Concerts and Events

Program: All by Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in A major, D.664 “Lebensstürme”, Allegro in A minor, D. 947 Piano Sonata in A major, D. 959   Pianist Matthew Hagle is a musician of great versatility and depth, whose performances are a rare mixture of  musical understanding, imaginative programming, pianistic command and beauty of sound. In solo performance  ... Read more

Robert Irving III, an interdisciplinary artist, completes a distinguished lineage of post-bop pianists/composers who collaborated with the legendary Miles Davis. At age 26, Irving's composition "Space" initiated the 1981 comeback of Davis and their prolific nine-year collaboration. Irving produced two award winning Columbia Record albums for Davis, "Decoy" and "You're Under Arrest," while adding to ... Read more

Join us for an evening with a little bit of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, the British Invasion, soul and Broadway. The 1960’ were both swinging and turbulent. It witnessed a revolution of new sounds introduced to our country. We will celebrate them with some of Chicago’s top cabaret artists. They will be performing along ... Read more

Experience a matinee fundraiser concert featuring international opera stars Andrea Silvestrelli and Viktoria Vizin, joined by other exceptional artists of Opera Aeterna. Enjoy beloved arias and duets in support of our upcoming productions of Puccini’s La Bohème, presented by Opera Aeterna on May 11–16.   Andrea Silvestrelli is an internationally acclaimed basso profondo, celebrated for his powerful portrayals on the world’s ... Read more

The Avalon Quartet closes its 30th season with works that have made a mark on our journey as an ensemble. The compact intensity of Bartók’s Fourth Quartet sets the stage for Schubert’s Quartet in G: cosmic in scope but vulnerably intimate in detail.   Described by the Chicago Tribune as "an ensemble that invites you ... Read more

Following her critically successful Khachaturian recital last year, the virtuoso pianist Kariné Poghosyan returns to Pianoforte Chicago with a triumphant celebration of Mozart’s 270th anniversary and the composer’s beloved city of Vienna. This unique program, titled Vienna: Mozart270, will include Mozart’s own F Major Sonata, Beethoven’s iconic Symphony no.5 written and premiered in Vienna, transcribed for piano ... Read more

Francis Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, FP 184 (1962) Johann Sebastian Bach Selected Solo Movements Robert Schumann Quintet for Piano and Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 44 -with guests Stephen Boe (viola) and Mathias Tacke (violin)   Recognized as one of Chicago’s finest chamber music groups, The Orion Ensemble has been performing since 1992. ... Read more

Two quartets - two eras - same interwoven rhythmic fabric and expressive counterpoint  Jessie Montgomery’s Strum for string quartet (2012)  In the composer’s own words:  Strum is the culminating result of several versions of a string quintet I wrote in 2006. It was originally written for the Providence String Quartet and guests of Community MusicWorks ... Read more

The American Chamber Music Society Presents: ROMANTIC CROSSROADS: SEASON FINALE "Electric . . . performance extracted all the tensions, fun, and charm that can be found" ~THIRD COAST REVIEW ROMANTIC CROSSROADS is an evening of dazzling chamber music to conclude the 25-26 season, tracing the expressive breadth of Romanticism through a variety of works for piano and strings. ... Read more

Girls Like Us present It’s My Party during Chicago Cabaret Week at PianoForte Chicago! Join Laura Freeman, Beckie Menzie, and Marianne Murphy Orland for It’s My Party, celebrating the Girls and the Groups of the 1960s—The Supremes, The McGuire Sisters, Lesley Gore and more. When we talk about music of the 1960s, most people think of Bob Dylan, ... Read more