Seattle Chamber Music Society: Paganini, Schumann, Shostakovich
$55 ($20 student/ages 30 & under)
- Sean Lee, violin
- Paige Roberts Molloy, piano
- Orion Weiss, piano
- Susie Park, violin
- Erin Keefe, violin
- David Harding, viola
- Efe Baltacıgil, cello
- Boris Giltburg, piano
- Stefan Jackiw, violin
- Mark Kosower, cello
Robert Schumann — Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Note: Due to last-minute personnel changes, the Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 1 by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor will not be performed. Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44 will be performed in its place.
Attending in person: This concert will be preceded by a free 30-minute Pre-Concert Recital at 6:30pm in the Nordstrom Recital Hall.
Please review SCMS's current COVID-19 protocols before attending this event: https://www.seattlechambermusic.org/public-health-update/
Attending online: Concert will be livestreamed on July 27, 2022 at 7:30pm while the performance is happening in the Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall.
On-Demand access will begin on August 10 and last through August 31, 2022.
About Sean Lee, violin
About Paige Roberts Molloy, piano
Pianist Paige Roberts Molloy was born in Texas and made her orchestral debut at the age of thirteen at Baylor University, performing Beethoven's 1st Piano Concerto. Since then she has been soloist with Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra, East Texas Symphony, Rice University Orchestra, Jupiter Symphony, Flagstaff Festival Orchestra, and Leopoldina Orchestre in Poland. Paige has performed frequently in New York at Bargemusic, Alice Tully Hall, Weill Hall, and Miller Theatre. She was also Artist-in-Residence at the Lotus Club. Recital appearances include Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Ottawa, Houston, Miami, Pittsburgh, Prague, and Paris. Paige has participated in many music festivals such as Marlboro, Tanglewood, Aspen, Santa Barbara, Grand Canyon, and Mecklenberg, Germany. In 1999, Paige played Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations for Twyla Tharp's ballet, which premiered in Palermo, Italy, and continued in the U.S. She subsequently performed Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata with Ms. Tharp's company at Duke University. Paige has Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Piano Performance from The Juilliard School where she studied with Abbey Simon and Peter Serkin.
https://www.seattlechambermusic.org/artists/paige-roberts-molloy/About Orion Weiss, piano
One of the most sought-after soloists of his generation, Orion Weiss is widely regarded as a "brilliant pianist" (The New York Times) with "powerful technique and exceptional insight" (The Washington Post). With a warmth to his playing that outwardly reflects his engaging personality, he has dazzled audiences with his passionate, lush sound and has performed with dozens of orchestras across North America.
https://www.orionweiss.com/About Susie Park, violin
About Erin Keefe, violin
About David Harding, 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/About Boris Giltburg, piano
About Stefan Jackiw, violin
Stefan Jackiw is one of America's foremost violinists, captivating audiences with playing that combines poetry and purity with impeccable technique. Hailed for playing of "uncommon musical substance" that is "striking for its intelligence and sensitivity" (Boston Globe), Jackiw has appeared as a soloist with the Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco symphony orchestras, among others. He plays a violin made in 1705 by Vincenzo Ruggieri.
https://www.stefanjackiw.com/Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall
200 University St.Seattle, WA 98101
United States