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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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An exhilarating return! Distinguished Hess alumnus Clayton Stephenson joined us yesterday for the Dame Myra Hess Concerts’ 50th Anniversary season, performing Bach/Busoni, Evans, and Prokofiev. Watch the full performance on our YouTube channel!

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Upcoming Dame Myra Hess Concert: The Singing Clarinet with clarinetist Jonathan Leibovitz and pianist Matteo Generani!

Wed, Nov 4
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. | Concert at 12:15 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
55 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago

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📅 November 4: The Singing Clarinet
Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet
Matteo Generani, piano

📅 November 11: Distinguished Hess Alumni
Clayton Stephenson, piano

📅 November 18: Cello Rhapsodies and Folk Songs
Mari Nagahara, cello
Motti Fang-Bentov, piano

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Make music part of your November 🎶 Join us for three outstanding Dame Myra Hess Concerts, each offering 45 minutes of live music in the heart of Chicago 🧡

Concerts: 12:15–1:00 p.m.
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Dr.
Free!

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Clayton Stephenson returns to Chicago’s Dame Myra Hess Concerts on November 11 as a featured artist in the Distinguished Hess Alumni series, celebrating the concerts’ 50th anniversary.

📅 Wed Nov 11, 2026
🕧 12:15–1:00 p.m.
📍55 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago

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World-renowned clarinetist David Shifrin and pianist Marina Iwao launched our 50th Anniversary Distinguished Hess Alumni concert series! It was a joy to welcome David back and look back on his first Dame Myra Hess Concert appearance on November 2, 1980!

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Piano works by Bacewicz, Chopin and Liszt with pianist Mateusz Mikolajczak!

Wed, Oct 28
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. | Concert at 12:15 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
55 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago

#DameMyraHess #ChicagoClassicalMusic #LiveMusicChicago

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🎶 We’re thrilled to welcome internationally acclaimed clarinetist David Shifrin for a Distinguished Hess Alumni Concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Dame Myra Hess Concerts!

📅 Wednesday, October 21
🕧 12:15–1:00 p.m.
📍 55 E. Wacker Drive

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Classical Music Chicago will take part in Open House Chicago and the inaugural Loop Arts Fest for the first time, bringing live music to one of the Loop’s most distinctive architectural landmarks.

📍 55 E. Wacker Dr.
📅 Oct 17 1-1:20pm

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Pianists Fan Favorites with Jonathan Mamora, acclaimed for his “most assured pianism,” and “natural, songful lyricism” (The Dallas Morning News).

Wed, Oct 14
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. | Concert at 12:15 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
55 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago

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Watch Trio Caspar’s full video— out now!⭐️
Andrea Caputo, clarinet; Jason Moon, violin; Bogang Hwang, piano

Program:
Darius Milhaud — Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, Op. 157b
Igor Stravinsky — L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) Suite for Trio
Libby Larsen — Slang

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A Musical Meal with Stravinsky, Milhaud and Larsen with Trio Caspar⭐️
Andrea Caputo, clarinet; Jason Moon, violin; Bogang Hwang, piano

Wed, Oct 7
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. | Concert at 12:15 p.m.
55 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago

#DameMyraHess #ChicagoClassicalMusic

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Four Wednesdays, four exceptional performances 🎶 Brighten your October with the Dame Myra Hess Concerts and enjoy 45 minutes of live music in the heart of Chicago 🧡

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. | Concerts: 12:15–1:00 p.m.
📍55 E. Wacker Dr.
Free admission

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Join us for the Dame Myra Hess Concerts as pianist Ariel Lanyi presents Piano Gems of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 🎹

Wednesday, September 30
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. | Concert at 12:15 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
55 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago

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Pianist Miki Aoki joins us for this week's Dame Myra Hess Concert!

📅 Wednesday, Sept 23 | Free admission
🚪 Doors: 11:30 AM | Concert: 12:15 PM 📍55 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago

#DameMyraHessConcerts #ChicagoMusic #LiveMusicChicago

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Applications open now! 🎶

Emerging classical musicians and ensembles are invited to apply for Classical Music Chicago’s @classicalmusicchicago 2027–28 Dame Myra Hess Concert season.

Applications are open September 15–30, 2026: https://t.co/EazLZwXron

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We're excited to have ZaRiah Wind Quintet for this week's Dame Myra Hess Concert!

📅 Wednesday, Sept 16 | Free admission
🚪 Doors: 11:30 AM | Concert: 12:15 PM 📍55 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago

#DameMyraHessConcerts #ChicagoMusic #Piano #LiveMusicChicago

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Pianist Antonio Alessandri performs works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Frédéric Chopin, and Maurice Ravel at this Wednesday's Dame Myra Hess Concert!

📅 Wednesday, Sept 9 | Free admission🚪 Doors: 11:30 AM | Concert: 12:15 PM📍55 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago

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Join us upcoming Wednesday for a Dame Myra Hess Concert featuring clarinetist Katia Sofia Waxman and pianist Ya-Ju Chuang

📅 Wednesday, Sept 2 | Free admission🚪 Doors: 11:30 AM | Concert: 12:15 PM📍55 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago

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Cellist Julia-Hyunji Lee and pianist Umi Garrett's program featured:

Nadia Boulanger — Trois Pièces for Cello and Piano
Gabriel Fauré — Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor
Claude Debussy — Sonata for Cello and Piano, L. 135
Florence Price — Elfentanz

Watch the full video!