Seattle Chamber Music Society's Summer Festival opens with bravado

Por Erica Miner, 18 julio 2021

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“Hadelich is a violinist’s violinist”

Crítica hecha desde Center for Chamber Music, Seattle el 17 julio 2021

Shostakovich, Preludio y scherzo para octeto de cuerda, Op.11

Turina, La oración del torero, Op.34

Mendelssohn, Octeto de cuerdas en mi bemol mayor, Op.20

Arnaud Sussmann, Violín

Amy Schwartz Moretti, Violín

Tessa Lark, Violín

Augustin Hadelich, Violín

James Ehnes, Viola

Jonathan Vinocour, Viola

Edward Arron, Violonchelo

Ani Aznavoorian, Violonchelo

Camerata Pacifica turns 30 with Auerbach and Beethoven

Laurence Vittes, 12th September

The trio gave a flowing, elegant reading of the “Archduke” in which the three fast movements were brought into line with the golden glow of the theme and variations.

*****

Strong chamber performances win admiration in Seattle

Erica Miner, 3rd July

The Seattle Chamber Music Society presented an ambitious program with a distinguished ensemble of performers.

***11

A gorgeous chamber music première in Seattle

Thomas May, 20th July

Framed by passionate performances of Mendelssohn and Brahms, a gorgeous neo-Romantic work by Steven Stucky is unveiled in this installment of the 2015 Summer Festival.

****1

Noche de pura magia musical con la Sinfónica de Galicia

Pablo Sánchez Quinteiro, 17th March

Magistral y evocadora interpretación en una velada marcada por el refinado sonido del violinista James Ehnes acompañado por Sinfónica de Galicia.

*****

Manfred Honeck y la DSO deslumbran en la Philharmonie de Berlín

Pablo Sánchez Quinteiro, 8th May

Manfred Honeck erigió un magnífico monumento sonoro al frente de la DSO Berlin con la Quinta sinfonía de Mahler, obra culmen de la velada, antecedida por el violinista James Ehnes quien recreó brillantemente el Tercer concierto de Mozart.

*****

Romanticismo en estado puro: Mena y Ehnes con la Orquesta Nacional

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 2nd October

Brahms y Schumann protagonizan una brillante velada bajo la dinámica dirección de Juanjo Mena y el notable violín de James Ehnes sustentados por la Orquesta Nacional de España.

****1

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Erica Miner

As a Metropolitan Opera violinist Erica performed with James Levine, Leonard Bernstein and countless opera luminaries. Now an award-winning author, screenwriter, arts journalist and lecturer, Erica’s opera presentations include Wagner Societies in California, New York, Boston, North Carolina and Sydney, Australia. Her recently released novel Aria for Murder, the first in her ‘Operatic Mystery’ series, authentically reflects her experiences in the Met Orchestra. Sequels are due in 2023 and 2024. Erica’s personal website is here.

Seattle Chamber Music Society's Summer Festival opens online with bravado