Strong yet Soft: The Versatile James Ehnes

By Sarah Brown, 03 June 2012

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Reviewed at St George's Church, Montreal on 28 May 2012

Works by Bartók

Bartók, String Quartet no. 4 in C major, Sz.91

Bartók, Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz 117

Bartók, String Quartet no. 3, Sz. 85

Ehnes Quartet

James Ehnes, Violin

Amy Schwartz Moretti, Violin

Richard O'Neill, Viola

Robert DeMaine, Cello

Seattle Chamber Music Society launches its 2025 summer festival

Thomas May, 6th July

The Seattle Chamber Music Society opens its 2025 summer festival with a program of striking emotional depth, musical refinement and rapturous ensemble connection.

****1

A full chamber feast in Seattle

Thomas May, 9th July

Not painting by the numbers: with a trio, a pair of quartets, and an octet, the Seattle Chamber Music Society offers more than the sum of its parts.

****1

Mälkki and Trifonov disappoint in Brahms at Disney Hall

Laurence Vittes, 25th February

The best moments come at either end of this underwhelming LA Phil concert.

***11

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

Tan Dun's Ghost Opera at Cleveland ChamberFest

Timothy Robson, 28th June

The penultimate concert for the 2014 season featured new choreography for Tan's ritualistic work, as well as a brilliant performances of percussion works and Shostakovich's second Piano Trio.

****1

Takács Quartet explores folk-inflected repertoire in Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 23rd January

At the Cleveland Chamber Music Society, the Takács Quartet collaborates with Marc-André Hamelin in works by Price and Dvořák.

***11

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Sarah Brown

Sarah Brown is a violinist and Masters student at the University of Toronto studying Music Education. As an orchestral and chamber musician she has performed across Canada, Europe, South America, and the USA.