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December 7, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Virtuoso violinist Shunske Sato directs Juilliard415 in a program focused on the rich musical traditions of Leipzig, both sacred and secular. This colorful celebration features soloists from Juilliard’s Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and the Juilliard Community Chorus in arias and chorales from Bach’s Christmas Cantata.   Augmenting the festive occasion will be concertos and […]

December 7, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm – CHRISTMAS IN A LEIPZIG COFFEEHOUSEJuilliard415 directed by Shunske Sato Virtuoso violinist Shunske Sato directs Juilliard415 in a program focused on the rich musical traditions of Leipzig, both sacred and secular. This colorful celebration features soloists from Juilliard’s Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and the Juilliard Community Chorus in arias and chorales from Bach’s Christmas Cantata. […]

December 11, 2025 @ 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm – Unaccompanied Music For Violin by Bach and Others   Shunske Sato ~ violin A concert including J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 2, BWV 1004 and works by composers Bach influenced, including Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, Bela Bartok and Eugene Ysaye. Shunske Sato is a violinist, conductor, chamber musician, soloist and teacher — the diversity of his activities reflect his […]

December 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Celebrate the season with the glorious sounds of Messiah! Handel’s beloved oratorio comes to life once more, performed on exquisite period instruments just as it was meant to be heard. From the triumphant Hallelujah to the soaring arias and stirring choruses, this is Messiah in its full, breathtaking splendor. Under the dynamic guest direction of Jos van Veldhoven, […]

December 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Praised as “a sheer delight” (NEW YORK TIMES), Apollo’s Fire’s acclaimed Christmas program comes to Chicago! Artistic Director Jeannette Sorrell weaves the extraordinary works of 17th-century composer Michael Praetorius into a Vespers service. The cathedral resounds in a splendor often reminiscent of Monteverdi – with antiphonal choirs, trumpets, sackbuts, cornettos, lutes, harp, strings and recorders. Familiar highlights […]