Chicago Duo Piano Mini-Fest: MIC Faculty Piano Duos in Concert

Enjoy a concert of piano music for duo piano featuring MIC's award-winning piano faculty. The annual Chicago Duo Piano Festival Winter Mini-Fest kicks off with a special concert.

Featuring: Xiaomin Liang and Jue He, Louise Chan and Susan Tang, Elaine Felder and Milana Pavchinskaya, Sung Hoon Mo and Inah Chiu, Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, Daniel Baer and Katherine Petersen, Alexander Djordjevic, Soo Young Lee,  Lisa Zilberman, and Katherine Lee.

CDPF Minifest Program

 
"Sento in seno ch'in pioggia di lagrime"...........Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
(“I feel within a rain of tears”) from Tieteberga and Il Giustino         
Arranged for two pianos (one muted) by Anderson & Roe
Soo Young Lee and Lisa Zilberman
 
 
 Marche Militaire No. 1 in D Major, D. 733...........Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Hesitation-Tango from “Souvenirs”....................Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem
 
 
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story..........Leonard Bernstein    (1918-1990)
                                                                                     Arranged by John Musto
"Prologue," "Somewhere," "Mambo," "Cha-Cha," "Cool"
 Elaine Felder and Milana Pavchinskaya
 
 
Sonata in F Major, K. 497                  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
for Piano, Four Hands
Adagio – Allegro di molto
Alexander Djordjevic and Ralph Neiweem
 
 
Duo in A minor, D. 947 “Lebensstürme”..........Franz Schubert  (1797-1828)
Inah Chiu and Sung Hoon Mo
 
INTERMISSION
  
Salon Suite for Piano, Four Hands..........Daniel Pesca (b. 1985)
   Promenade, Valse Triste, Valse gaie
Louise Chan and Susan Tang
 
 
Alla Turca Jazz..........Fazil Say (b. 1970)
Katherine Lee and Soo Young Lee
 
 
Tres Romances Argentinos..........Carlos Guastavino  (1912-2000)
"Las Niñas," "Muchacho Jujeno," "Baile"
Xiaomin Liang and Jue He
 
 

About the Chicago Duo Piano Festival Winter Mini-Fest

February 28 - March 2, 2025
Registration Deadline: January 15, 2025

Each year the Chicago Duo Piano Festival Winter Mini-Fest offers a weekend of fun where pianists make new friends while building pianistic and ensemble skills. The mini-fest is open to pianists ages eight and older. 

Mini-Fest DETAILS

About the Chicago Duo Piano Festival

Founded in 1988 by MIC resident piano duo Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, the mission of the festival is to foster a deeper interest in the repertoire, performance, and teaching of music for piano, four hands, and two pianos, in a fun and supportive atmosphere. The Chicago Duo Piano Festival includes an annual summer festival, winter mini-fest, guest duo and faculty concerts, master classes, and student recitals. In addition, the Chicago Duo Piano Festival sponsors period national and international competitions for duo pianists.