CMNW: Eastern Inspirations
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
- Gloria Chien, piano
- Ian David Rosenbaum, percussion
- Benjamin Beilman, violin
- Efe Baltacıgil, cello
- Vijay Gupta, violin
- Ellen Hwangbo, piano
Kaija Saariaho — Nocturne
Reena Esmail — When the Violin
Henry Cowell — Set of Five for violin, piano, & percussion, HC 779
Maurice Ravel — Piano Trio in A minor
Eastern musical traditions have had a profound and exciting impact on classical music. Experience Japanese-inspired music by Ravel, the Persian and Balinese flavors of Henry Cowell, and Indian-American Reena Esmail's integrative style in this concert of cultural connections.
Please review CMNW's current COVID-19 Protocols before attending this event: https://cmnw.org/docs/content/REVISED_2-2_COVID_Ticket_Agreement.pdf
About Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)
Chamber Music Northwest serves more than 50,000 people annually in Oregon and SW Washington with exceptional chamber music through over 100 events annually, including our flagship Summer Festival, year-round concerts, community activities, educational programs, broadcasts, and innovative collaborations with other arts groups. CMNW is the only chamber music festival of its kind in the Northwest and one of the most diverse classical music experiences in the nation, virtually unparalleled in comparable communities.
Chamber Music Northwest's mission is to inspire our community through concerts and events celebrating the richness and diversity of chamber music, performed by artists of the highest caliber, presenting our community with exceptional opportunities for enjoyment, education, and reflection.
https://cmnw.org/About Gloria Chien, piano
About Ian David Rosenbaum, percussion
About Benjamin Beilman, violin
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/About Vijay Gupta, violin
About Ellen Hwangbo, piano
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College
3203 SE Woodstock BlvdPortland, OR 97202
United States
https://www.reed.edu/facilities_services/buildings/kaul.html