Apasianado Duo/Trio

Combining two or three virtuoso string artists who can play anything from classical to Latin to Pop music is the perfect solution for upscale yet lively ambiance at your next event. Violinist Emi Tanabe is well known as a member of The CoverGirls Violin Show, Don Cagen Orchestra and Apollo’s Fire-Cleveland Orchestra. Guitarist Gabriel Datcu brings his intricate and sublime style to several Chicago area groups, including Lyric & Lecture's Nascent Jazz Project (below). They can work as a duo or add a cellist to round out their remarkable sound.

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Claudine Harig, Harpist

Harpist Claudine Cappelle-Harig is a seasoned orchestral player and was a soloist with both the Milwaukee Festival City Symphony and the Sherwood Chamber Orchestra in 2006 performances of Mozart’s Concerto in C Major for Flute and Harp. Claudine’s appearances as a featured soloist also include performances with the Windy City Chorus, Vox Caelestis Women’s Chorus, the Fleur de Lys Chorale, Corioles, the Downer’s Grove Choral Society, and the Waukegan Concert Chorus. She has performed first harp and backstage solos for five seasons with the Pamiro Opera Company and for two seasons played principle harp in productions of The Nutcracker ballet with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, as well as performances for the last eight years with the Milwaukee Ballet. In addition to solo work, Claudine regularly performs with the Milwaukee Festival City Symphony, the Imagination Symphony, the Park Ridge Symphony, and she is in her ninth year as resident harpist with the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra. In the winter of 2004, Claudine performed for the Goodman Theatre’s production of “The Light and the Piazza.” Other orchestral credits include performances with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee’s Bel Canto Chorus, the Northbrook Symphony, the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, the Green Bay Civic Orchestra, the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, and with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra. Claudine was twice a national finalist in the National Harp Competition in the intermediate and advanced divisions. She has placed second in the Catholic Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, the Northsuburban Symphony Competition, and in the Highwood Women’s Club Music Competition. In addition to private teaching, Claudine plays for a variety of corporate events and weddings.

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Lena Gaetz, Violinist/String Ensemble Leader

​Lena began studying violin at the age of five. Her qualifications include Bachelors and
Masters Degrees in violin and music education from the National Music Academy of
Ukraine, Kiev. She has been employed as a professional musician since 1995,
playing in several orchestras such as the Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Studio
Orchestra, and Children’s Theater Orchestra. She is a former member of Kiev
Philharmonic String Quartet “Caprice”, and other chamber ensembles.
She has international tour experience. One of them was 2000 US National Tour "Music
of Andrew Lloyd Webber". Lena has appeared on a few recordings as well as on US, Canada,
South Korea, and Ukraine TV. She performs with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra,
Springfield, IL, Lake County Symphony Orchestra (former FullScore Chamber
Orchestra) Zion, IL, Racine Symphony Orchestra, Racine, WI, Kenosha Symphony
Orchestra in Kenosha, WI, Festival City Symphony Orchestra in Milwaukee, WI,
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and has made guest appearances with Erato Chamber
Orchestra in Oak Park, IL and others. Presently she’s a concertmaster of Lake Forest
Civic Orchestra, IL. She currently teaches individual violin/viola lessons at her private
home studio and actively performs with a small ensemble (duo, trio, and quartet).

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The Lake Forest Civic Orchestra

If you need a classical ensemble for your event, we can connect you with any combination of talent from the Lake Forest Civic Orchestra! String quartets, brass quintets, and solo violinists are all very popular options. Each musician in the orchestra has a wide-reaching network of professionals, so any combination you may need can be assembled quickly.