27th Annual High School Chamber Music Competition
North Park University's Anderson Chapel 3225 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesRembrandt Chamber Musicians is pleased to present our 27th Annual High School Chamber Music Competition -- available to our supporters and patrons any time, all day long, Friday, February 11 through Sunday, February 13. To watch the performances on our YouTube channel, please click the link below. Programming for the Rembrandt Young Artists is[...]
War of the Romantics – Chicago
The Cliff Dwellers 200 S. Michigan Avenue, 22nd Fl, Chicago, IL, United StatesA musical battle that went down in history as the “War of the Romantics,” pitted composers like Brahms, influenced by the legacy of Beethoven, against those of the New German School including Liszt, Wagner, and Felix Draeseke. Featuring French horn, experience a musical duel unlike any other. It is a fight not to be missed.[...]
War of the Romantics – Evanston
Nichols Concert Hall - Music Institute of Chicago 1490 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, United StatesA musical battle that went down in history as the “War of the Romantics,” pitted composers like Brahms, influenced by the legacy of Beethoven, against those of the New German School including Liszt, Wagner, and Felix Draeseke. Featuring French horn, experience a musical duel unlike any other. It is a fight not to be missed.[...]
Souvenirs
Nichols Concert Hall - Music Institute of Chicago 1490 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, United StatesOur closing concert Souvenirs pays homage to treasured memories and discovers a new favorite in a clarinet quintet of Bernard Herrmann, a composer best known for his film music and long collaboration with movie director Alfred Hitchcock. The season closes by revisiting a cherished Tchaikovsky classic and highlighting the virtuosity of Rembrandt Chamber Musicians. Bernard[...]
Rembrandt Rendezvous
The Cliff Dwellers 200 S. Michigan Avenue, 22nd Fl, Chicago, IL, United StatesClick Here to Reserve Tickets Space is limited. Please reply by October 14, 2022. Honoring Josefien Stoppelenburg and Stephen Alltop This year's honorees Josefien Stoppelenburg and Stephen Alltop are a powerhouse musical couple familiar to audiences around the Chicago area. Josefien has performed around the world, bringing her glittering soprano and memorable interpretations to diverse[...]
ALL MOZART – Evanston
Nichols Concert Hall - Music Institute of Chicago 1490 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, United StatesMozart reputedly once said, “Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love—that is the soul of genius.” Rembrandt opens its season by presenting three brilliant works from the genius himself. MOZART: Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 304 MOZART: Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478 MOZART: Clarinet[...]
ALL MOZART – Chicago
PianoForte 1335 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United StatesMozart reputedly once said, “Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love—that is the soul of genius.” Rembrandt opens its season by presenting three brilliant works from the genius himself. MOZART: Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 304 MOZART: Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478 MOZART: Clarinet[...]
Holiday Baroque – Chicago
Epiphany 201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IllinoisA cherished annual tradition, Rembrandt’s Holiday Baroque returns to Evanston and is coming to Chicago as well! That’s right—we’re performing it twice! Featuring Baroque favorites with a few surprise “gifts” along the way, Holiday Baroque will capture the spirit of the season. HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in G, op. 6, no. 1 KAPSBERGER: "Canario" TELEMANN: Concerto for 2 violins in[...]
Holiday Baroque – Evanston
Alice Millar Chapel - Northwestern University 1870 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL, United StatesA cherished annual tradition, Rembrandt’s Holiday Baroque returns to Evanston and is coming to Chicago as well! That’s right—we’re performing it twice! Featuring Baroque favorites with a few surprise “gifts” along the way, Holiday Baroque will capture the spirit of the season. HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in G op. 6, no. 1 KAPSBERGER: "Canario" TELEMANN: Concerto for 2[...]
Dvořák’s Prophecy – Chicago
The Cliff Dwellers 200 S. Michigan Avenue, 22nd Fl, Chicago, IL, United StatesDVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY In 1893 Antonín Dvořák prophesied that a “great and noble” school of American music would arise from “sorrow songs”—the music of enslaved black and indigenous peoples that was then influencing his compositions. In 2023, inspired by Joseph Horowitz’s book Dvořák’s Prophecy, Rembrandt highlights such unheralded compositions, reclaiming part of our American tradition. Samuel[...]
Dvořák’s Prophecy – Evanston
Nichols Concert Hall - Music Institute of Chicago 1490 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, United StatesDVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY In 1893 Antonín Dvořák prophesied that a “great and noble” school of American music would arise from “sorrow songs”—the music of enslaved black and indigenous peoples that was then influencing his compositions. In 2023, inspired by Joseph Horowitz’s book Dvořák’s Prophecy, Rembrandt highlights such unheralded compositions, reclaiming part of our American tradition. Samuel[...]
28th Annual High School Chamber Music Competition
North Park University's Anderson Chapel 3225 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Rembrandt Chamber Musicians’ 28th Annual High School Chamber Music Competition is scheduled for Sunday, February 12, 2023 in North Park University’s Anderson Chapel. The competition’s first round will take place on YouTube and final round will take place live in Anderson Chapel. All application materials including the performance video must be submitted no later[...]
The Mad Decade – Chicago
The Cliff Dwellers 200 S. Michigan Avenue, 22nd Fl, Chicago, IL, United StatesTHE MAD DECADE Remembering those Roaring Twenties, Rembrandt brings you the boisterous fun and boldly dramatic sounds of The Mad Decade, with works by Mahler, Prokofiev, and Dohnányi. MAHLER: Piano Quartet in A Minor PROKOFIEV: Sonata for 2 Violins, op. 56 DOHNÁNYI: Sextet in C Major, op. 37 Guest Artists: Ilya Shterenberg, clarinet; Fritz Foss, horn; Victor Asuncion, piano[...]
The Mad Decade – Evanston
Nichols Concert Hall - Music Institute of Chicago 1490 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, United StatesTHE MAD DECADE Remembering those Roaring Twenties, Rembrandt brings you the boisterous fun and boldly dramatic sounds of The Mad Decade, with works by Mahler, Prokofiev, and Dohnányi. MAHLER: Piano Quartet in A Minor PROKOFIEV: Sonata for 2 Violins, op. 56 DOHNÁNYI: Sextet in C Major, op. 37 Guest Artists: Ilya Shterenberg, clarinet; Fritz Foss, horn; Victor Asuncion, piano[...]
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Nichols Concert Hall - Music Institute of Chicago 1490 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, United StatesWHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS Enter into childlike imagination in Rembrandt’s musical walk through life. Inspired by Shel Silverstein, a youthful work by Chicago composer Max Raimi begins the journey. Rembrandt travels through young adulthood with Dinuk Wijeratne’s 2013 piece Love Triangle and closes the season with Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet, written at the end of his career. Take[...]