Cellist Aaron Wolff and pianist Victor Asuncion perform works by Reena Esmail and César Franck live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Described by the Chicago Tribune as “a musician of quicksilver brilliance,” Aaron Wolff is a laureate of the 2024 Naumburg Cello Competition, and first prizewinner of the Boston Symphony Concerto competition. As winner of the Leo B. ...
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Jonathan Senik, piano
Pianist Jonathan Senik perform works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, and Mily Balakirev live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. At 22 years of age, Jonathan Senik became a prize-winner at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition. Senik was born in Israel and was considered a piano prodigy, since he performed an entire concerto with the ...
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Nathan Amaral, violin and Alice Chenyang Xu, piano
Violinist Nathan Amaral and pianist Alice Chenyang Xu perform works by William Grant Still, Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Recently awarded the Grand Prize of both the Concert Artist Guild (CAG) and Young Concert Artist Trust (YCAT) competitions, resulting in management on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, Nathan Amaral, the ...
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Jet Stephen Chong, piano
Pianist Jet Stephen Chong perform works by Sergei Prokofiev, Tōru Takemitsu, and Maurice Ravel, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Jet Stephen Chong, a pianist of Filipino-Chinese descent, has garnered numerous accolades in both Philippine and international piano competitions, including top honors at the National Music Competition for Young Artists and other prestigious events. He has extensive ...
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Valentin Kovalev, saxophone and Nathan Canfield, piano
Saxophonist Valentin Kovalev and pianist Nathan Canfield perform works by Johannes Brahms and Fernande Decruck, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Valentin Kovalev is a passionate and dedicated classical saxophonist who is seeking to elevate the voice of saxophone in classical music. Named the winner of the most prestigious international saxophone competitions, Valentin is also the recipient ...
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Each week WFMT goes live to the Chicago Cultural Center 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 concerts take place beneath the world’s largest Tiffany-domed ceiling, part of a landmark building that originally housed the Chicago Public Library. 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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