Academy Chamber Music Concert

Advanced pre-conservatory piano and string students will share the stage at Nichols Concert Hall for the Academy’s first chamber music concert of the season.

A piano quartet, string quartets, and piano trios will perform classical works by Bartók, Brahms, Bruch, Dvořák, Haydn, and Mozart.

The MIC Academy Chamber Music Program, recognized for excellence and an admired coaching faculty, and for earning top awards and medals at regional and national competitions, will soon prepare for the Rembrandt Chamber Musicians' Annual High School Chamber Music Competition, Chicago National Chamber Music Competition, St. Paul String Quartet Competition, Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, and the A.N. & Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition.

This concert is available through Livestream.

Tonight's program:

Trio for Violin, Viola, and Piano, opus 83                                    Max Bruch  (183 8- 1920)
      V. Romanian Melody: Andante  
 Trio Étincelle
Annalise Song, violin   Linda Phan, viola    Noah Kim, piano

String Quartet in B flat Major, opus 71, No. 1                            Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) 
      I. Allegro
Vermilion String Quartet
Emily Chen, Magdalena Masur, violins Brayden Wu, viola Gabi Raviv, cello

String Quartet in C Major, opus 76, No.3 (Emperor)               Joseph Haydn
     I. Allegro
Hemingway String Quartet
Elle Cho, Sebastian Manning, violins Romeo Vashishth, viola Lucy Wu, cello

String Quartet No. 9 in D Minor, opus 34                                   Antonín Dvořák   (1841 - 1904)
     IV. Poco Allegro 
Porphyrion String Quartet
Sasha Varchenko, Mingshi Xia, violins
Neena Agrawal, viola  Simon Updegraff, cello

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String Quartet in B flat Major, opus 76, No. 4 (Sunrise)       Joseph Haydn
     I. Allegro con Spirito

String Quartet No. 4                                                             Béla Bartók (1881  -1945)
      V. Allegro molto
Caspian String Quartet
Lily Sullivan, Tristan Zhu, violins
Vivian Van de Sype-Cucu, viola   Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, cello

Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, opus 60                             Johannes Brahms (1833 -1897)
      III. Andante
Luscinia Piano Quartet
Lauren Kim, violin  Matthew Kim, viola  Katarina Kenney, cello  Matthew Hahn, piano

Trio for Violin, Viola, and Piano in E flat Major, K. 498         Wolfgang Mozart (1756 - 1791)
      I.Andante 
Amarela Trio
Alexandra Dreesen, violin   Sylvia Pine, viola   Edie Park, piano
 

About the Academy Program
Founded in 2006, the Music Institute of Chicago Academy is a nationally recognized training center for highly gifted, pre-college pianists and string players. The Academy provides a comprehensive musical education for students who aspire to be professional musicians. A carefully assembled faculty includes internationally recognized teachers and performers with a passion for developing young talent and an established track record of student achievement.

Academy Chamber Music   The Academy’s robust chamber music program has resulted in numerous national competition gold, silver and bronze medals since its inception in 2006. Chamber ensembles are coached by Academy artist faculty.

The Academy Orchestra is comprised of advanced high school violin, viola, cello and bass students who perform in competitions, festivals and summer programs across the globe.  

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The Academy:  2024 - 2025 Concert season (Schedule subject to change)
Concerts are free and open to the public
Location:  Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston (unless, otherwise noted). 
Live streaming is also available (unless otherwise noted).

Academy Chamber Music Concerts
7:30 pm
Saturday, December 7
Saturday, February 15 - Dickinson Hall, 100 E. Old Mill Rd, Lake Forest - Live stream is not available)
Saturday, March 29 - Thoresen Performance Center, 300 Green Bay Road, Winnetka - Live Stream is not available)
Saturday, May 3

Academy Orchestra Concerts
7:30 pm
Saturday, November 16
Saturday, March 15 
Saturday, May 17