Violist

Hailed by the Chicago Classical Review as being “among Chicago’s finest and most adventurous chamber groups,” the Civitas Ensemble presents recently discovered works by two 20th-century composers. Béla Bartók’s Piano Quintet in C Major is full of spirit, lovely tunes and rich sonorities. Written by longtime Chicago resident Florence Price, the Piano Quintet in A Minor draws on the musical language of African American spirituals and hymns, reworking elements of the juba dance, which was brought to the American South by enslaved Africans and popularized by Black performers.

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Civitas Ensemble Plays Bartók & Price

Symphony Center

Acclaimed musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform an evocative program inspired by the theme of climate change. Christopher Stark’s Seasonal Music—an evocative work that draws on themes from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons—is paired with two works by Finnish composers: Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Homunculus and Sibelius’ rarely-performed Piano Quintet in G Minor.

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Weijing Michal

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 6, 2026

CSO Chamber Music at the University of Chicago · UChicago Presents

Past events

Nov 14, 2023

Civitas Ensemble Plays Bartók & Price · Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Viola in Piano Quintet in G minor by Sibelius

UChicago Presents

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