We revisit Chloe's Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition finalist performance before a flute recital of Chaminade, Mozart, Rocherolle and CPE Bach with pianist Kay Kim. The post Chloe Nam, 16, flute appeared first on WFMT ..read more

We welcome a return guest for the first live recital of the new school year: Jan Vargas Nedvetsky is in his final year at the Music Institute of Chicago Academy, studying with Hans Jørgen Jensen. He and pianist Liang-yu Wang play Tchaikovsky, Locatelli, Weir and Beethoven. The post LIVE | Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, 18, cello appeared first on WFMT ..read more

A recap of 32 graduating seniors, some highlight performances, and where they're heading next. The post Introductions Class of 2024 appeared first on WFMT ..read more

Today we hear a live recital from cellist Xavier Miyazaki, a student of Hans Jørgen Jensen of Northwestern University. He's joined by pianist Liang-yu Wang in music of Beethoven, Dall'Abaco, Schumann, Mayuzumi, and Popper. The post LIVE | Xavier Miyazaki, 18, cello appeared first on WFMT ..read more

Highlights from CYSO’s 2024 Spring Concert at Symphony Center – Allen Tinkham conducts music by Stacy Garrop, Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. The post Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Spring Concert appeared first on WFMT ..read more

Today we hear from four graduating seniors from Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, representing four different instruments of the orchestra. Other CYSO 2024 seniors have recently been featured soloists on Introductions: flutists Anna Huelke and Destina Sarussi on March 16; and bassoonist Fabrizio Milcent and horn player Hayden Joyce on May 18. Pianist Zachary Guo is featured next week, on June 29; and trumpeter Natalia Noriega appears on July 13. Ethan Weingust is a 17-year-old bassoonist who lives in Downers Grove and recently graduated from Downers Grove North High School. He has studied bas ..read more

We welcome a return guest, Esme Arias-Kim, who grew up in the Chicago area but has spent the last two years studying at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. She’s joined by Milana Pavchinskaya in music of Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Price, Wieniawski, and Tchaikovsky. Esme Arias-Kim, 18, recently graduated from the Colburn Music Academy as a Kohl Scholar, holding a full room, board and tuition merit scholarship. She is a student of the Jascha Heifetz Distinguished Violin Chair, Mr. Robert Lipsett, and will continue studying with him at the Colburn Conservatory in the Fall of 2024. She previously stud ..read more

Today we’re joined by Serge Kalinovsky, a resident of Indiana and a recent graduate of the Music Institute of Chicago Academy. He’s joined by pianist Lyudmila Lakisova in music of Piatti, Debussy, Clara Schumann, Piazzolla and Martinů. Serge Kalinovsky, 17, studies cello with Richard Aaron and Brandon Vamos, and continues to work with his long-time teacher Susan Moses. He lives in his home town of Bloomington, Indiana and recently graduated from IU High School. He is also a Merit Scholarship Ftudent at the Music Institute of Chicago Academy, where he has participated in multiple prize-winning ..read more

We hear one group each from Midwest Young Artists Conservatory and the Music Institute of Chicago Academy in music of Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Brahms and Babadjanian. Some musicians in today’s show have been on Introductions before: Kay Ito and Jocelyn Gao previously appeared as members of the Aurum Quartet in November 2023. Lily Sullivan previously appeared with the Goya Piano Trio in October 2023 and is set to give a live violin recital of her own on November 2, 2024. Amelia Zitoun most recently gave a live cello recital in October 2023, and previously appeared with chamber groups ..read more

Today we hear from two instruments not so often heard on Introductions. Horn player Hayden Joyce and bassoonist Fabrizio Milcent are both principal players in Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. They perform pieces by Bach, Gallay, Mozart, Elgar, and Strausses Richard & Franz. Hayden Joyce is a home-schooled high school senior from Middlebury, Indiana, and is a student of David Griffin, Fourth Horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Hayden has won both the 2021 Naperville Youth Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition and the 2024 Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Concerto Competition (2024 ..read more