Anita Graef, cello & Chelsea Wang, piano

American cellist Anita Graef has garnered praise as a musician of superb artistry who plays with high energy and polish. She has appeared both nationally and internationally in concerto, recital and chamber music engagements, while establishing a reputation as an artist who is equally at home exploring traditional as well as contemporary works, along with a deep commitment to service, outreach and education. Notable appearances include features in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series, and “Concerts from the Library of Congress.” She has also performed as a guest of various radio programs, including WQXR, WFMT and NPR, among others.

Pianist Chelsea Wang has been praised by the New York Times as an “excellent young pianist” who has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout North America. Venues include Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Merkin Hall, Kimmel Center’s Perelman Hall, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Columbia University’s Miller Theater, Benjamin Franklin Hall, Guarneri Hall, and more. She has also performed extensively in Europe and Asia,

Ms. Graef serves as the Artistic Director of the Juliani Ensemble, an inventive, multi-faceted chamber ensemble, with whom she performs extensively both on tour and in residence in Chicago, directing their Saturday Salons series. In 2023, along with the other core members of the Juliani Ensemble, she helped to launch an outreach program in collaboration with the Mayfair Arts Center providing free music instruction, lessons and resources to students of all ages and backgrounds in Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.

Ms. Wang is a prizewinner and finalist of many national and international piano competitions including the Seoul International Piano competition, Washington International Piano Competition, New York International Piano Competition, and many more.