The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | WFMT
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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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Chicago, IL
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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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International Music Foundation 30 East Adams, Suite 1206 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 670-6888
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Episodes
Jake Holtzman, piano
3/13/2024
Pianist Jake Holtzman performs works by Mel Bonis, Franz Schubert, and Enrique Granados, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:44:34
Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello and Kyle Orth, piano
3/6/2024
Cellist Annie Jacobs-Perkins and pianist Kyle Orth perform works by Robert Schumann, Sergei Prokofiev, and Nadia Boulanger, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:45:44
Geirþrúður Guðmundsdóttir, cello and Liang-yu Wang, piano
2/28/2024
Cellist Geirþrúður Guðmundsdóttir and pianist Liang-yu Wang perform works by Clara Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and Florence Price, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:45:54
Parker Van Ostrand, piano
2/14/2024
Pianist Parker Van Ostrand performs works by J.S. Bach, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Wang Jianzhong, and Maurice Ravel.
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Duration:00:36:49
Sirena Huang, violin and Chih-Yi Chen, piano
2/7/2024
Violinist Sirena Huang and pianist Chih-Yi Chen perform works by Amy Beach, Francis Poulenc, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Chen Gang.
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Duration:00:15:36
Wynona Wang, piano
1/31/2024
Pianist Wynona Wang performs music by Zhang Zhao, Wanghua Chu, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Duration:00:26:13
Miriam K. Smith, cello and Julia Siciliano, piano
1/17/2024
Cellist Miriam K. Smith and pianist Julia Siciliano perform music by Luigi Boccherini, Nadia Boulanger, and Ludwig van Beethoven, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:40:52
John Bitoy, piano
1/10/2024
Pianist John Bitoy performs music by J.S. Bach, James Lee III, Maurice Ravel, and Margaret Bonds, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:32:30
Byeol Kim, piano
12/13/2023
Pianist Byeol Kim performs music by Ottorino Respighi, Franz Schubert, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, and Fazıl Say, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
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Duration:00:31:34
Julia Yang, cello, and Mika Sasaki, piano
12/6/2023
Cellist Julia Yang and Pianist Mika Sasaki perform music by Thomas Adès, Shih-Hui Chen, and Frédéric Chopin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:30:03
Duo Sona
11/15/2023
Duo Sona, made up of harpists Eleanor Kirk and Phoebe Powell, performs music by Antonio Vivaldi, Maurice Ravel, and Mikhail Mchedelov.
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Duration:00:37:52
Nathan Meltzer, violin, and Umi Garrett, piano
11/8/2023
Violinist Nathan Meltzer and pianist Umi Garrett perform music by Bach and Brahms, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:40:28
Poiesis Quartet
10/25/2023
Poieses Quartet performs music by Kevin Lau and Johannes Brahms.
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Duration:00:32:42
Clayton Stephenson, piano
10/18/2023
Pianist Clayton Stephenson performs music by J.S. Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Gershwin, Art Tatum, and Hiromi Uehara, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:28:57
Ji in Yang, violin and Wayne Weng, Piano
10/11/2023
Violinist Ji in Yang and pianist Wayne Weng perform music by Lili Boulanger, Nikolai Medtner, and Maurice Ravel, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:41:57
Seohyun Kim, violin and Ji Yung Lee, piano
10/4/2023
Seohyun Kim, violin and Ji Yung Lee, piano, perform music by Karol Szymanowski, Maurice Ravel, Carlos Simon, and Sergei Rachmaninoff, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:36:50
John-Henry Crawford, cello and Victor Asuncion, piano
9/13/2023
Cellist John-Henry Crawford and pianist Victor Asuncion perform music by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Amy Beach, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:42:48
Chenxing Huang, piano
9/6/2023
Pianist Chenxing Huang performs music by Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, and Zhang Zhao, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:39:54
Rainer Crosett, cello and Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
8/23/2023
Cellist Rainer Crosett and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang perform music by Nadia Boulanger, Manuel de Falla, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:35:15
Kyle Orth, piano
8/9/2023
Pianist Kyle Orth performs music by Liszt, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
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Duration:00:48:29