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Beethoven
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Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
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Seventeenth Church Of Christ, Scientist
Chopin
César Franck
Duo FAE
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47
Gabriel Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 13
Robert Schumann
Franz Liszt
Clara Schumann
Fernande Decruck
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Phil Am Music Foundation
Cello
J.S. Bach
Maurice Ravel

Each week WFMT goes live to the Chicago Cultural Center for concerts with emerging artists from around the world, produced by the International Music Foundation. Some shows offer solo recitals while others feature ensembles. The concerts take place beneath the world’s largest Tiffany-domed ceiling, part of a landmark building that originally housed the Chicago Public Library. The Dame Myra Hess Me... more

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Pianist Joshua Mhoon performs works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Maurice Ravel, Ernesto Lecuona, Ottorino Respighi and Alexander Scriabin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

Mhoon began piano at age seven and advanced rapidl... more

Pianist Stephanie Tang performs works by Franz Schubert, Sofia Gubaidulina, Missy Mazzoli and Johannes Brahms, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

BBC Magazine Rising Star Stephanie Tang is a Chinese-American pianist with... more

Pianist Kacper Żaromski performs works by Karol Szymanowski and Frédéric Chopin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

Kacper Żaromski was born in 1999. He is a native from Rymanow Zdrój in South Eastern Poland. He graduate... more

Pianist Motti Fang-Bentov performs the world premiere of Tomer Rozen‘s Suite over Mi-Sol-Re as well as Miroirs by Maurice Ravel, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

Born in Beijing, China, and raised in Tel-Aviv, Israel, ... more

Pianist Hyejin Cho performs works by Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

Hyejin Cho enjoys a flourishing career as a soloist and chamber musician, performing in concerts acr... more

Cellist Eunghee Cho and Pianist Tomomi Sato perform works by Camille Saint-Saëns and Rita Strohl, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

Korean-American cellist Eunghee Cho was awarded Second Prize and the special award for ... more

Pianist Linda Lee performs works by Johannes Brahms and Alexander Scriabin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

Known for her bold musical instinct and striking individuality, pianist Linda Lee brings a vivid sense of exp... more

Katarina String Quartet perform works by Joseph Haydn and Kevin Puts, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

Grand Prize winner of the 2025 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, the Katarina String Quartet has quickly distingu... more

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Kacper Żaromski
A Polish pianist studying at Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts.
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Episode: Kacper Żaromski, piano
Aaron Wolff
A laureate of the 2024 Nombard Cello Competition and first prize winner of the Boston Symphony Concerto Competition, currently pursuing a doctor of musical arts.
Episode: Aaron Wolff, cello and Victor Asuncion, piano
Victor Asuncion
Founder and artistic and board director of the Phil Am Music Foundation, which promotes Filipino classical musicians through scholarship and performance.
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Episode: Aaron Wolff, cello and Victor Asuncion, piano
James Baik
Cellist and first prize winner of the 2023 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions
Episode: James Baik, cello and Victor Asunción, piano
Victor Asunción
Pianist and accomplished recitalist, known for numerous performances at the Dame Myra Hess Concerts.
Episode: James Baik, cello and Victor Asunción, piano
Jonathan Senik
A 22-year-old pianist born in Israel, currently pursuing his Master of Music degree at the New England Conservatory.
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Nathan Amaral
Violinist from Rio de Janeiro and graduate of the New England Conservatory.
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Alice Chenyang Xu
Pianist, graduate of the Curtis Institute and Roosevelt University, with a Doctor of Musical Arts from the New England Conservatory.
Episode: Nathan Amaral, violin and Alice Chenyang Xu, piano
Jet Stephen Chong
Pianist of Filipino and Chinese descent with accolades in various international competitions
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