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Classical Music Chicago is dedicated to presenting free world-class classical music performances and music education experiences in Chicago.

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Rush Hour Concerts return this Tuesday! 🎶

Join us for our 2026 season opener, “Song and Dance,” featuring music by Florence Price and Mozart!

June 9
Pre-talk 5:15 PM
Concert 5:45–6:30 PM

📍 Holy Name Cathedral
Free admission

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Pianist Oscar Jiang talks through his program from yesterday's Dame Myra Hess Concert!

Watch the full vid here!: https://t.co/KhLJoELwBD

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Next Wednesday hear works by Chopin, Liszt, and Florence Price performed by pianist Oscar Jiang!

📅 Wednesday 12:15 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
🎟️ Free admission

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Summer afternoons in Chicago sound better with live music ☀️🎶

Swipe through to explore the June concert lineup!

🗓️ Wednesdays • 12:15–1:00 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist - 55 E. Wacker Dr.
🎟️ Free admission

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Rush Hour Concerts are back for the summer ❤️🎶

Join Classical Music Chicago every Tuesday evening from June 9–August 18 for free live classical concerts.

🗓️ Tuesdays • Pre-concert talk 5:15 pm Concert 5:45–6:30 PM
📍 Holy Name Cathedral - 735 N. State St.
🎟️ Free admission

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We're so excited to have Tyler C. Martin and Beilin Han for tomorrow's Dame Myra Hess Concert!

📅 Wednesday 12:15 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
🎟️ Free admission

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A unique flute and piano performance for the upcoming Hess concert!🪈 🎹

📅 Wednesday 12:15 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
🎟️ Free admission

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Meet Associate Board Member Lou Yoelin!

Chicago-born songwriter, composer, and professor Lou Yoelin joined CMC to be part of a creative community that brings people together through music and collaboration.

Stay tuned for upcoming events with the board🧡

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Dame Myra Hess Concerts present a violin and piano performance this Wednesday🎻 🎹 ft. Alejandra Switala and Katherine Petersen

📅 Wednesday 12:15 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
🎟️ Free admission

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Spend your lunch break with live chamber music
New England Conservatory’s Professional Trio-in-Residence, Trio Eris, joins us for the Dame Myra Hess Concerts featuring works by Reena Esmail and Mendelssohn

📅 May 13th Wednesday 12:15 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist

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Meet Associate Board member Guilherme Andreas 🎶

Guilherme joined CMC to support the arts in an active, meaningful way and stay connected.

Our Associate Board brings together artists and advocates shaping what’s next for CMC! Stay tuned for upcoming events with the board🧡

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There is still time to join Classical Music Chicago’s Spring Fundraiser on May 12, but reservations close Wednesday, May 6!

📅 MAY 12, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
📍 Union League Club of Chicago | 65 W Jackson Blvd.

FEATURING GUEST ENSEMBLE: Trio Eris
Event Emcee: Kristina Lynn

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Midweek reset, but make it ✨live music✨

This Wednesday at the Dame Myra Hess Concerts, join us for a stunning violin and piano duo featuring Diomedes Saraza Jr., violin and Victor Asuncion, piano 🎻🎹

📅 Wednesday 12:15 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
🎟️ Free

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Angie Zhang's full concert video is out now!

PROGRAM:
Margaret Bonds - Troubled Water
Clara Schumann - Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20
Frederic Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

🎥 Full video: take a look 🎹 (link in bio)

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We recently brought Axiom Brass to James Russell Lowell Elementary School through our Young People’s Concerts (YPC) program 🎺

Here’s what Carmen Rivera-Kurban, Music Director of James Russell Lowell Elementary School, had to say about the experience!

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Carry the Spring energy of May with our free Dame Myra Hess Concerts, a perfect midday reset in the Loop. As the season opens up, step inside for a moment of live music with a lineup of standout artists!

🔗 Learn more about each performance at the link in our bio

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Chopin Prizewinner Angie Zhang performs next Dame Myra Hess Concert!

🎶Margaret Bonds
🎶Clara Schumann
🎶Frederic Chopin

📅 Wednesday 12:15 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
🎟️ Free admission

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Fresh off yesterday’s Hess Concert, pianist Mackenzie Melemed takes us inside his cross-country tour Keys Across America. The journey continues into next year!

🎥The full video is out now! Take a look 🎹 (link in bio)

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Pianist Mackenzie Melemed plays Gottschalk's Union, Op.48

Recipient of the 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant, American pianist Mackenzie Melemed has been hailed as “an excellent young pianist” by The New York Times.

We're so excited to have Mackenzie with us tomorrow!

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Pianist Mackenzie Melemed performs at our upcoming Dame Myra Hess Concert!

📅 Wednesday 12:15 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
🎟️ Free admission

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