Concerts in the Barn: Fulton Street Chamber Players
Free (RSVP required)
- Cordula Merks, violin
- Rachel Swerdlow, viola
- Walter Gray, cello
- Aglika Angelova, piano
- Christo Kasmetski, violin
- Jonathan Green, double bass
- Sammy Lesnick, clarinet
Franz Schubert — Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "Trout"
The Farm opens for visitors at 12pm each concert day.
Barn doors open at 1pm. Music begins at 2pm.
About Concerts in the Barn (WA)
Concerts in the Barn seeks to enrich people's lives through affordable access to world-class chamber music & musicians in an informal setting that fosters conversation, community, and engagement.
The Farm opens for visitors at noon each concert day. Barn doors open at 1pm. Concerts begin at 2pm and have one intermission.
All concerts are free to the public. Prior reservations are required.
Sit on comfortable pews, a hay bale in the loft, or on your blanket on the lawn.
Seating in the barn is first-come, first serve. If you have a mobility issue, please call (360) 732-0732 before the day of the concert and a seat will be reserved for you.
CITB Helpline: (360) 732-4000
https://concertsinthebarn.org/About Fulton Street Chamber Players
The Fulton Street Chamber Players are an ensemble drawn from the best and most dedicated chamber musicians in the Seattle area, supplemented with fantastic colleagues from across the country. Founded in 2015 by Rachel Swerdlow and Walter Gray, Fulton Street performances have been enjoyed throughout the Northwest, in both eclectic venues and house concerts. The ensemble’s love of chamber music and their enjoyment of performing in intimate settings brings audiences to the historic roots of chamber music.
About Cordula Merks, violin
About Rachel Swerdlow, viola
https://seattlesymphony.org/en/about/meetthemusicians/theorchestra/artists/viola/swerdlow-rachel
About Walter Gray, cello
About Christo Kasmetski, violin
Christo Kasmetski comes from a family with long musical traditions. His talent was recognized early, and he was admitted to study in the Sofia Music School for gifted children in his native Bulgaria. He continued his musical education in Portugal and later in Vienna and Linz, where he was a master's student of Arkadi Winokurow.
Christo's passion for the orchestral and opera repertoire has led him to hold leading positions in Symphonie Orchester Gran Teatro del Liceu Barcelona, Symphonie Orchester Staatstheater Nürnberg, Radio Sinfonie Orchester Wien, and Hamburger Symphoniker, among others. Together with his orchestral activities, Christo Kasmetski enjoys playing chamber music and appears in various concerts and festivals throughout Europe.
Currently residing in München, he is Principal Second Violin at the Gärtnerplatz Theatre Orchestra.