Olympic Music Festival: Transcendent Beethoven
$40 ($20 student; ages 12 & under free)
- Yura Lee, violin
- Andrew Wan, violin
- Efe Baltacıgil, cello
- Julio Elizalde, piano
- Robert McDonald, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
Experience three of Beethoven's most soul searching works in one afternoon. From the lyrical beauty of his Violin Sonata in A major to the terror and spirituality of his final piano sonata, and the power of his famous "Archduke" trio, this is a Beethoven festival weekend you won't want to miss!
Seattle Symphony Principal Cellist Efe Baltacıgil makes his OMF debut.
Join the artists immediately following the performance for an interactive Q&A session.
COVID-19 Protocols: All audience members are required to wear KF94/KN95/N95 masks at all times while indoors at performances. The Olympic Music Festival follows recommendations by the Jefferson County Health Department, which strongly urges guests to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19.
More details: https://www.olympicmusicfestival.org/covid-19
About Yura Lee, violin
About Andrew Wan, 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 Julio Elizalde, piano
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park
200 Battery WayPort Townsend, WA 98368
United States
http://parks.state.wa.us/397/Fort-Worden---Wheeler-Theater
(360) 344-4431