Classical Music Chicago

05/30/2026

Next Wednesday hear works by Chopin, Liszt, and Florence Price performed by pianist Oscar Jiang!

Oscar Jiang’s various awards include top prizes at the Melbourne Recital Centre Bach Competition, Thailand International Piano Competition, Hanoi International Piano Competition and the Special Prize for a Work of Chopin at the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition.

📅 Wednesday 12:15 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
🎟️ Free admission

05/29/2026

Summer afternoons in Chicago sound better with live music ☀️🎶

Join us this June for our Dame Myra Hess Concerts, a free weekly concert series bringing world-class musicians to the heart of downtown Chicago every Wednesday at lunchtime!

Whether you’re on a lunch break, exploring the city, or simply looking for a moment to slow down, these concerts offer the perfect midday reset inside one of Chicago’s most beautiful spaces.

Swipe through to explore the June concert lineup!

🗓️ Wednesdays • 12:15–1:00 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist - 55 E. Wacker Dr.
🎟️ Free admission

05/29/2026

Rush Hour Concerts are back for the summer ❤️🎶

Join Classical Music Chicago every Tuesday evening from June 9–August 18 for free live classical concerts.

🗓️ Tuesdays • Pre-concert talk 5:15 pm Concert 5:45–6:30 PM
📍 Holy Name Cathedral - 735 N. State St.
🎟️ Free admission

These free 45-minute concerts are the perfect way to unwind after work and experience world-class live music in the heart of Chicago.

See you this summer at Rush Hour Concerts!

05/26/2026

We're so excited to have Tyler C. Martin and Beilin Han for tomorrow's Dame Myra Hess Concert!

📅 Wednesday 12:15 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
🎟️ Free admission

05/23/2026

A unique flute and piano performance for the upcoming Hess concert!🪈 🎹

Tyler C. Martin serves as second flute/piccolo with Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet Orchestras. He is a prize winner of numerous competitions, including the 20th International Friedrich Kuhlau Competition, Houston Flute Club, New York Flute Club, Austin Flute Society, Sphinx Organization’s SOPA Competition and National Flute Association’s Orchestral Audition Competition.

Beilin Han has won prizes in many prestigious competitions including first place in the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Scholarship Competition, the Kansas City National Scholarship Competition, the Naftzger National Young Artist Competition, and the “Vianna Da Motta International Piano Competition” in Portugal.

📅 Wednesday 12:15 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
🎟️ Free admission

05/23/2026

A unique flute and piano performance for the upcoming Hess concert!🪈 🎹

Tyler C. Martin serves as second flute/piccolo with Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet Orchestras. He is a prize winner of numerous competitions, including the 20th International Friedrich Kuhlau Competition, Houston Flute Club, New York Flute Club, Austin Flute Society, Sphinx Organization’s SOPA Competition and National Flute Association’s Orchestral Audition Competition.

Beilin Han has won prizes in many prestigious competitions including first place in the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Scholarship Competition, the Kansas City National Scholarship Competition, the Naftzger National Young Artist Competition, and the "Vianna Da Motta International Piano Competition" in Portugal.

📅 Wednesday 12:15 PM
📍 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
🎟️ Free admission

05/22/2026

Beautiful violin and piano concert with Alejandra Switala and Katherine Peteresen out now on our Youtube channel!

Program:
Paul Schoenfeld - Souvenirs for Violin and Piano
Florence Price - Fantasie No. 1 in G minor
Florence Price - Fantasie No. 2 in F-sharp mino
Mel Bonis - Violin Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 112

Link in bio🔗

05/20/2026

05/20/2026

Meet Associate Board Member Lou Yoelin!

Chicago-born songwriter, composer, and professor Lou Yoelin joined CMC to be part of a creative community that brings people together through music and collaboration.

CMC's Associate Board brings together artists and advocates shaping what’s next for the org! Stay tuned for upcoming events with the board🧡

05/19/2026

Don't miss Alejandra Switala, violin & Katherine Petersen, piano tomorrow at the Dame Myra Hess Concerts!❤️

Program:
Paul Schoenfeld - Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano
Mel Bonis - Violin Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 112
Florence Price - Fantasie No. 1 in G minor for Violin and Piano
Florence Price- Fantasie No. 2 in F-sharp minor for Violin and Piano