February 11, 2025 - Annual Valentine's Dinner and Concert
Dinner with live piano - 5:30 p.m., Cone Chapel, Burks American Heritage Center
Concert - 7:30 p.m., Anthony & Wright Administration Auditorium
JULIAN GRAEF, violin/viola
ANITA GRAEF, cello
"superb artistry" (Pasadena Now)
"high energy and polish (WQXR - New York City)
Chicago-based brother and sister, JULIAN and ANITA GRAEF, were born into a family of professional musicians. Julian has appeared frequently as a violinist, violist, and conductor and has played with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and at numerous festivals. He has taught at the Eastman School of Music and holds the position of Assistant Principal Viola of the Missouri Symphony Orchestra. Anita has garnered praise as a musician of “superb artistry” (Pasadena Now) who plays with “high energy and polish” (WQXR - New York City). She has been featured in Strings Magazine and has performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She has a passion for working with projects that provide free music instruction, lessons, and resources to students of all ages and backgrounds in Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
Dinner menu: harvest salad with balsamic vinaigrette, rolls and butter, sliced beef striploin with demi-glace, fresh green beans, cheddar and chive mashed potatoes, chocolate cake, and iced tea or water.
Dinner tickets include complementary concert admission. Free concert-only admission with a school I.D.