Five Chamber Groups, Seventeen Performers

On Introductions this week, a veritable menagerie and miscellany of groups! Hailing from the Music Institute of Chicago Academy, Victor J. Andrew High School and Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, today’s episode has music from the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. We’ll hear seventeen teenage musicians across five groups – some playing in more than one group. Previous appearances Many of today’s performers have appeared on Introductions in the past: – Esme Arias-Kim gave a solo recital in November 2020 and also appeared in August 2020, May 2020 and October 2016. – Isabel Chen gave a solo recital in July 2021, and performed with chamber groups in August 2020 and June 2019. – Sidney Lee played with a piano quartet in June 2020. – Mia Wimbiscus gave a live solo recital in September 2019 and played with a string quartet in August 2020. – Myroslav Mykhailenko gave a solo recital in November 2019; and appeared with Trio Domino in July 2020 and June 2019. – Sameer Agrawal appeared live as a soloist in December 2019 and with a string quartet in August 2020. – Kelly Kim appeared with the Infini Quartet in August 2020. – Amelia Zitoun performed with the Aurora Piano Quartet in June 2020. – Ella Saputra delivered a solo recital in February 2021 and played first violin with the Ardente String Quartet in August 2021 and August 2020. – Jonathan Miller appeared live as a soloist in December 2019 and is due to be featured as a composer in September 2021. Additionally, the Zephyr String Quartet and SQT were part of a Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition episode in May 2021. Playlist Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in F-sharp minor, Op. 50: I.