Enjoy intimate classical concerts at The Morton Arboretum’s historic Thornhill Education Center. Monthly performances will be hosted November 2022 through March 2023.
All concerts begin at 2:15 p.m. on select Sundays in the Arbor Room at the Arboretum’s historic Thornhill Education Center. The room holds just 215 people. Attendees will be quite close to the artists—a unique opportunity to see, hear, and feel the music.
Admission to the chamber concerts can be purchased as a subscription (the entire five-concert series), or on a performance by performance basis. Purchasers wanting to buy multiple individual concerts are encouraged to call the Ticket Line at 630-725-2066 to make their purchase.
(Sold out) February 5, 2023 – Duo Kayo
Duo Kayo packs a punch with cellist Titilayo Ayangade and violist Edwin Kaplan. With over 15 years of combined professional experience as members of the Thalea and Tesla String Quartets, this new and unusual ensemble is here to make a statement. Passionate about commissioning new works as well as championing the unsung heroes of the classical repertoire, the duo regularly hosts private live streams and performs live across the Northeast corridor.
(Sold out) March 5, 2023 – Trevor Stephenson and James Waldo (fortepiano and cello)
Fortepianist Trevor Stephenson and cellist James Waldo perform this all-Beethoven program featuring the two thrilling sonatas of opus 5—Opus 5 No. 1 in F major and Opus 5 No. 2 in G minor. Beethoven composed these works in his middle twenties, in 1796, while visiting Berlin. They represent the expressive pinnacle of fortepiano and classical cello writing.
