Academy Chamber Music Concert

The Academy's advanced high school musicians will present piano and string duos, trios, and quartets.

This concert is also available through Livestream.

PROGRAM

Trio for Violin, Viola, and Piano, Op.83
Max Bruch (1838 - 1920)
      II. Allegro con moto                                                  
Trio Étincelle
Annalise Song, violin   Linda Phan, viola   Noah Kim, piano

Largo for Two Violins and Piano, S. 73  
Charles Ives  (1874 - 1954)
Amarela Trio
Sylvia Pine, Alexandra Dressen, violins   Edie Park, piano

Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello 
 Jean Cras (1879 - 1932)
    First movement                                              
Luscinia Trio 
Lauren Kim, violin     Matthew Kim, viola     Katarina Kenney, cello

String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 (Emperor)
Joseph Haydn  (1732 - 1809)
      I. Allegro                                            

String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) 
    II. Poco Adagio                           

String Quartet No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 50
Sergei Prokofiev  (1891 - 1953)
    I. Allegro                                     
Hemingway String Quartet
 Romeo Vashishth, Elle Cho, Sebastian Manning – violin and viola
Lucy Wu, cello

INTERMISSION

String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4 (Sunrise)
Joseph Haydn
    I. Allegro con spirito

Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems  
 Dinuk Wijeratne    (b. 1978)
      I.“A Letter from the After-life”                                            

String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80   
Felix Mendelssohn  (1809 - 1847)
    I. Allegro assai vivace                                   

String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Sz. 91
Béla Bartók  (1881 - 1945)
    V. Allegro molto                                          
Caspian String Quartet
Lily Sullivan, Tristan Zhu, violin 
Vivian Van de Sype-Cucu, viola   Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, cello

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