Rush Hour Concerts return this Tuesday! ๐ถ
Join us for our 2026 season opener, โSong and Dance,โ featuring music by Florence Price and Mozart!
June 9
Pre-talk 5:15 PM
Concert 5:45โ6:30 PM
๐ Holy Name Cathedral
Free admission
Next Wednesday hear works by Chopin, Liszt, and Florence Price performed by pianist Oscar Jiang!
๐ Wednesday 12:15 PM
๐ Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
๐๏ธ Free admission
Summer afternoons in Chicago sound better with live music โ๏ธ๐ถ
Swipe through to explore the June concert lineup!
๐๏ธ Wednesdays โข 12:15โ1:00 PM
๐ Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist - 55 E. Wacker Dr.
๐๏ธ Free admission
Rush Hour Concerts are back for the summer โค๏ธ๐ถ
Join Classical Music Chicago every Tuesday evening from June 9โAugust 18 for free live classical concerts.
๐๏ธ Tuesdays โข Pre-concert talk 5:15 pm Concert 5:45โ6:30 PM
๐ Holy Name Cathedral - 735 N. State St.
๐๏ธ Free admission
We're so excited to have Tyler C. Martin and Beilin Han for tomorrow's Dame Myra Hess Concert!
๐ Wednesday 12:15 PM
๐ Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
๐๏ธ Free admission
A unique flute and piano performance for the upcoming Hess concert!๐ช ๐น
๐ Wednesday 12:15 PM
๐ Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
๐๏ธ Free admission
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 board๐งก
Dame Myra Hess Concerts present a violin and piano performance this Wednesday๐ป ๐น ft. Alejandra Switala and Katherine Petersen
๐ Wednesday 12:15 PM
๐ Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
๐๏ธ Free admission
Spend your lunch break with live chamber music
New England Conservatoryโs Professional Trio-in-Residence, Trio Eris, joins us for the Dame Myra Hess Concerts featuring works by Reena Esmail and Mendelssohn
๐ May 13th Wednesday 12:15 PM
๐ Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
Meet Associate Board member Guilherme Andreas ๐ถ
Guilherme joined CMC to support the arts in an active, meaningful way and stay connected.
Our Associate Board brings together artists and advocates shaping whatโs next for CMC! Stay tuned for upcoming events with the board๐งก
There is still time to join Classical Music Chicagoโs Spring Fundraiser on May 12, but reservations close Wednesday, May 6!
๐ MAY 12, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
๐ Union League Club of Chicago | 65 W Jackson Blvd.
FEATURING GUEST ENSEMBLE: Trio Eris
Event Emcee: Kristina Lynn
Midweek reset, but make it โจlive musicโจ
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 ๐ป๐น
๐ Wednesday 12:15 PM
๐ Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
๐๏ธ Free
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
๐ฅ Full video: take a look ๐น (link in bio)
We recently brought Axiom Brass to James Russell Lowell Elementary School through our Young Peopleโs Concerts (YPC) program ๐บ
Hereโs what Carmen Rivera-Kurban, Music Director of James Russell Lowell Elementary School, had to say about the experience!
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!
๐ Learn more about each performance at the link in our bio
Fresh off yesterdayโs Hess Concert, pianist Mackenzie Melemed takes us inside his cross-country tour Keys Across America. The journey continues into next year!
๐ฅThe full video is out now! Take a look ๐น (link in bio)
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 โan excellent young pianistโ by The New York Times.
We're so excited to have Mackenzie with us tomorrow!