The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Wfmt

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 ... The post Jet Stephen Chong, piano appeared first on WFMT.

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 ... The post Valentin Kovalev, saxophone and Nathan Canfield, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Pianist Anastasiya Magamedova performs works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Clara Schumann and Frédéric Chopin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. A 2016 National YoungArts Winner, twenty-six-year-old pianist, Anastasiya Magamedova, was recently awarded 1st prize at the International Scriabin Competition in Paris and 2nd Prize at the International ArsClassica Competition. She began studying the piano at the age ... The post Anastasiya Magamedova, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Pianist Huan Li performs works by Tania León, Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Originally from Guangdong, China, now New York-based pianist Huan Li relishes in the endless exploration of music, alone and with others. Hailed as a pianist whose playing has “subtleties of articulation and dynamics, accomplished with fleet-fingered ... The post Huan Li, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Pianist Kate Liu performs works by Franz Liszt, Alexander Scriabin, and Frederick Chopin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Kate Liu gained international acclaim after winning the Bronze Medal and Best Mazurka Prize at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Poland. She was also awarded the audience favorite prize voted by the Polish public on ... The post Kate Liu, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Pianist Chaeyoung Park perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach, transcribed by Vivaldi, Felix Mendelssohn, Ana Sokolovíc, and César Franck, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Winner of the 2022 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions and Finalist in the 2023 Rubinstein Piano Competition, Chaeyoung Park has been praised as a passionate pianist who “does not play a single ... The post Chaeyoung Park, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Pianist Anna Betka performs works by Gioacchino Rossini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner; arranged by Franz Liszt, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Freddie Mercury; arranged by Sonya Belousova, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Anna Betka is a dynamic pianist, vocal and opera coach, and one of two Czech diction specialists in North America who is a native speaker ... The post Anna Betka, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Violist Sohui Yun and pianist Sunmi Han perform works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Paul Hindemith live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Korean violist SoHui Yun is quickly becoming a sought after chamber musician and soloist, performing frequently across the United States, Asia, and Europe. Having been awarded first prize at the 2022 Washington International Competition, she ... The post Sohui Yun, viola and Sunmi Han, piano appeared first on WFMT.

Callisto Quartet, made up of violinists Cameron Daly and Gregory Lewis, violist Eva Kennedy, and cellist Hannah Moses, perform works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Reena Esmail, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. Praised for their “lush intensity and bravado” and the “cohesion and intonation one might expect from an ensemble twice their age” (Third Coast Review), ... The post Callisto Quartet appeared first on WFMT.

Duo FAE — Charlene Kluegel, violin Katherine Petersen, piano — plays music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Gabriel Fauré. The post Duo FAE appeared first on WFMT.