Emerald City Music – Evolution Series: The Cello
$30-$40 ($10 student)
- Nathan Whittaker, cello
- Caroline Nicolas, cello
- Mihai Marica, cello
- Henry Kramer, piano
Domenico Gabrielli — Ricercar No. 7 in D minor (for baroque cello)
Kaija Saariaho — Sept Papillons
Luigi Boccherini — Cello Sonata in G major, G. 5 (for baroque & piccolo cello)
Marin Marais — Les folies d'Espagne (for viola da gamba)
John Zorn — Babel
Johannes Brahms — Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Note: The November 11 performance of "Evolution Series: The Cello" in Seattle is sold out. Tickets still remain for the November 12 performance of this program at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Olympia.
Emerald City Music reveals the wild historical development of the cello – from the Baroque period to today – in our flagship date-night experience of classical music. The evening features myriad historical cellos, an open bar, and a "wander-around" concert setting with no stage dividing you from our vastly talented musicians.
Please review Emerald City Music's current COVID-19 Policy before attending this event: https://www.emeraldcitymusic.org/covid19-policy.
About Nathan Whittaker, cello
Nathan Whittaker, violoncello, enjoys a unique and diverse career as a concert soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, teacher, and historical cello specialist with concert stops ranging from New York to Seattle to Dubai. He is the Artistic Director of Gallery Concerts (Seattle), a concert series of chamber music on period instruments, and regularly performs with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, ARTek, El Mundo, Fort Greene Chamber Music Society, The Sebastians, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Recent appearances include the Caramoor Music Festival, Arizona Early Music Festival, Vancouver Bach Festival, Pacific Baroque Festival, Helicon Society, Berkeley Early Music Festival, Ottawa ChamberFest, the Boston Early Music Festival, and as a guest lecturer at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. He has served on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts. He can be heard on recordings by ATMA Musique, Harmonia, and Centaur, as well as live broadcasts by NPR, CBC, and KING FM. Dr. Whittaker holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Washington and Bachelors and Masters degrees from Indiana University. He performs on a cello of Mario Gadda from 1957, and a baroque cello of Johann Christian Ficker II from c. 1770.
https://www.nathanhwhittaker.com/About Caroline Nicolas, cello
With an eclectic repertory that spans from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century, acclaimed cellist/gambist Caroline Nicolas enjoys an active and multifaceted career as one of the outstanding performers in her field. Noted for her "eloquent artistry and rich, vibrant sound" (Gainesville Times), she has been praised for her unique ability to combine emotionally rich interpretations with an historically inquisitive spirit. She regularly appears with leading ensembles as soloist, chamber musician, and music director.
https://www.carolinenicolas.com/About Mihai Marica, cello
About Henry Kramer, piano
Praised by The Philadelphia Inquirer as a "pianist of enormous talent" and The New York Times for “thrilling [and] triumphant” performances, pianist Henry Kramer is a musician of rare sensitivity who combines stylish programming with insightful and exuberant interpretations. An international prize winner, Mr. Kramer has been awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant by Lincoln Center–one of the most coveted honors bestowed on young American soloists.
In addition to a thriving solo career, Kramer is a recording and performance collaborator with such musicians as Mathew Lipman and Jiyoon Lee and has appeared in recitals at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Mainly Mozart Festival, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and La Jolla Music Society’s Summerfest. His recording with violinist Lee on the Champs Hill label received four stars from BBC Music Magazine, and Gramophone UK praised Kramer's recording collaboration (Cedille Records) with violist Lipman for an "exemplary flexible partnership." Henry has also performed alongside Emmanuel Pahud, the Calidore and Pacifica Quartets, and Miriam Fried, as well as members of the Berlin Philharmonic and Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
Kramer, a Steinway Artist, graduated from the Juilliard School, where he worked with Julian Martin and Robert McDonald, and received his Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Yale School of Music under the guidance of Boris Berman. His teachers trace a pedagogical lineage extending back to Beethoven, Chopin, and Busoni.
http://www.henrykramerpiano.com/