Upcoming Events (CST)

October 2024

10/5/24 7:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pre-Concert Talk at St. James Cathedral, Chicago, IL
Chicago Composers Orchestra presents: Wandering | Reminiscence
I will be leading the pre-concert talk for this concert, as well as premiering my new work for orchestra “3 Pieces for Orchestra” with me at the piano!
Click here for more info

10/13/24, 4 pm, The Green Mill, Chicago, IL
New Music at the Green Mill
I will be performing (what I call “unhinged”) Sciarrino’s Second Piano Sonata
Click here for more info

10/30/24, 7 pm, Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Varo String Quartet in concert
Premiere of my new piece 5 Miniatures for String Quartet
Click here for more info

November 2024

11/6/24-11/8/24 Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
NIU New Music Festival
Flannau Duo is excited to be a part of this festival and the visiting Ensemble in Residence!
Click here for more info

11/9/24 2 pm Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, IL
Lecture Series: Holy Minimalism
I will be giving a lecture on the history of Holy Minimalism and its influence as part of James Keene’s lecture series at the church.
Click here for more info

11/13/24 7 pm Triton College Performing Arts Center, River Grove, IL
Flannau Duo Faculty Spotlight
We’ll be playing some of our favorite repertoire for the folks over at Triton College.
Click here for more info

11/19/24 7:30 p.m. Experimental Sound Studio (+livestream), Chicago, IL
New Music Chicago presents: Water Music w/ Richard Brasseale and Jonathan Hannau
A reflective program of piano and saxophone music w/ world premieres by both Richard and Jonathan
Tune in here or come in person!

11/24/24 8:30 p.m. Constellation, Chicago, IL
Frequency Series presents: Mycelium New Music
Mycelium’s premiere show! Come see some great new music.
Click here for more info

Past Events (CST)

September 2024

9/6/24 8:30 pm, Constellation, Chicago, IL
Flannau Duo Season Opener
We’re back! Premiering works by Jack Langdon, Hannah Barnes, and Andrew McManus, along with works by Carola Bauckholt, Evan Williams, and Koji Kondo.
Click here for more info

9/8/24 1 pm, Thirsty Ears Festival 2024, Ravenswood, Chicago, IL
Jonathan Hannau- Solo Set
I will be performing my second LP “The Cottage at the End of the Forest”
Click here for more info

9/26/24, 7:30 p.m. at Comfort Station Logan Square, Chicago, IL
Double Bill: Pinson / Hannau Duo & Mai Sugimoto
Click here for more info

August 2024

8/24/24 7 pm, University of Illinois Chicago, School of Theatre and Music, Chicago, IL
Chicago Wind Symphony Summer Concert
Click here for more info

July 2024

7/10/24, 8 pm, Clara, Chicago, IL
Flannau Duo presents: Flanostalgia (Video game and other covers of our childhood)
Click here for more info

June 2024

6/23/24, 2 pm, Sulzer Public Library, Chicago, IL
Old Town Teachers Organization presents: Celebrate Our Stars
I’ll be performing original music alongside my other colleagues at Old Town School of Folk Music!

May 2024

FLANNAU DUO ON TOUR Dates below:
-5/7/24 7:30 p.m. at Urban Artifact, hosted by Flight 88, Cincinnati, OH
Click here for info
-5/8/24 7:30 p.m. at Chatham University Laughin Music Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Click here for info
-5/9/24 7:30 p.m. at 2640 Space, Baltimore, MD
Click here for info
We will be double billing with Matchstick Percussion for our last show

5/19/24 at Epiphany Center for the Arts, Epiphany Hall, Chicago, IL
Ensemble in Process
Brian Mark will perform my piece for solo piano Mountain w/ a video installation
Click here for more info

April 2024

4/19/24, 6 p.m. at Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church, Chicago, IL
Jonathan Hannau and Christopher Narloch present: Feldman Late Piano Works
I will be performing Triadic Memories and Christopher will be performing for Bunita Marcus followed by a short 4 hands piano duet by Feldman.
Click here for more info

4/27/24 7:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pre-Concert Talk at St. James Cathedral, Chicago, IL
Chicago Composers Orchestra presents: gathering/ streams
I will be leading the pre-concert talk for this concert, come experience some great music!
Click here for more info

March 2024

3/14/24, 7:30 p.m. at Comfort Station Logan Square, Chicago, IL
Double Bill: Austin Williams + Flannau Duo
More info coming soon!

3/20/24, 7:30 p.m. at Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall, Chicago, IL
Faculty Composition Recital + Friends
Flannau Duo performing “C” by Han Lash
Click here for more info

February 2024

2/4/24, 1:30 p.m. at May Chapel, Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Beeps, Boops, and Plunks- A Collaborative Installation with Austin Williams
Tickets here!

2/8/24, 8:30 pm at the Beat Kitchen (Top floor), Chicago, IL
Splice Series: Improvised music
W/ Peter Maunu, Erica Miller, and Austin Williams
More information here!

2/21/24, 12:15 p.m. at Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist, Chicago, IL
Dame Myra Hess Memorial concert series: Hannah Christiansen and Jonathan Hannau
We will perform the Janacek Violin and Piano Sonata and the Bacewicz Violin and Piano Sonata no. 4
More information here!

January 2024

1/6/24, 7 p.m. at Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Chicago Wind Symphony in concert
A free concert: More information here

1/21/24 7:30 p.m. at the Epiphany Center for the Arts, Sanctuary, Chicago, IL
Flannau Duo presents: Michael Pisaro’s A mist is a collection of points
Get tickets here!

December 2023

12/2/23 2 p.m. at Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, IL
Too Many Notes, Reflections on Modern Contemporary Music
I’m giving a lecture on my thoughts and inspirations behind modern contemporary music.

12/3/23 8 p.m. on Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline (Classical WSMR)
My recording of Icicle will be on this radio broadcast

12/17/24 8 p.m. on Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline (Classical WSMR)
My recording of Snowfall will be on this radio broadcast

November 2023

11/4/23 5 p.m. at Access Contemporary Music, Chicago, IL
ACM Cafe Concert Series
I’ll be performing a mix of pieces for solo piano
More information here!

11/5/23 12:30 p.m. at Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church, Chicago, IL
Performance of my recent album “The Cottage at the End of the Forest”

11/11/23 7:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pre-Concert Talk at St. James Cathedral, Chicago, IL
Chicago Composers Orchestra presents: Idioms/ Electric
I will be leading the pre-concert talk, and there will be some special announcements made!
Details and tickets here

11/24/23 8 p.m. at Reclusa, Mexico City, MX
Pinson Chamber Band + Jonathan Hannau
Double header featuring the music of Jonathan Hannau followed by Craig Davis Pinson’s Chamber Band.

October 2023

10/1/23 3 p.m. at Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL
Vox Venti: Voices of the Windy City
I’ve been rehearsing with Vox Venti and will be performing a piece by Ed Frazier Davis with the choir!
Click for more info

10/10/23 8 p.m. at Fulton Street Collective, Chicago, IL
Flannau duo performs music by Igor Santos, Mayke Nas, Han Lash, Alex Temple, Wally Gunn, and a world premiere by Lisa Atkinson.
Click for more info

10/20/23 8 p.m. at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Performing with Ensemble Dal Niente at the Bowling Green State New Music Festival. Works by Carola Bauckholt, Maros Balter, and a world premiere by Michelle Lou.
Click for more info

10/25/23 8 p.m. at Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
Performing with Ensemble Dal Niente and Beyond This Point. Works by Simon Steen-Anderson and Michelle Lou.
Click for more info

10/29/23 4 p.m. at the Green Mill, Chicago, IL
New Music at the Green Mill
I’ll be premiering Grotesquerie #1 by Erich Barganier

September 2023

9/26/23 7:30 p.m. at SPACE, Evanston, IL
Jonathan Hannau/ Pinson Chamber Band
The premiere and release of my newest solo piano album The Cottage at the End of the Forest!
Alongside my good friend Craig Davis Pinson’s Chamber Band to open the night!
Tickets and info here

August 2023

8/17/23 4 p.m. in Akademie für Tonkunst, Darmstadt, Germany
Darmstadt Summer Course 2023
Harp Studio- Presentation of the Studio with Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir
Performance of Beyond the Looking Glass for harp and 2 performers

June 2023

-6/12/23-6/24/23, Cortona, Italy
I have been awarded the fellowship piano position at the Cortona Sessions for New Music and will be in Cortona, Italy participating in the festival!

May 2023

5/14/23 7 p.m. at Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
Fulcrum Point New Music Project presents: Quijote Duo
An evening of new music, I will be premiering a new trio with the Quijote Duo by Xenia St Charles Iris Llyllyth
Click here for more information

-5/24/23 8:30 p.m. at Constellation, Chicago, IL
Frequency Series presents: Flannau Duo
Kyle Flens (percussion) and I will be performing as the newly found “Flannau Duo” that will consist of a selection of works for piano and percussion duet, solos, and 2 premieres by Igor Santos and Lisa Atkinson!
Click here for more information

April 2023

–Music, Stillness, Solidarity Meditation Series
LIVESTREAM and IN PERSON (at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Chicago, IL)
Every Tuesday 5:30-6:30 pm on my FB artist page, St. Vincent Depaul FB page, and Twitch!

-4/1/23 8 pm at Fulton Street Collective, Chicago, IL
Lewis Achenbach and Jonathan Hannau- An Evening of Music
I will be improvising alongside live painter Lewis Achenbach.
Click here for more information

-4/29/23 7 p.m. at University of Illinois Chicago School of Music
Chicago Wind Symphony
Click here for more information

March 2023

-3/25/23, Time TBA at Hendershot’s in Athens, GA
Jonathan Hannau and Brandon Quarles
I’ll be performing a solo set and some collab work with my good friend Brandon Quarles!
Click here for more info

February 2023

January 2023

-1/30/23, 6 p.m. at Artifact Events, Chicago, IL
Drag it Through the Garden: Flute Music by Chicago Composers
Trevor Watkin will be performing works by local composers, including my piece We Watched the Leaves in the Wind for flute and piano
Tickets and info here