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CONCERTS// JAMES EHNES 2014 Summer Festival Artistic Director Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall CONCERTS// JAMES EHNES 2014 Summer Festival Artistic Director Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall. TICKETS All programs and artists subject to change. (206) 283-8808 seattlechambermusic.org MONDAY, JULY 7 FRIDAY, JULY 11 All concerts feature 7:00 PM RECITAL 7:00 PM RECITAL a FREE 30 minute DAVID LANG BÉLA BARTÓK Pre-Concert Recital Mystery Sonatas selections from 44 Duos for Two Violins that begins at 7:00pm Augustin Hadelich James Ehnes, Amy Schwartz Moretti 8:00 PM CONCERT 8:00 PM CONCERT CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Fantaisie in A Major for Violin and Harp, Op. 124 Quartet for Flute and Strings in D Major, K. 285 Augustin Hadelich, Valerie Muzzolini Gordon Lorna McGhee, Augustin Hadelich, Richard O’Neill, Ronald Thomas SERGEI RACHMANINOV Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19 JOHANNES BRAHMS Robert deMaine, Jon Kimura Parker Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 25 Amy Schwartz Moretti, Cynthia Phelps, FRANZ SCHUBERT Robert deMaine, Jon Kimura Parker Octet in F Major for Strings and Winds, D. 803 James Ehnes, Amy Schwartz Moretti, IGOR STRAVINSKY Richard O’Neill, Efe Baltacıgil, Jordan Anderson, The Soldier’s Tale Anthony McGill, Stéphane Lévesque, Jeffrey Fair James Ehnes, Jordan Anderson, Anthony McGill, Stéphane Lévesque, Jens Lindemann, Ko-Ichiro Yamamoto, Michael Werner WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 7:00 PM RECITAL MONDAY, JULY 14 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 7:00 PM RECITAL String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4 James Ehnes, Amy Schwartz Moretti, INTRODUCTION TO DEREK BERMEL'S Richard O’Neill, Robert deMaine PIANO TRIO 8:00 PM CONCERT 8:00 PM CONCERT IGOR STRAVINSKY FRANZ SCHUBERT Octet for Winds String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 581 Lorna McGhee, Anthony McGill, Jens Lindemann, Amy Schwartz Moretti, Cynthia Phelps, Efe Baltacıgil David Gordon, Stéphane Lévesque, Seth Krimsky, Ko-Ichiro Yamamoto, Carson Keeble DEREK BERMEL Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano FELIX MENDELSSOHN James Ehnes, Bion Tsang, Anna Polonsky Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 49 World Premiere Commissioned by SCMS Commissioning Club Augustin Hadelich, Efe Baltacıgil, Jon Kimura Parker LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57 String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 Martin Beaver, Augustin Hadelich, Jonathan James Ehnes, Amy Schwartz Moretti, Vinocour, Ronald Thomas, Orion Weiss Richard O’Neill, Robert deMaine 2014 Summer Festival WEDNESDAY, JULY 16 MONDAY, JULY 21 7:00 PM RECITAL 7:00 PM RECITAL CLAUDE DEBUSSY Winner Of The 2014 SCMS Monika Meyer Clowes La Boîte à joujoux Memorial Award Orion Weiss 8:00 PM CONCERT 8:00 PM CONCERT FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN String Quartet No. 62 in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, Divertimento for String Trio Hob. V:8 Hob. III:77 "Emperor" Stephen Rose, Jonathan Vinocour, Ronald Thomas Alexander Velinzon, James Ehnes, Michael Klotz, Bion Tsang JEAN SIBELIUS Trio for Strings in G minor ROBERT SCHUMANN Stephen Rose, Jonathan Vinocour, Ronald Thomas Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 110 Stefan Jackiw, Edward Arron, Inon Barnatan RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Quintet in D Major JOHANNES BRAHMS Derek Bermel, Jeffrey Fair, Amy Schwartz Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52 for Soprano, Mezzo, Tenor, Moretti, Bion Tsang, Anna Polonsky Baritone, and Piano, Four Hands Hyunah Yu, Allyson McHardy, Nicholas Phan, JOHANNES BRAHMS James Westman, Jeewon Park, Max Levinson Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 60 Martin Beaver, Cynthia Phelps, Amit Peled, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 Orion Weiss 7:00 PM RECITAL FRIDAY, JULY 18 BÉLA BARTÓK Out of Doors, Sz. 81 7:00 PM RECITAL Max Levinson FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN 8:00 PM CONCERT Andante with Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII/6 Anna Polonsky FRANZ SCHUBERT Adagio and Rondo Concertante for Piano and Strings, ROBERT SCHUMANN D. 487 Alexander Velinzon, Michael Klotz, Bion Tsang, Lieder Inon Barnatan Hyunah Yu, Anna Polonsky 8:00 PM CONCERT ZOLTÁN KODÁLY RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Annie Miller, from Hungarian Folk Music Allyson McHardy, Jeewon Park On Wenlock Edge for Tenor, Piano and String Quartet Nicholas Phan, James Ehnes, Stephen Rose, Jonathan Vinocour, Bion Tsang, Orion Weiss RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Along the Field MAURICE RAVEL James Westman, James Ehnes Sonata for Violin and Cello Martin Beaver, Ronald Thomas RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS How Cold the Wind Doth Blow DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH James Westman, James Ehnes, Jeewon Park Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok Hyunah Yu, Amy Schwartz Moretti, JOHANNES BRAHMS Amit Peled, Anna Polonsky Two Songs, Op. 91 Allyson McHardy, Michael Klotz, Jeewon Park FELIX MENDELSSOHN WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Trio No. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano in C minor, Op. 66 Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581 Stefan Jackiw, Edward Arron, Max Levinson Ricardo Morales, Emily Daggett Smith, Andrew Wan, Rebecca Albers, Julie Albers FRIDAY, JULY 25 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 7:00 PM RECITAL String Quintet in C Major, Op. 29 Erin Keefe, Ida Levin, Geraldine Walther, FRANZ SCHUBERT David Harding, William De Rosa Sonata in A Major, op. posth. D. 959 Inon Barnatan FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 8:00 PM CONCERT ERNST VON DOHNÁNYI 7:00 PM RECITAL Serenade in C Major for String Trio, Op. 10 SERGEI RACHMANINOV Erin Keefe, Michael Klotz, Bion Tsang selections from Preludes Adam Neiman FRANZ SCHUBERT 8:00 PM CONCERT Fantasy in F minor for piano 4-hands, D. 940 Max Levinson, Jeewon Park LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in B-flat Major , Op. 11 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Ricardo Morales, William De Rosa, Adam Neiman Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1, “Ghost” SERGEI TANEYEV Stefan Jackiw, Edward Arron, Inon Barnatan String Trio in D Major, Op. 21 Erin Keefe, Andrew Wan, Geraldine Walther MONDAY, JULY 28 JOHANNES BRAHMS 7:00 PM RECITAL String Quintet in F Major, Op. 88 Ida Levin, Emily Daggett Smith, David Harding, JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Roberto Díaz, William De Rosa Sonata in G minor for solo violin, BWV 1001 Andrew Wan SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 8:00 PM CONCERT ROBERT SCHUMANN 7:00 PM RECITAL Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor, Op. 105 JOHANNES BRAHMS Ida Levin, Inon Barnatan Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1 Geraldine Walther, Adam Neiman LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 8:00 PM CONCERT String Trio in D Major, Op. 9 No. 2 Andrew Wan, Geraldine Walther, Julie Albers WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART String Quintet in C minor, K. 406 ANTONÍN DVORÁKˇ Emily Daggett Smith, Erin Keefe, Roberto Díaz, David Harding, William De Rosa Quartet for Piano and Strings in D Major, Op. 23 Erin Keefe, Rebecca Albers, William De Rosa, Adam Neiman LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Septet for Strings and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 20 Ida Levin, Geraldine Walther, Efe Baltacıgil, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 Jordan Anderson, Ricardo Morales, Seth Krimsky, Jeffrey Fair 7:00 PM FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT CHAMBER MUSIC IN THE PARK PIOTR TCHAIKOVSKY AT VOLUNTEER PARK Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 50 Andrew Wan, Julie Albers, Adam Neiman 2014 Summer Festival Bassoon: Seth Krimsky (July 9 and August 2) ARTISTS// Stéphane Lévesque* (July 7, 9, and 11) Violin: French horn: James Ehnes–Artistic Director (July 7, 9, 11, 14, 18, Jeffrey Fair (July 7, 16, and August 2) 21, and 23) Trumpet: Martin Beaver (July 14, 16, and 18) David Gordon (July 9) Augustin Hadelich (July 7, 9, 11, and 14) Jens Lindemann (July 9 and 11) Stefan Jackiw (July 21, 23, and 25) Trombone: Erin Keefe (July 25, 28, 30 VP, August 1, and 2) Ida Levin (July 28, 30 VP, August 1, and 2) Carson Keeble* (July 9) Amy Schwartz Moretti (July 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, and 18) Ko-Ichiro Yamamoto* (July 9 and 11) Stephen Rose (July 16 and 18) Percussion: Emily Daggett Smith (July 30 VP, August 1, and 2) Michael Werner (July 11) Alexander Velinzon (July 21 and 23) Harp: Andrew Wan (July 28, 30 VP, August 1, and 2) Valerie Muzzolini Gordon (July 7) Viola: Voice: Rebecca Albers (July 28 and 30 VP) Hyunah Yu–soprano* (July 18 and 21) Roberto Díaz (August 1 and 2) Allyson McHardy–mezzo* (July 21 and 23) David Harding (July 30 VP, August 1, and 2) Nicholas Phan–tenor* (July 18 and 21) Michael Klotz (July 21, 23, and 25) James Westman–baritone* (July 21 and 23) Richard O’Neill (July 7, 9, and 11) Cynthia Phelps (July 11, 14, and 16) Jonathan Vinocour* (July 14, 16, and 18) Geraldine Walther (July 28, 30 VP, August 1, and 2) VP = Volunteer Park Free Concert *SCMS Debut Cello: Julie Albers (July 28, 30 VP, August 1, and 2) Edward Arron (July 21, 23, and 25) Efe Baltacıgil (July 7, 9, 14, and August 2) FAMILY Robert deMaine (July 7, 9, and 11) William DeRosa* (July 28, 30 VP, August 1, and 2) CONCERT Amit Peled (July 16, and 18) SATURDAY, JULY 26 Ronald Thomas (July 11, 14, 16, and 18) Bion Tsang (July 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, and 25) 11:00 AM Bass: PETER AND THE WOLF Jordan Anderson (July 7, 11 and August 2) and Other Tales with the Piano: Northwoods Wind Quintet Inon Barnatan (July 21, 23, 25, and 28) Max Levinson (July 21, 23, and 25) This delightful 40-minute program of musical Adam Neiman (July 28, August 1, and 2) tales includes an abridged version of Peter and the Jeewon Park (July 21, 23, and 25) Wolf. A wonderful introduction to the family of wind Jon Kimura Parker (July 7, 9, and 11) instruments – flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and Anna Polonsky (July 14, 16, and 18) horn.
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