For music lovers: Valentine's Day at Steinway, Hinsdale

Valentine’s Day is for everyone, especially music lovers!

Church of Beethoven, the casual, intimate Sunday morning classical music series started four years ago in Oak Park, presents its second concert at the Hinsdale Steinway Piano Gallery, 120 S. Washington Street in Hinsdale.

Jazz legend Bobby Schiff will perform on a Steinway grand with violin powerhouse Daniela Bisenius. The two have put together a special program of romantic favorites that includes Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet and many other surprises!

Hinsdale’s Steinway Piano Gallery is proud to host special Sundays with Church of Beethoven. The intimate performance space seats around 60 and features one of the most beautiful pianos in the world: a Steinway Grand.

On the Chicago and Los Angeles music scenes for over 45 years, Bobby Schiff has led orchestras and bands, performed on piano and keyboards, directed, composed and arranged for and with the best: Mel Torme, Peggy Lee, Johnny Hartman, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank D’Rone, Barbara McNair, The Arbors and Bobby Rydell and Wayne Newton. He worked several years at Universal Recording Studios in Chicago, honing his skills in the music production and publishing business. Throughout the 70’s, his award-winning commercial music business served such clients as Kimberly-Clark, Sesame Street, McDonald’s, John Deere, Sears, Kraft and Hallmark.

Chicago’s very own gypsy jazz and classical violinist Daniela Ionescu Bisenius was born in Bucharest, Romania. Her accomplished bio is so rich and includes her studies at the Musikhochschule Saarbrucken with Russian teacher Valerie Gradov. She also attended Violin Master Classes in Nice, France with Henrick Szering and Gerarld Poulet. In 1988 she came to US, where she was awarded full scholarship to University of Iowa and studied with Prof. Leopold La Fosse. She performed as an orchestra member with many professional orchestras including Naples Philharmonic, Phoenix Symphony, Lyric Opera of Chicago, etc. 
Daniela is a very versatile musician. She has shared the stage with many great stars over the years such as Natalie Cole, Luther Vandross, Smokie Robinson, Kurt Elling, among many, many others.

Daniela and Bobby have a great playful rapport that combines jazz and classical

See videos of Daniela and Bobby here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUN83kl-X-g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTyZ0F-U6XQ

Cost: $20 tickets in advance online only.

Tickets: http://www.churchofbeethoven-oakpark.com/buy-tickets.html#

Started in Oak Park in 2011, Church of Beethoven presents Sunday morning classical music performances in an intimate and casual setting as well as poetry by local poets and two minutes of silence. The family-friendly concerts are designed to bring classical music to an intimate audience in a casual setting.

Find out more at www.churchofbeethoven-Oakpark.com