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August 2018
Color Fields
The first of the downtown Chicago concerts presented by NEXUS Chamber Music Chicago, this dynamic program features all of the NEXUS artists in performances of colorful solo and chamber works. NEXUS is a collective of emerging musical artists from around the world who are committed to stimulating interest in serious chamber music in new audiences. NEXUS is holding its first-class musical events both at Guarneri Hall and at unconventional venues in and around Chicago, with the aim of deconstructing the traditional barrier between audience and performer.
Find out more »Sonic Arguments
Next up in the series presented by NEXUS Chamber Music Chicago, the two NEXUS Co-Artistic Directors take their virtuosic program of masterpieces for violin and cello duo—previously performed in less conventional locations—to Guarneri Hall in Chicago's Loop.
Find out more »Riddles of Polyphony
This final concert in the summer 2018 series presented by NEXUS Chamber Music Chicago features the NEXUS artists in Romantic and contemporary German and Viennese masterpieces, interspersed with several inventions by J.S. Bach, the polyphonic inspiration for all composers.
Find out more »October 2018
Oliver Knussen Tribute
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, Stravinsky, Webern, and Debussy with a roster of performers from Chicago and beyond.
Find out more »December 2018
Beethoven’s Birthday Party (in Arlington Heights)
External Event: It's Beethoven’s 248th birthday, and Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights is throwing a party! Under the aegis of Guarneri Hall, violinist Stefan Hersh, cellist Alexander Hersh, and pianist Mizi Li will gather at this welcoming venue to present three much-loved Beethoven pieces.
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