On Wednesday, August 23, Polish violinist Kinga Augustyn will perform a recital at the Chicago Cultural Center, as part of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series featuring emerging artists from around the world. At 12:15 PM CST, this recital will be broadcast live online by classical music station WFMT. Together with Macedonian pianist Kalina Mrmevska, Augustyn will perform the following program: Henryk Wieniawski – Polonaise de concert in D Major, Op. 4; Sergei Prokofiev – Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis; and Fritz Kreisler – Three Viennese Dances (Liebesfreud, Liebesleid, Schön Rosmarin).
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 | 12:15pm – 1:15pm
Kinga Augustyn In Recital: Live & Broadcast online
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E Washington Street, Chicago, IL 60605
Concert info: imfchicago.org
Broadcast info: blogs.wfmt.com/hess
On Wednesday, August 30, Polish pianist Adam Piotr Żukiewicz will also perform a recital at the Chicago Cultural Center, as part of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series featuring emerging artists from around the world. At 12:15 PM CST, this recital will be broadcast live online by classical music station WFMT. The repertoire of his solo recital will include: Chopin – Scherzo in B-flat Minor, Op. 31 and Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53; Gershwin – 3 Preludes for Piano; Scriabin – Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 30; and Beethoven: 6 Variations on ‘Nel cor piu non mi sento’, WoO 70.
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 | 12:15pm – 1:15pm
Adam Piotr Żukiewicz In Recital: Live & Broadcast online
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E Washington Street, Chicago, IL 60605
Concert info: imfchicago.org
Broadcast info: blogs.wfmt.com/hess
[Sources: press release, imfchicago.org, blogs.wfmt.com]