Guarneri Hall

05/20/2026

Part concert.
Part comedy.
Part film.

Cellist-filmmaker Nicholas Canellakis (.canellakis_cellist) and composer-pianist Michael Stephen Brown ()
bring Humor & Harmony to Guarneri Hall next week: a performance that collides brilliant music with original shorts, sharp timing, and the kind of spontaneity that only happens live.

🎟 Tickets at the link in bio
📍 Guarneri Hall
🗓 May 28 & 29

04/22/2026

We are so excited to present this program! Tickets available in our bio.

Join us at Guarneri Hall April 22nd and 23rd for “Project Earth” Parts I and II by the Iris Trio. “Project Earth” celebrates the beauty of nature while highlighting the human impacts on our environment. 📍 Guarneri Hall - 11 East Adam Street, Chicago
📅 April 22nd and 23rd
🎟️ Tickets at link in bio

04/16/2026

On March 26th and 27th, Guarneri Hall audiences experienced the Formosa Quartet’s imaginative “Chicago Time Machine,”a set of five pieces following prominent figures of jazz, gospel, and blues. Pictured in this clip is “Mannish Boy”by Muddy Waters, arranged for the ensemble by violinist Jasmine Lin.

04/15/2026

Join us at Guarneri Hall April 22nd and 23rd for “Project Earth” Parts I and II by the Iris Trio. “Project Earth” celebrates the beauty of nature while highlighting the human impacts on our environment. 📍 Guarneri Hall - 11 East Adam Street, Chicago
📅 April 22nd and 23rd
🎟️ Tickets at link in bio

04/15/2026

This month, we celebrate the birthday of Sergei Prokofiev! Regarded as one of the most important composers of the 20th century, he wrote ballet suites, orchestral and symphonic works, but his favorite was composing opera. In this clip, his Sonata for Solo Violin is performed by Claire Wells.

03/26/2026

American Mirror with the Formosa Quartet

A program reflecting on identity, place, and perspective through the intimate lens of spoken words and chamber music.

Join the Formosa Quartet for an evening that brings contemporary voices into dialogue with tradition: thoughtful, searching, and deeply human.

📍 Guarneri Hall - 11 East Adam Street, Chicago.
📅 March 27
🎟️ Tickets at link in bio

01/13/2026

Tonight at 6:30 pm: Dreams & Departures at Guarneri Hall. An intimate evening of art song and piano featuring soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon, works by Franz Schubert and Elizabeth Ogonek.

Can't make it tonight? Another performance tomorrow, 1/14.
Link in bio for details and reservations.

01/09/2026

Join us at Guarneri Hall for Dreams & Departures, an evening of art song and piano that traces longing, beauty, and transformation.
January 13-14 6:30 pm, link in bio for details and reservations.

11/13/2025

In‎ 2023‎ NEXUS‎ Chamber‎ Music‎ assembled‎ an‎ all‎ star‎ group‎ to‎ perform‎ and‎ record‎ “100‎ Greatest‎ Dance‎ Hits”,‎ by‎ Aaron‎ Jay‎ Kernis,‎ with‎ technical‎ help‎ from‎ Guarneri‎ Hall’s‎ audio‎ engineer‎ Christopher‎ Willis‎ and‎ Creative‎ Director/videographer‎ Mike‎ Gittani.‎ “MOR‎ Easy‎ Listening‎ Slow-Dance‎ Ballad”‎ from‎ that‎ inspiring‎ session‎ is‎ this‎ week’s‎ YT‎ post.‎ Be‎ sure‎ to‎ check‎ it‎ out!
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⁣Hao‎ Yang‎ (guitar),‎ Claire‎ Bourg‎ (violin),‎ Rannveig‎ Marta‎ Sarc‎ (violin),‎ Brian‎ Hong‎ (viola),‎ and‎ Alexander‎ Hersh‎ (cello)
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11/06/2025

“On Polish Folk Themes” was the first piece composed by Polish composer Szymon Laks following his liberation from nearly three years in Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Terra Quartet treated a full house at Guarneri Hall to a fantastic performance of this rarely heard gem in our November 5th Resilience event.