Events
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CHICAGO, IL, - The International Chamber Artists (ICA, www.ICAmusic.org), a talented ensemble of professional musicians directed by pianist and conductor Patrick Godon, will present “A Musical Tour for Your Ears”, at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at St. Gregory the Great Church (5535 North Paulina, Andersonville, 773-561-3546). Come celebrate their last concert of the 2007-2008 season as they make musical stops in Austria with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C Major, No. 13, K. 415; France with Maurice Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro featuring harpist Marguerite Lynn Williams of the New World Symphony; Russia with Igor Stravinsky’s Septet; and Argentina with Alberto Ginastera’s Cantos del Tucuman. Suggested donation. For more information, visit www.ICAmusic.org or call 773-727-5357. The International Chamber Artists, ICA, (c/o Patrick Godon, 1621 Bryn Mawr, Chicago, www.icamusic.org) is a professional group of talented young musicians under the artistic direction of pianist and conductor Patrick Godon from Chicago, IL. ICA seeks to present performances driven by the highest standards of artistic excellence while supporting communities and organizations through collaborations and financial support to promote the viability and growth of classical music audiences for the future.
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Larry Rachleff, Conductor Susan Lorette Dunn, Soprano Mozart: Symphony No. 36 ("Linz") Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Northwestern University Evanston Campus
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Maestro Artist Management Inc. is proud to present a rare Chicago performance by one of the world’s most acclaimed chamber orchestras, Moscow Virtuosi, led by internationally-renowned violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov, in celebration of its 30th anniversary. Russian piano virtuoso and 2001 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Olga Kern will join the orchestra, which is comprised of top-ranking soloists and former principal chairs of the great orchestras of Russia. The evening’s repertoire begins with Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra performing Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4. Considered Schoenberg’s most important work, this piece is a string sextet in one movement inspired by Richard Dehmel's poem “Verklärte Nacht.” Piano soloist Olga Kern will then perform Franz Joseph Haydn’s striking Piano concerto in D major. Following, the orchestra will join Kern on stage for Concerto for Piano, Trumpet & Strings No 1 in C minor, Op. 35 by renowned Russian composer and political activist Dmitri Shostakovitch. Also on the bill will be Friedrich Gulda’s romantic and uplifting “Aria.” The evening will conclude with Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla’s Two Tangos. Vladimir Spivakov and the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, with pianist Olga Kern, will perform Sunday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, priced from $30-$75, are now on sale at the Symphony Center Box Office; by phone (312) 294-3000; or at www.cso.org.
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