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Appalachian Spring closes Seattle Chamber Music Society summer party

James Ehnes leads Appalachian Spring © Jena Poppe
The self-styled “world’s largest chamber music party” ends an eventful festival with rare early Shostakovich, Grieg’s full-blooded Cello Sonata and Appalachian Spring heard in its original scoring for 13 instruments. 
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Triplet of trios sets the tone for Seattle's summer of chamber music

James Ehnes, Steven Osborne and Alisa Weilerstein © Jenna Poppe
James Ehnes and colleagues launch the 2023 edition of Seattle Chamber Music Society's month-long summer festival on an exhilarating note with trios by Dohnányi, Bartók and Ravel.


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Intriguing Voyage Out anchored by 19th-century delights in Seattle

Seattle's 2019 Chamber Music Summer Festival premiered Sebastian Currier's Voyage Out, which uses the piano quintet to reimagine the metaphor of musical journeys, on a program framed by passionate 19th-century chamber compositions.
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Brahms shines brightly in compelling Minneapolis program

Concertmaster Erin Keefe delivers a stellar performance of the Brahms Violin Concerto as part of a Minnesota Orchestra program, paired with a presentation of Carl Nielsen's quirky, curious final symphony.
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A gorgeous chamber music première in Seattle

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. 
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Seattle Chamber Festival closes on an elegiac note

A trio, quintet, and septet add up to an impressive range of emotional and timbral explorations in the concluding concert of Seattle's summer chamber music festival.
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