On Sunday, April 6th, the Friends of the IPO hosted the 16th annual Rising Star Showcase and all of our young musicians simply dazzled the audience with their amazing talents. Pictured left to right: Anderson Pries, piano; Nathan Freeland, cello; Aaron Alexander, French horn; Neel Patel, violin; Veronica Tartack, violin; Jaciel Austin, harp; Anthony Adduci, organ. Photo by Ned Rissky. (fb)

Our very own Matthew Lipman returns to the Chicago area for a performance at the Harris Theater on 4/23/25. Six string players, including Paul Huang, violin; Danbi Um, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola; Timothy Ridout, viola; David Finckel, cello Sihao He, cello; will join forces in the Chamber Music Society’s final Harris Theater performance of the season. After beginning with Bach, who used six voices to compose his fugue-on-demand for Frederick the Great, the group divides in two for string trios by Haydn and Schubert, before re-combining in two blockbuster works for sextet by Strauss (the opening from his opera Capriccio) and Tchaikovsky (Souvenir de Florence). Tickets available at the link below. (fb)