January 25- January 29, 2021
This week on Music in Chicago, we'll hear 11-year-old pianist Sami Gershenhorn, a new recording by the River Town Duo, pianist Koeun Grace Lee in recital, a live concert from the Chicago Cultural Center, and an encore broadcast of WFMT's Impromptu series
Read MoreThis Saturday we have a recital of classical favorites from 11-year-old pianist Sami Gershenhorn of Lake Forest. On this holiday program is music by Chopin’s Fantaisie-Impromptu; Bach’s Italian Concerto; Beethoven’s Tempest Sonata; and pieces by Rachmaninoff, Liszt, and Debussy.
Read MoreOn July 4th, WFMT 98.7, Chicago’s Classical Music Radio station, will feature Sami Gershenhorn’s original composition composed in April 2020 during the global COVID-19 Lockdown.
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“Watching Sami play reminds me of how important the piano has been in my life. There’s nothing like the feeling of being free, if only for a moment, of everything when you feel one with music.” -Jon Schmidt
“There is an inherent spirituality to music. That’s why it is so powerful. It ignites the spirit inside us — who we truly are. And that spirit is eternal and limitless. It isn’t hindered by our mind or our body unless someone or something convinces us that it should be. Sami is living proof of this spiritual principle. (When I play the cello it sometimes feels like the strings vibrate all the way to my core so that they resonate with my soul. Sami has found this too.)”
-Steve Nelson
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As well as showcasing the musical talent of 10-year-old American Sami Gershenhorn, who has autism, the event at Old Billingsgate featured a keynote speech from Anne Hegerty who stars in TV gameshow The Chase and who has Asperger’s syndrome. “I’m not ashamed to be autistic. It’s an integral part of what makes me a great quizzer,” she said.
Pianist. Composer. 7th Grader.
