Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Indiana History Center | 450 W. Ohio Street
1990 Laureate Martin Beaver with pianist Chih-Yi Chen
The 26/27 Laureate Series kicks off with a recital featuring 1990 Laureate Martin Beaver and pianist Chih-Yi Chen. Beaver, violinist of the famed Tokyo String Quartet, was also a former student of IVCI Founding Director Josef Gingold.
STRAVINSKY Suite italienne
JANÁCEK Violin Sonata
BRAHMS Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78
Tuesday, January 26, 2027 | 7:30 PM
Indiana Landmarks Center | 1201 Central Avenue
In this collaboration with Ensemble Music Society, Trio Seoul, founded by 2014 IVCI Gold Medalist Jinjoo Cho, makes its Indianapolis debut in a program featuring piano trios by Schubert and Shostakovich, plus Metasequoia by South Korean composer Juri Seo, a work inspired by the dawn redwood tree once thought to be extinct.
SCHUBERT Trio No. 1 in B-flat, D. 898
SHOSTAKOVICH Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
JURI SEO Metasequoia
Tuesday, February 23, 2027 | 7:30 PM
Indiana History Center | 450 W. Ohio Street
2026 Gold Medalist Debut Recital
Karisa Chiu, the newly-crowned winner of the 2026 Competition, will make her Laureate Series debut, showcasing the talents which won her the gold in October. With pianist Chih-Yi Chen, Karisa will present a recital that launches an international tour, one of the many honors awarded to the Gold Medal winner.
Repertoire to be announced
Tuesday, March 23, 2027 | 7:30 PM
Indiana History Center | 450 W. Ohio Street
2026 Silver Medalist Debut Recital
Tuesday, April 20, 2027 | 7:30 PM
Indiana History Center | 450 W. Ohio Street
2022 Laureate Claire Wells with pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera
In advance of their Carnegie Hall recital debut, 2022 Laureate Claire Wells joins celebrated pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera for an eclectic program spanning generations, initially breaking traditional forms in Messiaen and Widmann before resolving to a lyrical finale with Brahms and Bartók.
DEBUSSY Violin Sonata, K. 140
MESSIAEN Thème et variations
WIDMANN Etude No. 3 for solo violin
BRAHMS Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 100
BARTÓK Rhapsody No. 2, Sz. 89
Tuesday, May 11, 2027 | 7:30 PM
The Cabaret | 924 N. Pennsylvania Street
An Evening with Charles Yang and Peter Dugan*
Back by popular demand, Charles Yang and Peter Dugan return to The Cabaret, bringing their genius for improvisation and musical fusion to an evening of genre-bending ingenuity. Patrons can enjoy the performance with catering provided by The Jazz Kitchen. Full tables of two, four and six can be reserved in advance for an additional $10 per seat. (Only full tables may be reserved.)
*This performance traditionally sells out quickly and is not part of the 26/27 Subscription package.