Emerald City Music: Insomnia
$55
- Kristin Lee, violin
- Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola
- Efe Baltacıgil, cello
When was the last time you heard classical music live? Emerald City Music is Seattle’s home for eclectic, open-bar classical music shows featuring the world's best musicians.
In our busy world, rest comes with a price. 17th -century Count Keyserling was no stranger to restlessness. He suffered from insomnia and had hired a fourteen year-old boy, Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, to play for him during his sleepless nights. Johann Sebastian Bach – now considered one of the greatest composers of all time – happened to be the music teacher of the young Goldberg and was requested by the Count to write some harpsichord pieces for Goldberg to play whenever he could not sleep. Bach produced this set of Variations based on this request, and Emerald City Music will offer these iconic works arranged for string trio.
COVID-19 Protocol: In an ever-changing situation with the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are making every effort to keep you safe while we return to live performances. We are following the State and County's recommendations on limiting audience capacity and requiring masks to be worn throughout the duration of the performance. Contact information, including names and email addresses for all audience members, will be archived for contact tracing purposes.
These past few years have shown us that things can change very quickly without warning. We will continue to monitor the situation and update you regularly as more information is released by Governor Inslee and the Washington State Government.
For more, please read our COVID-19 policy here: https://www.emeraldcitymusic.org/covid19-policy
About Kristin Lee, violin
About Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola
About Efe Baltacıgil, cello
Principal Cello of the Grammy-winning Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Turkey’s String Player of the Year, 2013, and awardee of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, Mr. Baltacıgil is lauded for his risk-taking, passionate performances that immediately capture the heart and imagination.
Recipient of the Peter Jay Sharp Prize, the Washington Performing Arts Society Prize, and first prize in concerto competitions of Istanbul, New York, and the Allentown, Pennsylvania Schadt String Competition, Baltacıgil experienced early acclaim as winner of the 2005 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. Recipient of a bachelor’s degree from the Mimar Sinan University Conservatory in Istanbul and an artist diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music, Efe began his professional career in the United States as Associate Principal Cello of the Philadelphia Orchestra before joining the Seattle Symphony as Principal Cello in 2011.
https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/about/artists/strings/efe-baltacigil/