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Once upon a time, two musicians fell in love. In the month we celebrate romance, Rembrandt spotlights one of music’s great love stories. Exchanging notes and meeting in secret, Robert and Clara married in defiance of Clara’s father. Their romance became the stuff of legend. Out of a marriage marked by both intense passion and[...]

  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[...]

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.[...]

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.[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 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 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[...]

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 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 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[...]