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Competition & Award Winners Announcement

Academy Fall News Roundup 2023

YoungArts Winners, Award-Winning Ensembles, and Outstanding Alumni

From YoungArts winners to prize-winning ensembles and accomplished alumni, the Academy has kicked off its 18th season...
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Competition & Award Winners Announcement

50th National Fischoff Chamber Music Competition

The Music Institute's Academy Program's Pelios String Quartet , Calcifer String Quartet and Luminos Piano were named...
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Competition & Award Winners Announcement

2023 Saint Paul String Quartet Competition (SPSQC)

March 13, 2023 2023 Saint Paul String Quartet Competition (SPSQC) Congratulations to the Academy's The Pelios String...
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Competition & Award Winners Announcement

Eleventh Annual A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition

March 27, 2023 Eleventh Annual A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition Congratulations to all the MIC trios...
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Competition & Award Winners Announcement

74th Annual West Suburban Symphony Solo Competition for string, woodwind, and brass

74th Annual West Suburban Symphony Solo Competition for string, woodwind, and brass The West Suburban Symphony Society...
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Competition & Award Winners Announcement

Rembrandt Chamber Musicians 28th Annual Chamber Music Competition

February 12, 2023Rembrandt Chamber Musicians 28th Annual Chamber Music Competition The Goya Piano Trio (Lily Sullivan...
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One Composer, One Community Celebration Concert: March 6, 2026
Nichols Concert Hall Presents

One Composer, One Community Celebration Concert

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Young male cellist at the Music Institute of Chicago
Master Class/Workshop

Suzuki Cello Workshop - 2026

  

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Young male cellist at the Music Institute of Chicago
Master Class/Workshop

Suzuki Cello Workshop - 2026

  

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Music Institute Concert at Driehaus Murphy Auditorium
Student/Faculty Performance

Chicago Faculty Recital

at Murphy Auditorium, Driehaus Museum

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Rembrandt Chamber Musicians perform at Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
Resident Ensembles

Rembrandt Chamber Musicians presents: The Trout with Henry Kramer and Sam Shuhan

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Orion Ensemble Concert at Nichols Concert Hall
Resident Ensembles

Orion Ensemble Concert

Featuring a new composition by Ephraim Champion
 

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Suzuki Sentinel ~ May 2017
Student/Faculty Performance

Suzuki Sunday

Informal Suzuki jamborees!

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Music Institute Guitar Department welcomes Duo Corde Brillanti in a special concert on March 22, 2026

Guitar Concert with Duo Corde Brillanti

Duo Corde Brillanti from the Czech Republic  |  featuring Vladislav Bláha and Tatsiana Drobysh

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