Seattle Chamber Music Society's Summer Festival opens with bravado

Par Erica Miner, 18 juillet 2021

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“Hadelich is a violinist’s violinist”

Critique faite à Center for Chamber Music, Seattle, le 17 juillet 2021

Chostakovitch, Prélude et scherzo pour octuor à cordes, Op.11

Turina, La oración del torero (La Prière du torero), Op.34

Mendelssohn, Octuor à cordes en mi bémol majeur, Op.20

Arnaud Sussmann, Violon

Amy Schwartz Moretti, Violon

Tessa Lark, Violon

Augustin Hadelich, Violon

James Ehnes, Alto

Jonathan Vinocour, Alto

Edward Arron, Violoncelle

Ani Aznavoorian, Violoncelle

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

Brahms total à Kvinnherad, avec Julia Hagen et Roland Pöntinen

Tristan Labouret, 11th August

Au Rosendal Chamber Music Festival, le duo a proposé une interprétation de référence de la Première Sonate pour violoncelle et piano de Brahms.

****1

Une équipe de stars donne le coup d'envoi du Festival de Rosendal

Tristan Labouret, 10th August

James Ehnes, Yeol Eum Son, Leif Ove Andsnes, le Dover Quartet, Håkan Hardenberger et Roland Pöntinen ont ouvert cette septième édition consacrée à Johannes Brahms.

***11

Brilliant Brahms from Vengerov and friends at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 16th December

An extraordinary group of musicians join violinist Maxim Vengerov in performing two chamber music jewels by Johannes Brahms.

*****

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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