

Chamber Music Afternoon
Featuring Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program
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DateJuly 3, 2025
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VenueBennett Gordon Hall
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Event Starts1:30 PM
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Public Gates12:30 PM
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Ticket PricesFree General Admission with Advance Ticket
About the Performance
The Piano & Strings Program at the Steans Institute focuses on interpreting classical sonatas and chamber music through deep collaboration in small groups. Each season, about 30 violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists come together for an immersive experience. They engage in intensive rehearsals and receive guidance from leading artists, who help them refine their craft and enhance their interpretive skills and creative insights.
In addition to a series of public master classes that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, featuring the artists in varying instrumental and personnel groupings across the season.
Performers
Midori, violin (Artistic Director)
Zi Yang Low, violin
Haerim Oh, violin
Aoi Saito, violin
Isabella Bignasca, viola
Yizilin Liang, viola
Miranda Werner, viola
Joan Herget, cello
Jakob Giovanni Taylor, cello
Jiaxun Yao, cello
Nadia Azzi, piano (alumni guest)
Umi Garrett, piano (faculty collaborative pianist)
Jialin Yao, piano
Yuki Yoshimi, piano
Program
Hugo Wolf: Italian SerenadeZi Yang Low, violin; Aoi Saito, violin; Isabella Bignasca, viola; Joan Herget, cello Alban Berg: Piano SonataYuki Yoshimi, piano Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minorHaerim Oh, violin; Yizilin Liang, viola; Jakob Giovanni Taylor, cello; Nadia Azzi, piano –Intermission– York Bowen: Phantasy for Viola and Piano, op. 54Miranda Werner, viola; Umi Garrett, piano Louise Farrenc: Piano Trio No. 2, op. 34Midori, violin; Jiaxun Yao, cello; Jialin Yao, piano
Program and featured artists are subject to change.