Events
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Colore Quartet
Rong-Yan Tang, violin
Debussy
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String Quartet
This performance is in Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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"Passport to World Music"
Bring your family on a multi-media musical adventure around the world exploring traditional and new art music from Asian, Middle East, African, and Latin cultures. Using children's literature, projected photos of the wonders of the world, legends and mythology, "Passport to World Music" will transport you through cultures around the world and introduce you and your family to the richness of the music, art, architecture, natural beauty and stories. Featuring the "Cat and Rat: the Legend of the Chinese Zodiac," (Commissioned by the Chicago Children's Humanities Festival and premiered Nov 2, 2003 at the Chicago Humanities Festival) based on the illustrated book by Caldecott Award winner Ed Young and "Frida," (Commissioned by the Chicago Children's Humanities Festival and premiered Nov 5, 2005 at the Chicago Humanities Festival) an illustrated children's book by Jonah Winter and Ana Juan, new and World Music will be performed by musicians from Fulcrum Point New Music Project, with international guest artists including Foday Musa Suso, Diego Alonso and Yang Wei.
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Music in the Loft and the Music Institute of Chicago present a special Valentine Concert with Wendy Warner, cello and Irina Nuzova, piano featuring works by Chopin, Ravel, Cassado, De Falla, and Katchuturian Sunday February 10th, 2008 3:00PM Nichols Concert Hall at the Music Institute of Chicago 1490 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL www.musicintheloft.org (312)243-9233
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LaSalle Bank Piano Series Radu Lupu
Schubert
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Sonata in D Major, D. 850 Winner of the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Romanian pianist Radu Lupu has established a reputation for his extraordinary command of the instrument. The Chicago Sun-Times says he has a “large, devoted following in Chicago, fans drawn by his combination of subtle insight and dazzlingly clear, singing tone.”
Dances for Cello and Piano in Homage to St. Valentine with Wendy Warner, cello & Irina Nuzova, piano
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Sunday, February 10, 2008 3pm Wendy Warner, cello and Irina Nuzova, piano will embrace the stage at Nichols Concert Hall in Downtown Evanston. Wendy Warner first made her mark as an international soloist in 1990 when she was awarded First Prize in the Fourth International Rostropovich Competition in Paris. Today she is recognized as one of the most notable artists performing on the international concert stage. Brilliant Russian pianist Irina Nuzova is the collaborator in this tribute concert featuring selections from works by Chopin, Brahms, Ravel and Piazzolla. Program: Frederic Chhopin: Polonaise Brillante in C Major, Op. 3 Maurice Ravel: Alborada Del Grazioso Gaspar Cassado: Danse Du Diable Vert Manuel De Falla: Suite Popular Espanola Aram Katchaturian: Waltz from the Ballet "Masquerade" Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango
Admission: $22 Adults/ $10 Students Box Office: 847-905-1500 ext. 108 or purchase online at www.musicinst.org 1490 Chicago Ave. Evanston, IL 60201
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Free Interactive Concerts for Children
Indian Boundary Park Cultural Center 2500 West Lunt Avenue (West Rogers Park)
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The nine voice ensemble pairs gems from the 19th-century Romantic tradition, including partsongs from Brahms, Schubert, Schumann, and the English Romantics, with energy-filled a cappella charts from the ‘50s and ‘60s, when street-corner singing and rock ‘n’ roll ruled the airwaves and the hearts of Americans everywhere.
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English, Italian, Bohemian, American, Russian tales and traditions serve as the muses for composers Purcell, Scarlatti, Dvorak and Wynton Marsalis. Soprano Sarah Gartshore and Thomas Wikman, harpsichord, join the Grammy-nominated Chicago Chamber Musicians for an intimate program of musical storytelling. Purcell: Suite (selections from King Arthur and The Fairy Queen) Ensemble Artists Guest Artists |
