Seating is limited - please RSVP by October 24, 2025 at contact@nedmchicago.com

Performers

Ayse Celasun, piano
Cacie Miller, piano
Maya Galperin, piano

Program

Threads of Time

Reena Esmail
Lera Auerbach
Cynthia Papierniak †
Frédéric Chopin
Leopold Godowsky
Alexander Scriabin
Sergei Rachmaninov

*World Premiere Performance
^ Midwest Premiere Performance
† Illinois-based Composer

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Threads of Time brings together pianists Ayse Celasun, Cacie Miller, and Maya Galperin for an evening that bridges contemporary and Romantic sound worlds. The program features works by Reena Esmail, Lera Auerbach, and Cynthia Papierniak alongside masterpieces by Frédéric Chopin, Leopold Godowsky, Alexander Scriabin, and Sergei Rachmaninov. From lyrical meditations to dazzling virtuosity, the concert highlights connections across centuries, revealing how composers continue to inspire, challenge, and echo one another through the piano.