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Cedille artists shine in Chicago summer concert line-up
A key component of Cedille Chicago’s mission is bringing artists from Chicago to the attention of audiences worldwide. We are proud to play a part in the international success experienced by so many artists who have recorded with Cedille.
There are several Cedille artists who will perform in Chicago this summer.
Rush Hour Concerts
Marta Aznavoorian, piano
Janet Sung, violin
June 13 | 5:45pm
Reena Esmail
Piano Quintet
Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44
Grant Park Music Festival String Fellows
July 18 | 5:45pm
Clarice Assad
Impressions
Xavier Foley
String Quartet
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
Avalon String Quartet
Oksana Ezhokina, piano
August 1 | 5:45pm
Reena Esmail
Piano Quintet
Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44
Trio Diorama
MingHuan Xu, violin
Nick Photinos, cello
Winston Choi, piano
August 22 | 5:45pm
Bongani Ndodana-Breen
Two Nguni Dances
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
RAVINIA SUMMER CONCERTS
Chicago Symhpony Orchestra Summer Residency
Ravinia Festival
Conducted by Marin Alsop, Mei-Ann Chen, and Jonathan Heyward (among others)
Jorge Federico Osorio
June 28 | 7:30pm
Johannes Brahms
Four Balades
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 30
Piano Sonata No. 32
Nicole Cabell, soprano
Lara Downes, piano
August 23 | 7:30pm
Florence Price
Remembrance
Clarice Assad
A World of Change
Dobrinka Tabarovka
Simple Prayer for Complex Times
Karen Tanaka
Earth
Amy Beach
Under the Stars
Margaret Bonds
What Lips My Lips Have Kissed and other songs, including unpublished works in premiere performances
Billie Holiday
God Bless the Child
Don’t Explain
Ain’t Nobody’s Business
Debbie Friedman
Laugh at All My Dreams
Missy Mazzoli
A Map of Laughter
Florence Price
Piano Sonata in E minor
Black Oak Ensemble
September 9 | 2:00pm (Sold out)
Dick Kattenburg
Trio à cordes
Sándor Kuti
Serenade for String Trio
Gideon Klein
String Trio
Paul Hermann
Strijktrio
Hans Krása
Tánec
Géza Frid
Trio à cordes
OTHER SUMMER CONCERTS
Haymarket Opera Company
Friday, July 23 | 8:00pm
Johann Adolph Hasse
Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra
Third Coast Percussion
June 11 | 8:30pm
Brian Ellis
World Premiere TBD
Florence Anna Maunders
World Premiere TBD
Sakari Dixon Vanderveer
World Premiere TBD
Joe W. Moore III
Halo
Robyn Jacob
Transference and Zoosemiotics
Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus, Carlos Kalmar
Grant Park Music Festival 2023 Season
Concerts every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from June 14 – August 19
Recommended
Children’s Stories features world premieres of works based on beloved children’s literature by superstar classical composers Michael Abels (Frederick’s Fables for narrator and orchestra) and Augusta Read Thomas (Gwendolyn Brooks Settings for children’s choir and orchestra). Both pieces bring children’s literary narratives stunningly to life through music.
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