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Kimberly Han, 14, piano
Kimberly won the 2015 Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Youth Auditions. On Saturday’s encore broadcast, we feature 14 year old pianist Kimberly Han, an eighth grader at Deer Path...
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LIVE: Torin Bakke, Clarinet, winner of the CSO Youth Auditions
Torin Bakke was the winner of the 2014 Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Youth Auditions. On this Saturday’s live broadcast, we feature 17 year old clarinetist Torin Bakke, winner of...
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Atara String Quartet
Atara String Quartet was the first place winner of the Society of American Musicians 2014 Jules M. Laser Chamber Music Competition Atara String Quartet is comprised of Hannah White and Karisa Chiu,...
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LIVE: CYSO Principal Players, Quattro Voci
Quattro Voci is the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Player string quartet. Consisting of violinists Shannon Kollasch (17) and Isabella Spinelli (16), violist Kayla Cabrera (16), and...
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Susie Lee, 18, piano
Susie is the Principal Pianist in the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and Encore Chamber Orchestra, where she was a finalist in the CYSO Concerto Competition. On this Saturday’s rebroadcast, we...
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LIVE: Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, Maud Powell String Quartet
Named after Maud Powell (1867-1920), America’s first international violin superstar (who grew up in Aurora, Illinois), this premier string quartet from the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra is coached by...
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Cathryn Cowell, 18, violin and Irish fiddle
Cathryn Cowell’s repertoire ranges from Bach to Irish fiddling. She will study violin at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in the fall. Cathryn Cowell has been studying violin since the...
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Tabitha Oh, violin
Tabitha Oh was one of the concertmasters of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. Listen to this program again here. On Saturday’s rebroadcast, we feature violinist Tabitha Oh, who studied at the...
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CYSO Performs at Symphony Center
Music from the CYSO’s November 23, 2014 concert at Symphony Center. On this Saturday’s broadcast, we feature the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra in selections from their November 23, 2014 concert at...
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Joe Bricker, 18, percussion
Joe Bricker will be studying percussion at The Juilliard School this fall. Joseph Bricker, a senior at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois, is currently co-principal percussionist of...
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Shannon Kollasch, 17, violin and Campanella Children’s Choir
On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature a violin soloist and a children’s choir. Shannon Kollasch has served as concertmaster of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. She will study violin at Northwestern...
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Fortis Piano Quartet
The Fortis Piano Quartet was named Grand Prize Winner in the 2015 A.N. & Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition. Fortis Piano Quartet was formed in the fall of 2014 by the chamber program of...
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MYA Symphony Orchestra Plays The Rite of Spring
The MYA Symphony Orchestra is based in Highwood, Illinois and offers many musical enrichment opportunities for young musicians. On this Saturday’s broadcast, we feature the Midwest Young Artists...
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New Trier High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble
The New Trier Symphonic Wind Ensemble has performed at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago and will be on tour in Italy next year. We feature the New Trier High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble on this...
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Merit School of Music: Performathon Part 1
Proceeds from Performathon support Merit’s commitment to high quality of music education to students across Chicago. On Saturday’s broadcast, we present the first of two programs featuring the Merit...
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Merit School of Music: Performathon Part 2
Proceeds from Performathon support Merit’s commitment to high quality of music education to students across Chicago. On Saturday’s broadcast, we present the second of two programs featuring the Merit...
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Lockport Township High School Wind Symphony
The Lockport Township High School Wind Symphony was the Honor Band in Class AAAA, the highest class, at the 2015 SuperState Concert Band Festival at the University of Illinois. On Saturday’s broadcast,...
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Chicago Duo Piano Festival: Part I
On Saturday’s broadcast, we present the first of two programs featuring the Winner’s Concert from the 2015 Chicago Duo Piano Festival Competition. Piano duos from across the Chicago area and the...
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Chicago Duo Piano Festival: Part 2
On Saturday’s broadcast, we present the second of two programs featuring the Winner’s Concert from the 2015 Chicago Duo Piano Festival Competition. Piano duos from across the Chicago area and the...
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Gallia Kastner, violin, 2014 CSO Youth Audition Winner
Gallia Kastner won first prize at the 2015 Cooper International Violin Competition at Oberlin College. Gallia Kastner is an 18 year old violinist from Arlington Heights who studied with Almita and...
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