

Chamber Music Afternoon
Featuring Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program
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DateJuly 15, 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)
Sameer Agrawal, violin
Daniel Dastoor, violin
Aoi Saito, violin
Yizilin Liang, viola
Miranda Werner, viola
Danielle Akta, cello
Andrew Ilhoon Byun, cello
Joan Herget, cello
Lindsay Garritson, piano (faculty collaborative pianist)
Program
Leoš Janáček: Violin Sonata Sameer Agrawal, violin; Lindsay Garritson, piano Alfred Schnittke: String Trio Daniel Dastoor, violin; Yizilin Liang, viola; Joan Herget, cello –Intermission– Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes, op. 17 Andrew Ilhoon Byun, cello; Lindsay Garritson, piano Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C major, op. 36 Aoi Saito, violin; Midori, violin; Miranda Werner, viola; Danielle Akta, cello
Program and featured artists are subject to change.