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MANUEL BARRUECO JAMES EHNES and RICHARD GOODE

“Remarkable musicianship and a world ANDREW ARMSTRONG “Richard Goode is one of the finest pianists of technique . . . simply and consistently— in the world. Few can match his unfailingly awesome.” —Los Angeles Times “Violinist James Ehnes and pianist Andrew beautiful tone, effortless technical command, Armstrong play together with an easy spark interpretive insight, and total emotional and suppleness as only old friends really can.” commitment to the music he plays.” —The Guardian —Washington Post SKYLINE PIANO ARTIST SERIES A celebration of pianistic virtuosity—with a view All performances in Galvin Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.

RICHARD GOODE PHILIPPE BIANCONI Friday, October 18 Friday, March 6 Grammy Award winner Richard Goode is the “An extraordinary exhibition of musicianship, recipient of the Young Concert Artists Award, technical control, and good taste which first prize in the Clara Haskil Competition, lent the music a freshness, immediacy, and the Avery Fisher Prize, and the inaugural Jean conviction one all too seldom encounters.” Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance. —London Times AWADAGIN PRATT JOSÉ RAMÓN Saturday, January 25 MÉNDEZ 1992 Naumburg International Piano Friday, May 1 Competition winner and recipient of “The Spanish pianist an Avery Fisher Career Grant. of his generation.” ANDREAS HAEFLIGER —Hoja del Lunes de Madrid Friday, April 3 NIKOLAI LUGANSKY “One of the most serious, questing pianists on Saturday, February 8 the circuit today . . . breathtaking virtuosity.” “The most trailblazing and meteoric —Telegraph (London) performer of all.” —Gramophone Awadagin Pratt

A six-concert exploration of over two centuries of chamber music brilliance WINTER CHAMBER All performances in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. MUSIC FESTIVAL

JAMES EHNES, violin AIZURI QUARTET ANDREW ARMSTRONG, piano Friday, January 17 Friday, January 10 “Proves that the 250-year-old string quartet Sunday, January 12 formula remains vibrant and vital.” —Tom Huizenga, NPR Music The Grammy Award–winning violinist and acclaimed pianist conclude their survey of the Winner of the Grand Prize and Concert Artists complete Beethoven violin sonatas over two Guild Management Prize at the 2018 M-Prize special performances. Chamber Arts Competition. DUDOK QUARTET AMSTERDAM Sunday, January 19 “Light, silvery sonority and graceful style . . . clearly a talented ensemble on the rise.” —Chicago Classical Review Recipient of a 2018 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award and the Dutch Kersjes Prize, the quartet returns AMERICAN STRING QUARTET after making its US debut in the 2018 festival. with mezzo-soprano FACULTY AND GUESTS STEPHANIE BLYTHE Friday, January 24 Sunday, January 26 The celebrated mezzo-soprano joins the winners Aizuri Quartet An evening with Bienen School faculty and special guests from Chicago’s classical music scene. of the Coleman Chamber Competition and the Naumburg Award. KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS with Jeffrey Siegel Spirited performances plus insightful commentary celebrating piano masterworks All performances in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m.

HAYDN AND MOZART: MISTRESSES AND HUMOR AND HEARTACHE MASTERPIECES Friday, September 27 Friday, February 14 Haydn’s exhilarating Gypsy Rondo, the deep A Valentine’s Day program showcasing pathos of his F Minor Variations, and Mozart’s heartfelt music by Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, tempestuous A Minor Sonata illustrate the Mendelssohn, and Bartók. Celebrate with two composers’ many musical moods. significant works inspired by the composers’ significant others! WARM MUSIC FROM THE COLD NORTH FASCINATIN’ RHYTHMS Friday, November 22 Friday, May 8 A smorgasbord of musical delights! Stave In this season’s spirited conclusion, hear off November’s chill with uplifting music by jaunty, syncopated music by Gershwin Grieg, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius. and Joplin, lively polkas by Stravinsky and Shostakovich, and rousing marches by Prokofiev and Sousa.

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GUITAR SERIES MANUEL BARRUECO Friday, October 11 Intimate, dazzling, transportive—guitar performance at its finest Recognized as one of the most important All performances in Galvin Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. guitarists of our time, Barrueco has appeared with such prestigious ensembles as the Boston Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestras.

RAPHAËL FEUILLÂTRE BRASIL Friday, March 13 GUITAR DUO First-prize winner in the 2018 Guitar Foundation of America International Sunday, February 9 Competition. “Gorgeous tone, rock-solid rhythm, beautiful phrasing ROBERT BARTO . . . this is great playing.” —American Record Guide Saturday, April 4 The award-winning lutenist presents a program featuring both lute and vihuela.

AN TRAN Saturday, May 9

Robert Barto First-prize winner in the 2018 New Orleans International Guitar Festival Competition, Tran brings traditional Vietnamese music to the international concert stage. SKYLINE PIANO ARTIST SERIES A celebration of pianistic virtuosity—with a view All performances in Galvin Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.