Dreams and Departures (Jan 13)
Guarneri Hall 11 East Adams, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesCatch an early glimpse of spring at Guarneri Hall as the dazzling soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon performs two floral-themed songs of Schubert, and more.
Catch an early glimpse of spring at Guarneri Hall as the dazzling soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon performs two floral-themed songs of Schubert, and more.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of music and merriment at Guarneri Hall’s Annual Benefit Concert—a sparkling, light-hearted celebration of the season featuring world-class performers and festive surprises. Our hosts for the evening are celebrated composer Augusta Read Thomas and our beloved Artistic Director Stefan Hersh.
The Grammy Award-winning Catalyst Quartet, praised by the New York Times for their “invariably energetic and finely burnished” performances and “earthly vigor,” present Against All Odds—a stirring exploration of resilience, identity, and hope expressed through a powerful and wide-ranging program.
The 1945: At War's End series concludes with a pair of deeply reflective works by Dmitri Shostakovich and Benjamin Britten, both of whom were profoundly impacted by the war’s devastation and the liberation of the death camps in 1945, as well as a contemporary work by Michiru Ōshima.
Resilience, our first program of the 1945: At War's End series, showcases music by three Central European composers, each with their own unique story of displacement by the war.
In Rare Birds, the dynamic Owls present a vibrant array of musical treasures that span centuries and continents.
On Hydrogen Day (10/08 after the atomic mass of hydrogen = 1.008), fan-favorite soprano Kristina Bachrach returns to Guarneri Hall with a wide-ranging program inspired by the celestial lights that hydrogen fuels.
The celebrated Borromeo String Quartet performs Ludwig van Beethoven's towering and transcendent late quartets in our Beethoven Immortal series, presented over the course of two evenings.
The celebrated Borromeo String Quartet performs Ludwig van Beethoven's towering and transcendent late quartets in our Beethoven Immortal series, presented over the course of two evenings.
Pianist and composer Conrad Tao — hailed by Vulture as “a phenomenal talent and a mighty creative force” — launches NLM’s 2025–2026 season with Echoes and Algorithms, an evening where technology, memory, and sound converge.