for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert broadcast.

Gabriela Vargas and Kuang-Hao Huang

August 11, 2021

Flutist Gabriela Vargas and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang perform works of Bach, Poulenc, and a US premiere performance of music by Stephanie Ann Boyd live from the Chicago Cultural Center.

Grant Park Music Festival 2021 Project Inclusion String Fellows

August 4, 2021

Allison Lovera and Audrey Lee (violins), Edwardo Rios (viola), and Cole Randolph (cello) play music by Borodin, Tomeka Reid, and Jessie Montgomery.

Julia Hamos

July 28, 2021

Pianist Julia Hamos performs works by Clara Schumann, Frédéric Chopin, and Maurice Ravel for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert live from the Cultural Center.

SooBeen Lee and Elliot Wuu

July 21, 2021

Violinist SooBeen Lee and pianist Elliot Wuu join us in a live performance with works of Claude Debussy, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Igor Frolov for this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert broadcast.

Ronaldo Rolim

July 14, 2021

Brazilian pianist Ronaldo Rolim performs works of Debussy, Poulenc, Fauré, and Ravel on this Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert live from the Cultural Center.

HaeSue Lee and Lindsay Garritson

July 7, 2021

Winner of the 2021 International Primrose, violist HaeSue Lee is joined by collaborative pianist Lindsay Garritson for this live Dame Myra Hess Memorial concert with works of Vieuxtemps, Prokofiev, and Lili Boulanger. We hope you enjoyed this performance; don't forget to subscribe to WFMT's YouTube Channel and like WFMT's Facebook Page to catch each and every livestream!