Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Chicago. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Timeless Composers at Chopin Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Performers: Listeso String Quartet

Tentative Program:

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G Major - "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
I. Allegro
II. Romance (Andante)
Requiem in D Minor, K.626: III. Sequentia - Lacrimosa

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act IV: No. 29, Finale

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. "Clair de Lune"

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
String Quartet in F Major, M. 35: 2. Assez vif. Très rythmé

Listeso Music Group

Tonight's concert features musicians of the Listeso Music Group, a boutique agency that works with the finest young local performers in the country. In addition to the beloved classical standards, our musicians love performing modern arrangements of fun and exciting selections from other genres including pop music, video games, movie scores, tv shows, and more.

Listeso Music Group is also a passionate advocate for bringing live concerts to non-traditional venues exposing more people to the joys of classical music - which is why they have been selected as one of the favorite resident ensembles for the Fever Candlelight Series!

Naomi Culp |
Violin Violinist and co-founding member of the KAIA String Quartet, Naomi Culp is a dedicated performer and educator in the greater Chicago area. Culp has performed extensively throughout the United States and world wide in notable concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Perth Concert Hall in Australia, Jay Pritzker Pavilion and Symphony Center in Chicago.

As first prize winner of the 2003 National Fine Arts Festival Competition in Washington, D.C., she performed in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.

In 2011, Culp was invited to perform Schubert's Cello Quintet with Yo-Yo Ma for Chicago Symphony's Citizen Musician's Week at the Fortnightly Club of Chicago. As a member of the KAIA Quartet, she has worked with the Muir String Quartet and renowned composer, Joan Tower, during her residency at Utah Symphony's Deer Valley Music Festival.

With an extensive orchestral career, Culp served as Concertmaster of the Chicago Composer's Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster of Miami Symphony, and as section player with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and Camerata Chicago. Culp is an alumna of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago where she had the privilege of working with world renown conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Ricardo Muti and Gustavo Dudamel. Currently she performs as Principal Second with the Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago as well as the Northbrook Symphony.

Outside the classical world, Culp enjoys collaborating with other ensembles and artists in jazz, independent rock, folk, and world music projects. She has also performed with touring and local musical theatre productions in the Midwest area.

In addition to her performance career, Culp maintains a studio at DePaul University Community Music Division as well as her private studio in Northern Chicago. She has recently accepted the position of Academy Coordinator and Orchestra Manager for the Music Institute of Chicago Academy.

Culp holds a Master of Music degree from Northern Illinois University and Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Roosevelt University's Conservatory of Music. Her principal teachers include Betty Haag, Desiree Ruhstrat, Yang Liu, Ilya Kaler and Mathias Tacke

Victoria Moreira |
Violin CHI Line up Violinist Victoria Moreira, founding member of the KAIA String Quartet (WFMT 2017 Ensemble-in-Residence) has performed extensively throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, Asia and South America promoting the music of all North and South America. First Prizewinner of Viva El Tango Agustin Carlevaro Competition and former Music Director of the American Tango Institute, Moreira's diverse musical background keeps her involved internationally in the Tango scene.

Her latest recording projects include, Sureño, to be released in October 2018, Quartango, an album of tango for string quartet; Latinoamerica, a cd of all Latin-American works and a co-production with Mark Sonksen Vicisitudes. Previous projects include Sonksen's Postales del Sur and Argentina Tango on Stage, with Carlos Marzan and his ensemble in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Moreira is a member of ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus, Ohio and concertmistress of Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago. She has performed in the Chicago Latino Music Festival since 2007 has been involved with the Chicago Tango Festival since 2006.

In addition to her membership with the KAIA String Quartet, she has also collaborated with Rush Hour Concerts, Ondas Ensemble, Intersection from Nashville, and the National Chamber Ensemble of Uruguay. She was also winner of the 2010 DePaul Concerto Competition.

Moreira is a faculty member at DePaul University Community Music Division. Some of her education projects include KAIA KIDS, an initiative through WFMT and PBS Kids, tango workshops at Old Town School of Folk Music and outreach concerts through Ravinia, Evanston in School Music Association, and Promotora de las Bellas Artes in Mexico.

Moreira studied at Escuela Universitaria de Musica, Montevideo Uruguay under Jorge Risi, received her Bachelor of Music at Roosevelt University under Vadim Gluzman and her Master of Music and Artist Certificate at DePaul University under Ilya Kaler. She also did a residency at Northern Illinois University with the KAIA String Quartet under the tutelage of the Avalon String Quartet.

Susan Bengston Price |
Viola CHI Line up Susan Bengtson Price is a passionate performer and music educator originally from Richland, Washington. Based in Chicago, she performs with the KAIA String Quartet.

During the 2021-2022 season, Susan performed regularly with Camerata Chicago. From 2018 to 2021, she served as Michelle LaCourse's teaching assistant at Boston University as a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate. In the summer of 2021 and 2022, Susan taught at Boston University's Tanglewood Institute as LaCourse's Viola Workshop assistant. While completing her doctoral coursework, Susan performed as a violist in the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, taught nonmajor undergraduate violists at Boston University and coached nonmajor chamber ensembles.

From 2016-2018 Susan earned her master's degree in viola performance from Northwestern University while serving as Helen Callus' graduate assistant. During the 2017-18 season, she performed as a violist with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and in 2018 toured China and Hong Kong as assistant principal violist of the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra. In support of broader access to music education, Susan taught strings for Sistema Ravinia during her studies.
Susan completed her undergraduate studies with Jeffrey Irvine at the Cleveland Institute of Music, graduating with academic honors with a Bachelor of Music in 2016. As the first violist to participate in an exchange program between CIM and the Royal Danish Academy of Music, she also studied with Tim Frederiksen in Copenhagen in 2014.

Mara McClain
Cellist, is currently a freelance musician in the Chicago area. She was most recently a member of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra from 2006-2018. Prior to her position with the Alabama Symphony, she attended the Cleveland Institute of Music in both the pre college Young Artists Program and for her Bachelor of Music studies. Her teachers were Richard Aaron and Merry Peckham. She has participated in many summer festivals, including the Aspen School of Music, Spoletto Festival USA, and the Pacific Music Festival. She served as principal cellist of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago before her appointment to the Alabama Symphony. She is currently a member of the Illinois Philharmonic and plays as a substitute cellist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera Orchestra, the Grant Park Festival Orchestra, Music of the Baroque, the Chicago Philharmonic and the Chicago Ensemble.