Chicago Duo Piano Mini-Fest: MIC Faculty Piano Duos in Concert 2026

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: Inah Chiu and Sung Hoon Mo; Marie Alatalo and Daniel Baer; Elaine Felder and Milana Pavchinskaya; Xiao Min Liang and Yumi Kim; Soo Lee and Jeongmin Lee; and Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem performing works by Mozart, William Hirtz, Ned Rorem, Glück, Khatchaturian, and Liszt.

PROGRAM

Andante con Variazioni, K. 501...........................Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Inah Chiu and Sung Hoon Mo

From “Six Variations for Two Pianos”...........................Ned Rorem (1923-2022)
     Variation 1 – Wistful
     Variation 2 – Brooding
     Variation 3 – Spikey, Insistent, Like a Motor

Daniel Baer and Marie Alatalo

Hesitation-Tango from “Souvenirs”...........................Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Les jeux d’eaux a la Villa D’Este...........................Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
                                             Arrangement for Two Pianos by Emil von Sauer

Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem

Sonata in D Major for Two Pianos, K. 448...........................Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
     II. Andante
    III. Molto Allegro

Soo Young Lee and Jeongmin Lee

Ballet from Orphee et Eurydice...........................Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Sabre Dance from “Gayne”...........................Aram Khatchaturian    (1903-1978)
                                                        Arrangements for Two Pianos by Greg Anderson

Xiaomin Liang and Yumy Kim

Fantasy on the Wizard of Oz for Piano, Four Hands...........................William Hirtz

Elaine Felder and Milana Pavchinskaya

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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.