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Spektral Quartet—Prismatic Memory

Spektral Quartet—Prismatic Memory

This adventurous ensemble performs a world premiere by composer Hans Thomalla alongside Beat Furrer’s Quartet no. 3, two pieces that conjure music of Europe’s past through a contemporary lens.


Chicago Philharmonic Sunday Series -THE CHOCOLATE BOX: A MUSICAL TAKE ON THE FLAVORS OF LOVE

Chicago Philharmonic Sunday Series -THE CHOCOLATE BOX: A MUSICAL TAKE ON THE FLAVORS OF LOVE

Vocalist Cheryl Wilson and a cutting-edge string quartet composed of Carmen Kassinger, Lisa Fako, Monica Reilly, and Margaret Daly join forces to explore the many faces of love, from the serene to the tumultuous. On a subject that has demanded the attention of practically everyone who ever wrote a note of music, hear tangos by Piazzola and Gardel, lush excerpts from the Romantic quartets of...

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Avalon String Quartet—Written In Fire

Avalon String Quartet—Written In Fire

Hear chamber works of great narrative intensity—Weinberg’s Quartet no. 7 and Janácek’s Quartet no. 2 (“Intimate Letters”)—complemented by vivid imagery from our galleries.