NEXUS Chamber Music Festival Opens Wednesday in Winnetka With Chicago Premiere of Music for 8 and Three Nights of Performances
CHICAGO, IL — The NEXUS Chamber Music Festival starts Wednesday with a performance at Winnetka Congregational Church at 6:30 p.m., launching three nights of concerts for local audiences.
This year’s lineup includes the Chicago premiere of Music for 8, one of the festival’s featured works.
Festival leaders say the goal is to widen chamber music’s reach
The event is built around a simple idea: bring chamber music to more people and make it feel less distant or exclusive.
That mission was part of the discussion Tuesday night when cellist and co-artistic director Alexander Hersh, violist and co-artistic director Brian Hong, and violinist Rannveig Marta Sarc joined ABC7.
Winnetka and Chicago host the opening week’s concerts
The festival is in its 9th year, and its opening performance takes place outside Chicago proper before the schedule shifts into the city for the rest of the run.
After Wednesday’s concert in Winnetka, the festival continues Thursday and Friday night at Guarneri Hall.
What concertgoers should know next
Organizers are framing the festival as both a showcase for chamber repertoire and an invitation for new listeners who may be encountering the format for the first time.
With multiple performances across different venues, this week offers several chances to hear the same festival energy in different spaces.
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