Chicago Classical Music

Yuan-Qing Yu, Rembrandt violinist, reprises her spring 2008 critically acclaimed CSO performance of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons in a chamber setting. You won't want to miss it!  Mezzo Soprano Emily Lodine joins us for Brahms' Two Songs for Alto and Bach's Aria from Cantata No. 182. Mozart's Quintet for Clarinet and Strings with J. Lawrie Bloom, soloist, completes the program.

This concert will be repeated on Monday, December 8th at the Merit School of Music. 

Tickets: $30 adult, $10 student

www.rembrandtchamberplayers.org or 312-360-3145

 

 

 

Dance-Along Nutcracker
12pm & 3pm
(Workshops TBD)

Sugar-plum fairies and toy soldiers of all ages return once again for the seventh annual Dance-Along Nutcracker. Dance and sing along with instruction from professional dancers and music from the Lakeside Pride Band.

Sundays at 3 pm
Chicago Cultural Center , Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington, Chicago
ADMISSION: FREE

Arnold Steinhardt and John Dalley, violin; Michael Tree,viola; Peter Wiley, cello

Peter Lloyd, string bass

National Public Radio describesthe renowned Guarneri String Quartet as “among the most revered and enduringensembles of its kind in the world.” Since its founding in 1964, the quartet has circled the globe countlesstimes, playing in the most prestigious halls in the Americas, Europe, Asia, andAustralia.  The Guarneri has beenfeatured on many television and radio specials, documentaries, and educationalpresentations in North America and abroad.  In addition to mastering the finest works in the quartetrepertoire, the group has performed and popularized works by today’s foremostcomposers.  At the end of thisseason, the quartet will retire after 45 years of performing.  Don’t miss this opportunity to hearthis legendary ensemble one last time as the inaugural concert of this year’sWinter Chamber Music Festival, with Northwestern faculty member Peter Lloyd asspecial guest.

Tickets are $25 for the general public, $22 for seniors and Northwestern faculty and staff, and $12 for students.