This week, two string quartets from the Music Institute of Chicago Academy play Haas, Dvořák, Brahms, Prokofiev, and a double helping of C major Haydn.
Some players have previously appeared on Introductions: 
&#8211; Mingshi Xia and Simon Updegraff played with Trioscuro <a href="https://www.wfmt.com/2024/09/21/the-purple-hippopotami-and-trioscuro/">in September 2024</a> 
&#8211; Simon Updegraff additionally did a live solo recital <a href="https://www.wfmt.com/2023/11/11/live-simon-updegraff-16-cello/">in November 2023</a> 
&#8211; Lucy Wu has been broadcast in previous Academy chamber groups <a href="https://www.wfmt.com/2024/11/09/three-academy-string-quartets/">in November 2024</a> and <a href="https://www.wfmt.com/2023/10/21/scaleno-trio-luminos-piano-trio/>in October 2023</a> 
&#8211; Sasha Varchenko and Elle Choo appeared with previous Academy quartets <a href="https://www.wfmt.com/2024/11/09/three-academy-string-quartets/">in November 2024</a> 
&#8211; Additionally, Elle Cho is set to give a live recital <a href="https://www.wfmt.com/2025/09/20/live-elle-cho-16-violin/">on September 20, 2025</a>.
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This week, two string quartets from the Music Institute of Chicago Academy play Haas, Dvořák, Brahms, Prokofiev, and a double helping of C major Haydn.

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