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Oliver Knussen Tribute

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm CDT

$10.00 – $40.00
Oliver Knussen

The official grand opening concert for Guarneri Hall will be a tribute to British composer Oliver Knussen, a towering giant of music in our time who passed away last July. Renowned composer Augusta Read Thomas will be the host for an evening of music by Knussen and key composers who influenced him, with a roster of performers from Chicago and beyond.

The event will be live streamed on this website for those who cannot attend in person.

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Concert Program

Anton Webern: Langsamer Satz (1905)
Gabriela Lara and Stefan Hersh, violins; Roger Chase, viola; Julian Hersh, cello

Oliver Knussen: Prayer Bell Sketch (1997)
Oliver Knussen: Ophelia’s Last Dance (2010)
Daniel Pesca, piano

Screening of Revue Z (a short film by Claudia Lee, written and performed by Zoë Martlew)

Oliver Knussen: Secret Psalm (1990)
Stefan Hersh, violin

Igor Stravinsky: three Pieces for String Quartet (1914)
Stefan Hersh and Gabriela Lara, violins; Roger Chase, viola; Julian Hersh, cello

Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp (1915)
Rachel Blumenthal, flute; Roger Chase, viola; Michael Maganuco, harp

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Details

Date:
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm CDT
Cost:
$10.00 – $40.00
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Venue

Guarneri Hall
11 East Adams, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603 United States
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Phone
847.780.6720

Note that our 2023-24 season events will not be live streamed, so we hope you will attend in person! We will continue to release innovative classical music videos of the artists who perform in Guarneri Hall; to be notified of new releases sign up for our newsletter.