America’s high-profile Miro Quartet, the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra cellist Brant Taylor, two former Vermeer Quartet members -- violinist Shmuel Ashkenasi and cellist Marc Johnson, and internationally recognized pianist Shai Wosner are among the world-class guest ensembles and artists set to appear on stage at Northwestern University in January.
Continue reading on Northwestern NowWinter Chamber Music Festival celebrates 25th season with five award-winning ensembles
November 17, 2021
The Bienen School of Music welcomes guest artists back to the stage in Winter 2022, with the return of two popular concert series.
Bienen School Presents Spring Celebration Events
April 7, 2016
The world premiere of a commissioned work by David Lang, a performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony at the Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago’s Millennium Park, and a three-day Horn Festival will be performed in honor of the Bienen School’s new Ryan Center for the Musical Arts.
Q&A: Blair Milton, founder of Winter Chamber Music Festival
January 13, 2016
The Bienen School of Music’s Winter Chamber Music Festival chimes in with its 20th season this month.
A milestone for NU's winter chamber music festival
January 5, 2016
Northwestern University's Winter Chamber Music Festival's 20th season begins this weekend and continues through Feb. 7.
Bienen School’s Winter Chamber Music Festival Celebrates 20 Years
December 1, 2015
The Dover Quartet and Jupiter String Quartet are both scheduled to perform during the 20th season of Northwestern University’s annual Winter Chamber Music Festival.
Dover Quartet prepares to join Bienen in the fall
April 22, 2015
The Dover Quartet, which has performed in the Northwestern’s Winter Chamber Music Festival for the past two years, will return to campus this fall to begin a three-year residency at the Bienen School of Music.
Dover Quartet to Begin Three-Year Residency at Bienen School
April 14, 2015
The Dover Quartet -- a young American string ensemble that catapulted to international stardom after winning the grand prize plus all three special prizes at the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition -- will be headed to Northwestern University this fall as “quartet-in-residence.”
Bienen School to Host 19th Winter Chamber Music Festival
December 1, 2014
Northwestern University’s 19th annual Winter Chamber Music Festival will focus on the chamber works of Beethoven, providing an overview of the composer’s music for string quartets and small ensembles. The six-concert series opens Jan. 9 and runs through Jan. 25.
18th Annual Winter Chamber Music Festival
December 2, 2013
America’s high-profile Miro Quartet, the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra cellist Brant Taylor, two former Vermeer Quartet members -- violinist Shmuel Ashkenasi and cellist Marc Johnson, and internationally recognized pianist Shai Wosner are among the world-class gu
Program Information for Jan. 22 "Music from Northwestern" on WFMT 98.7 FM
January 16, 2012
Music for this Sunday’s program includes selections from Liszt, Penderecki, Kodaly, Respighi, Tchaikovsky, and Victor Goines.