House Concert & Wine Tasting: Tekla Cunningham & Henry Lebedinsky
$50
- Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
- Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord & host
Isabella Leonarda — Violin Sonata No. 12 in D minor, Op. 16, No. 12
Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre — Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major
François Couperin — Selected works
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer — Selected works (for harpsichord)
Taste five exceptional limited-production wines from the heart of France and Italy, expertly blended with French and Italian violin sonatas exploring the depth and breadth of the human emotional landscape. Baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham joins host and harpsichordist Henry Lebedinsky to perform works by Parisian virtuosa Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and Italian nun Isabella Leonarda as well as the modern-day West Coast premiere of an elegant sonata by Beatrice Mattei. The program also includes intimate character pieces by the incomparable François Couperin played on a copy of the 1681 Vaudry harpsichord built by California builder Ronald Haas.
Attendance is limited to 15 people, ages 21+, at a beautiful private residence in Seattle’s Laurelhurst neighborhood. The address will be provided after ticket purchase.
COVID-19 Protocols: To ensure everyone's safety, face coverings must be worn at all times unless actively drinking and proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for entry.
About Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
Baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham delights in bringing the music of the baroque, classical and romantic eras to life with vivid and expressive historically informed performances.
Praised as "a consummate musician whose flowing solos and musical gestures are a joy to watch", her performances have been described as "ravishingly beautiful" and "stellar". Her greatest musical love is music of the baroque and chamber music of all stripes, though she can’t seem to quit Johannes Brahms. She is co-artistic director of Pacific MusicWorks in Seattle, artist-in-residence at the University of Washington and founder and director of the Whidbey Island Music Festival.
Tekla plays regularly as concertmaster and principal player with the American Bach Soloists. Her new release 'Stylus Phantasticus' with Pacific MusicWorks is delighting critics. "Tekla is a marvel…an endlessly songful bird". Early Music America describes the recording as "played with verve, the music presented here reaffirms the old notion that instrumental music can have the flair of any theatrical spectacle. … a stellar vessel for the boldest showmanship".
Tekla plays on a violin made by Sanctus Seraphin in Venice in 1746.
http://www.teklacunningham.com/