The North Shore Chamber Music Festival is one of Chicago's classical gems. Heralded as an “inspired summer event not to be missed” (Chicago Classical Review), NSCMF opens up the 12th Annual 2023 summer festival season with inspiring concerts by renowned artists that mix old and new, the well and little known – there is always something fresh and something familiar! Wednesday: Wednesday: Fairy’s Kiss. Friday: The New Generation and Journey of the Spirit and Saturday: Your Heart’s Desire!

Schedule:

Wednesday, June 7, 2023:

7:30 PM -- FAIRY’S KISS

Stravinsky – Divertimento (after The Fairy’s Kiss) for violin and piano

William Hagen, violin
Janice Carissa, piano

Borodin – String Quartet No.2

Ariel String Quartet

*** intermission ***

Chausson – Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, op.21

William Hagen, violin
Janice Carissa, piano
Ariel String Quartet

Friday, June 9, 2023:

6:00 PM -- The New Generation

Pre-concert performance showcasing talented young musicians from The Betty Haag Academy of Music

7:30 PM -- JOURNEY OF THE SPIRIT

Mozart – Viola Quintet K. 406 C minor

Atar Arad, viola
Ariel String Quartet

*** intermission ***

Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time

William Wolfram, piano
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Mark Kosower, cello
Ilya Shterenberg, clarinet

Saturday, June 10, 2023:

7:30 PM -- YOUR HEART’S DESIRE

Poulenc – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, op.184

Ilya Shterenberg, clarinet
Janice Carissa, piano

Milhaud – Le Bœuf sur le toit (The ox on the roof), op.58

Hina Khuong-Huu*,violin
Janice Carissa, piano

Fazil Say – Leopards for String Sextet**

Vadim Gluzman, Gerson Gerchikov, violin
Atar Arad, Jan Grüning, viola
Amit Even-Tov, Mark Kosower, cello

*** intermission ***

Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor

William Wolfram, piano
Vadim Gluzman, Hina Khuong-Huu*, violin
Atar Arad, viola
Mark Kosower, cello

Eugen Doga / Lev Zhurbin (Ljova)
Waltz from 1978 film
“My Sweet and Tender Beast”

Ariel Quartet,
Vadim Gluzman,
Hina Khuong-Huu, violin
Atar Arad, viola
Mark Kosower, cello
Ilya Shterenberg, clarinet
Janice Carissa, William Wolfram,
Angela Yoffe, piano

*2023 Arkady Fomin Scholarship recipient
**American premiere

Dates: June 7, 9 and 10, 2023

Location: The Village Church of Northbrook, 1300 Shermer Road, Northbrook, IL 60062

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