Bienen Faculty and Guests
Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival
Sunday, January 17, 2027 at 3:00pm CST
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Ilya Kaler, violin; Adam Unsworth, horn; James Giles, piano
Ilya Kaler is the only violinist to have won the Gold Medal at Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Competition, Helsinki’s Sibelius Competition, and Genoa’s Paganini Competition. He has performed with the orchestras of Leningrad and Moscow, the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, the Danish Radio Orchestra, and the Berlin Radio Orchestra. Bienen horn professor Adam Unsworth is principal horn of the Ann Arbor Symphony and a member of the New York-based Gil Evans Project big band, which was nominated for two Grammy Awards and won the 2013 Jazz Journalist Association Award for Large Jazz Ensemble of the Year. Bienen piano professor James Giles has given solo recitals throughout the world and commissioned and premiered works by leading composers including William Bolcom, Stephen Hough, Lowell Liebermann, Ned Rorem, and Augusta Read Thomas. Each summer, he serves as director of the Amalfi Coast Music Festival.
Program includes:
Johannes Brahms, Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40
Single tickets are $40 for the general public and $15 for students with valid ID.
Buy TicketsPick-Staiger Concert Hall
Address
50 Arts Cir Dr
Evanston, IL 60208
United States
About
Pick-Staiger is a 972-seat hall located in the Arts Circle on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The main lobby entrance for concerts is on the west side of the building (revolving and regular doors). Since its inception in 1975, the hall has functioned as both a classroom and performance facility for Bienen School of Music performing ensembles, faculty recitals, festivals, and professional guest artists.
