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NON PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID WA SEATTLE, PERMIT NO. 1687 JAMES EHNES Artistic Director FREE! FAMILY CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT// IN THE PARK// Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Summer Festival offers 12 exceptional chamber music concerts, 12 CONCERT AT VOLUNTEER PARK MUSIC AND IMAGINATION free 30-minute pre-concert recitals, plus a free Our 4th annual free concert at Volunteer Park. This is the outdoor concert during four weeks at Benaroya Hall, Featuring Festival pianist Andrew Armstrong perfect way to enjoy glorious live music on a beautiful Seattle evening. sharing world class music in the heart of the city. SATURDAY, JULY 25, 11:00 AM 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 • Unique ensembles of renowned musicians Using evocative music filled with imagery, pianist Andrew from around the world Armstrong engages young imaginations to compose a story 10 HARRISON10 ST STE 306 SEATTLE WA 98109 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART SEATTLE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY or paint a mental picture, and then share their ideas after Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” • Thrilling works featuring Chamber Music the music is performed. The 45-minute program includes Masterpieces works by Gershwin, Mussorgsky, and Debussy among PIOTR TCHAIKOVSKY others. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11 • Free public events featuring Festival musicians Ideal for children ages 5-10, their parents and • Family Concert, perfect for 5-10 year olds grandparents. Musical instrument "petting zoo" in the lobby at 10:00 am, MUSIC UNDER THE STARS // CONCERT BROADCASTS courtesy of Music Center of the Northwest. Live broadcasts of every concert from Benaroya Hall in SPONSORS: several Seattle parks. Full details available on our website. Tickets: $12 general admission Purchase Tickets Online: seattlechambermusic.org the city of the heart SUMMER FESTIVAL or Call: (206) 283-8808 LIVE RADIO BROADCASTS // KING FM 98.1 The Clowes Fund ILLSLEY BALL NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL Tune in at 8:00pm each concert night to listen to live broadcasts AT BENAROYA HALL INFORMATION: from Benaroya Hall of all Summer Festival concerts. Nesholm Family Wiegand Family 206.283.8808, [email protected], Lesa Sroufe & Co. Foundation Foundation www.seattlechambermusic.org JULY 6 – AUGUST 1, 2015 seattlechambermusic.org 206.283.8808 CONNECT WITH US ON: MEDIA world class music in the heart of the city PARTNER: phone BUY TICKETS online WITHCONNECT US ON: world class music in class world Tickets start at $16 ARTISTS// 2015 Summer Festival VIOLIN: PIANO: James Ehnes, Artistic Director, Grammy and JUNO Award Winner Andrew Armstrong, Jury Award, Van Cliburn Competition Nurit Bar-Josef, Concertmaster, National Symphony Orchestra Inon Barnatan, Artist in Association, New York Philharmonic Benjamin Beliman, Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship recipient Jeremy Denk, MacArthur Fellowship recipient David Chan, Concertmaster, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Adam Neiman, Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient *Ray Chen, Winner, Queen Elisabeth Competition Jeewon Park, Recitalist at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall Augustin Hadelich, Gold Medalist, International Violin Competition Anna Polonsky, Winner, Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award of Indianapolis Orion Weiss, Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient Jun Iwasaki, Concertmaster, Nashville Symphony *Joyce Yang, Silver Medal, Van Cliburn Competition Erin Keefe, Concertmaster, Minnesota Orchestra FLUTE: *Yura Lee, First Prize, ARD Music Competition, Munich Demarre McGill, Principal, Dallas Symphony Orchestra Amy Schwartz Moretti, Director, Robert McDuffie Center for Strings MON, 8pm Gustav Mahler | Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen FRI, 8pm Johannes Brahms | Sonata for Violin and Piano Stephen Rose, Principal Second Violin, Cleveland Orchestra CLARINET: CONCERTS// JUL 13 (Songs of a Wayfarer) JUL 24 in A Major, Op. 100 Alexander Velinzon, Assistant Concertmaster, Anthony McGill, Principal, New York Philharmonic César Franck | Sonata for Cello and Piano Arno Babajanian | Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano Boston Symphony Orchestra Sean Osborn, Former member, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 2015 Summer Festival in A Major in F-sharp minor Andrew Wan, Concertmaster, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Piotr Tchaikovsky | Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Dmitri Sitkovetsky | OBOE: VIOLA: PURCHASE TICKETS TODAY Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Ben Hausmann, Associate Principal, Seattle Symphony Che-Yen Chen Phone Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm, 206.283.8808 WED, 8pm Franz Schubert | String Quartet in C minor, , Prize Winner, William Primrose and Lionel Tertis Viola Competitions BASSOON: Online www.seattlechambermusic.org JUL 15 D.703 “Quartettsatz” MON, 8pm Maurice Ravel | Sonata for Violin and Piano *Yura Lee, First Prize, ARD Music Competition, Munich Seth Krimsky Ottorino Respighi | Il Tramonto JUL 27 Felix Mendelssohn | String Quintet in A Major, , Principal, Seattle Symphony Richard O’Neill, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Trio for Violin, Op. 18 Emmy Award Winner MON, 8pm Ludwig Van Beethoven | Trio for Violin, Cello and FRENCH HORN: Cello and Piano in B-flat Major, K. 502 Antonín Dvorákˇ | Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano Cynthia Phelps, Principal, New York Philharmonic JUL 6 Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1 Jeffrey Fair, Principal, Seattle Symphony Leoš Janácekˇ | The Diary of One Who Disappeared in E minor, Op. 90 “Dumky” Jonathan Vinocour, Principal, San Francisco Symphony Ludwig Van Beethoven | String Quartet in PERCUSSION: B-flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6 CELLO: FRI, 8pm Benjamin Britten | Canticle I FRI, 8pm Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata for Cello and *Robert Tucker, Founding member, Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet Maurice Ravel | Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in JUL 17 Julie Albers, Principal, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Johannes Brahms | Trio for Violin, Horn, and JUL 31 Piano in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1 A minor Edward Arron, Artistic Director, VOICE: Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 40 Antonín Dvorákˇ | String Quartet in F Major, Musical Masterworks Series in Old Lyme *Rena Harms soprano, Grand Finalist, Benjamin Britten | Canticle III WED, 8pm Ludwig Van Beethoven | Quintet for Piano and Op. 96 “American” *Ani Aznavoorian, Principal, Camerata Pacifica Metropolitan Opera National Council Richard Strauss | Metamorphosen JUL 8 Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16 Robert Schumann | Adagio and Allegro in Efe Balacıgil, Principal, Seattle Symphony *Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano, Grammy Award Winner Leon Kirchner | Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano A-flat Major, Op. 70 Robert deMaine, Principal, Los Angeles Philharmonic *Nerys Jones mezzo-soprano, Company Member, MON, 8pm Felix Mendelssohn | Sonata for Cello and Piano in (1954) Ernst von Dohnányi | Sextet in C Major, Op. 37 Andrés Díaz, First Prize, Naumberg International Cello Competition English National Opera JUL 20 D Major, Op. 58 Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet in Johannes Moser, First Prize, International Tchaikovsky Competition *Rachelle Moss mezzo-soprano, Opera Soloist Steven Stucky | Cantus–World Premiere SAT, 8pm Johannes Brahms | Sonata for Viola and Piano in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 Ronald Thomas, Nicholas Phan tenor, Artistic Director, Johannes Brahms | String Quintet in G Major, Op. 111 AUG 1 Co-founder and Artistic Director, emeritus, E-flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 Boston Chamber Music Society Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago Alexander Borodin | FRI, 8pm Dmitri Shostakovich | Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello String Quartet No. 2 in D Major Bion Tsang, Bronze Medal, International Tchaikovsky Competition *SCMS Debut JUL 10 and Piano C minor, Op. 8 WED, 8pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | String Quartet in Sergei Rachmaninov | Trio for Violin, Cello and BASS: Ludwig van Beethoven | Trio for Violin, Cello and JUL 22 C Major, K. 465 “Dissonant” Piano in D minor, Op. 9 “Elegiac” Jordan Anderson, Principal, Seattle Symphony Piano in B-flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke” Francis Poulenc | Sextet for Piano and Winds Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet in Johannes Brahms | Trio for Violin, Cello and All concerts take place in the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall F Major, Op. 135 Piano in B Major, Op. 8 at Benaroya Hall. Programs and artists subject to change. Photography: SCMS Staff, and provided by artists. Cover and interior photos: Paul Joseph Brown. Brochure design: Cognition Studio, Inc..