About

PianoForte Foundation is dedicated to preserving and promoting the art of the piano in Chicago and creating a vibrant piano community that closely connects audiences and artists. We bring excitement and appreciation for piano music to a wide audience through high-quality concerts, festivals, competitions, education, outreach, and public broadcasts.

PianoForte Foundation presents over 20 concerts per season (September-June); we are based in the historic Fine Arts Building in downtown Chicago. This location has been for over a century a highly accessible destination for a diverse range of lovers of the arts, and is easily accessible by train, bus, or car, with ample parking nearby. The 2008-09 season marked the beginning of our use of two additional venues: Sherwood Community Music School at Columbia College Chicago, and the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook.

PianoForte provides performance opportunities and much-needed exposure to exceptional pianists emerging on the national and international scene, and continues to feature some of Chicago’s favorite and best-known artists in an intimate setting. We facilitate interaction between artists and audience during performances, ensuring that audience members have personal, engaging learning experiences and leave with a heightened appreciation for piano music. We seek out a high caliber of professionals who perform repertoire from Baroque to Contemporary, and as a result we have great variety in all of our programming.

susanMeet the Artistic Director of the PianoForte Foundation, Susan Heiserman! “It’s probably a cliché to say that I didn’t choose music, it chose me. But it’s true. Throughout most of my formative years, I planned to go into science or medicine…” read more about Susan

PianoForte Foundation Facts

  • 50,000 listeners tune in each month to our broadcasts on WFMT 98.7 FM and WDCB 90.9 FM.
  • In the past year, we have received gifts from more than 190 generous individuals.
  • Our Board of Directors consists of 16 highly talented individuals with very diverse backgrounds.
  • Approximately 3,000 music lovers come to PianoForte’s concerts each season.

PianoForte Foundation, nfp
408 S. Michigan Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 291-0291 | (312) 291-0296 (fax) | info@pianofortefoundation.org


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