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

By Erica Miner, 18 July 2021
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“Hadelich is a violinist’s violinist”
Reviewed at Center for Chamber Music, Seattle on 17 July 2021
Programme
Shostakovich, Prelude and scherzo for string octet, Op.11
Turina, La oración del torero (The Bullfighter's Prayer), Op.34
Mendelssohn, String Octet in E flat major, Op.20
Performers
Arnaud Sussmann, Violin
Amy Schwartz Moretti, Violin
Tessa Lark, Violin
Augustin Hadelich, Violin
James Ehnes, Viola
Jonathan Vinocour, Viola
Edward Arron, Cello
Ani Aznavoorian, Cello
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Amy Schwartz MorettiAni AznavoorianArnaud SussmannAugustin HadelichDmitri ShostakovichEdward ArronFelix MendelssohnJames EhnesJoaquín TurinaJonathan VinocourLa oración del torero (The Bullfighter's Prayer), Op.34Prelude and scherzo for string octet, Op.11String Octet in E flat major, Op.20Tessa Lark
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Erica Miner
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.