Violinists Augustin Hadelich and Nurit Bar-Joseph seemd to breathe together in their many identical rhythmic phrases, violist Cynthia Phelps and cellist Bion Tsang brought to the performance their usual warm, relaxed tone. It was a superb performance. Continue reading Where There’s Smoke, There’s Summer Chamber Music Festival Fire
Hadelich announced this was a frivolous program, explaining that Stravinsky transcribed various works by Tchaikovsky to create a ballet, The Fairy’s Kiss, and in the process mischievously “Stravinskified” the Tchaikovsky. Continue reading Violinist Augustin Hadelich Delivers “Extraordinary Performance” at Seattle’s Chamber Music Festival
Given the importance of the double bass in Schubert’s Quintet for Piano and Strings, the “Trout,” it’s surprising how few chamber works include it. It anchors the entire work’s carefree lightness, a state which embodied the performance given by violinist Augustin Hadelich, violist Erin Keefe, cellist Bion Tsang, bass Jordan Anderson, and pianist Parker. Continue reading Catching a Stellar “Trout” at the Summer Chamber Music Festival
So often, great pianists are not great composers, but Hamelin, definitely a great pianist, has the depth and the imagination and the knowledge to write music which has the components to make it last. Cathy’s Variations, written for his fiancée about five years ago has a gentle flowing melody for a theme, largely in classical-romantic style and tonality. Continue reading Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Summer Festival Opens Fortissimo
Seattle Chamber Music Society put out a press release a few days ago to say that these five concerts at Overlake are the last to be held there, citing financial loss for the Redmond project in each of the seven years since the Festival’s eastside expansion began. “It was a long time in coming, not an easy decision,” says Connie Cooper, executive director. Continue reading Seattle’s Summer Chamber Music Fest Closing Eastside Shop
On Friday July 29th, Toby Saks’ reign at Seattle Chamber Music Society comes to an end with a performance celebrating the organization’s 30th birthday and Saks’ 30-year tenure.
This summer’s festival does continue for another couple of weeks, at The Overlake School in Redmond, but the Overlake expansion is a relative newcomer, only seven years old, so the toasts to Saks will be this week. Continue reading Seattle Chamber Music Society Bids Farewell to Founder Toby Saks
Friday’s recital has Andres Diaz playing his 1698 Goffriller cello in Bach and composer Xi Wang, and concertgoers will hear Beethoven’s Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, and two piano quartets, by Suk and Dvorak.
Monday July 11 has Schumann, Mozart, Schubert, Debussy and a blockbuster quartet by Richard Strauss. All well worth hearing. Continue reading Seattle’s Summer Chamber Music Festival Now in Progress
