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September 24, 2023

27th Annual High School Chamber Music Competition

North Park University's Anderson Chapel 3225 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

  Rembrandt 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[...]

Free and Open to the Public

War of the Romantics – Chicago

The Cliff Dwellers 200 S. Michigan Avenue, 22nd Fl, Chicago, IL, United States

A 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 States

A 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 States

Our 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 States

Click 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 States

Mozart 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 States

Mozart 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, Illinois

A 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 States

A 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 States

DVOŘÁK'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 States

DVOŘÁK'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 States

The 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 States

THE 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 States

THE 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 States

WHERE 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[...]